Intensive Individual Support Services (IISS) in Maryland

Intensive Individual Support Services are provided in the home and the community to children who otherwise would require a more restrictive residential placement. IISS is goal and task oriented, and is provided by a trained technician, based on a treatment plan developed by a professional with parental participation.

Intensive Individual Support Services (IISS) assists with:

• Promoting the development of life skills and growth
• Providing the child with behavior management skills
• Providing the child with a sense of security and safety.
• Assisting and maintaining self-sufficiency with impulse control
• Improving the child’s ability to achieve a level of independence.