The People we Serve... The Institute serves people with various types of disabilities, and has a reputation for providing quality programs to those people with the most challenging and complex needs. The people with whom we work have conditions that include: mental retardation autism traumatic brain injury rubella syndrome and other low incident handicapping syndromes dual diagnosis sensorial impairments physical disabilities and complex medical needs psychiatric diagnoses social maladjustment and behavioral disorders The people we serve range in age from the very young through adulthood and into the senior years. I.P.P. Services Although The Institute provides many types of support, all of the services we offer adhere to a single guiding principle -- we attempt to design a service for an individual, rather than to fit an individual into a pre-existing program merely because it is available. Support types include: Residental Alternatives intermediate care facilities small group residences staffed apartments supervised living arrangements individual service options therapeutic foster care for children Employment and Day Opportunities transitional and competitive employment supported employment specialized educational programs Consultation and Technical Assistance individual case consultation assessment and program evaluation program development and consultation administrative and management consultation staff training and development school and family consultation family support projects research and dissemination projects