TILL offers in-home support services to families to help them maximize the quality of their time together. These services also allow the individual to feel better integrated in their home or school environment. Whenever possible, the entire family is engaged in the services and benefit from a comprehensive plan which can include behavior management, social, life and interpersonal skills, counseling and evaluations, and parent trainings.

We work with teachers and other school personnel to engage all stakeholders in the process of inclusion and we offer specialized hands-on consultation to assist in this process.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) specialists are a core part of the team. Together with our Behavioral Support Specialists as well as therapeutic consultants, we develop a support plan which can be implemented while the specialists are present as well as carried over when they are not.

The goal of all of our Family Support services is to provide assistance to help maximize the child's potential, prevent the need for a more restrictive placement, and/or reintegrate children into their community. Services include:

• In-home and in-school assessments
• In-home and in-school behavioral consultation and case management
• Parent, teacher, and professional training workshops
• Parent support groups
• "Hands-on" teaching
• Referrals to community resources
• Behavior management
• Locating and utilizing community resources
• Money management and budgeting
• Personal organization
• Social and interpersonal skills
• Vocational adjustment
• Counseling and family dynamics

Support services can be accessed through the Department of Mental Retardation's local area offices, school systems, early intervention programs, some health insurance carriers, and private pay referrals.

For more information call Elizabeth Waters, at 781-302-4824 or Elizabeth.waters@tillinc.org