Also called: Special Needs Planning Advisor, Chartered Special Needs Consultant
Helps families plan money for a child or adult with a disability: trusts, ABLE accounts and protecting their government benefits for life.
Parents of a boy with autism worry about who will care for him after they die. You map out his Medicaid and disability benefits, help set up a special needs trust with their lawyer and open an ABLE savings account. Your plans have to work for 60 years or more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance; CFP and a special needs credential.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Special Education, Social Work.
Growing faster than average. Tracks personal financial advisors, with growing awareness of disability planning.
Low risk for 10 years. Software runs long projections; understanding each family and benefit rules builds trust that stays human.
Classes: Personal finance, Psychology, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2052.
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