I provide Educational Advocacy for your child with special needs, for communities within an hour radius of Boston. My experience and collaborative style help Greater Boston area parents like you to fully reach their goals for their child’s special education.

I provide solutions in:
  • Managing Individual Education Plans
  • TEAM meetings
  • Mediation
I provide support for:
  • Parents, couples, and families throughout the IEP process
I specialize in:
  • Collaborating to achieve goals
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Experience & Expertise

  • M.A. Special Education

    New York University, New York, NY

  • B.S. Music/Art Therapy

    New York University, New York, NY

  • Licensed Certified Social Worker

    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers

  • Certificate in Advocacy Work

    Federation for Children with Special Needs Boston, MA

  • Certificate in Couples Therapy

    Family Institute of Cambridge, Watertown, MA

  • Certificate Training in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Child and Adolescent Behaviors, Substance Abuse Issues, and Learning Disorders/ADD/ADHD

    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Contact

You can contact me by phone or mail, or use the form below to send an email. I look forward to hearing from you and helping in any way I can. I do not charge for an initial inquiry by phone or email.


Phone
Office: 617.522.5252
Cell: 617.276.5577

Mail
Special Education Advocacy Works
14 Pond St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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About Marcia Tritter

I have provided services to families with special needs for over 30 years, working with learning disabled, autistic, troubled, and emotionally disturbed children in a variety of settings: Massachusetts and New York public schools, human service agencies, and private child and family psychotherapy practices, among others.

My knowledge of children’s special needs spans a wide range of  disabilities, including, but not limited to

  • learning disabilities
  • ADD/ADHD
  • behavioral disorders
  • the autistic spectrum
  • non-verbal learning disabilities (NVLD)
  • assorted psychoeducational problems

I supervised and trained 15 Special Education advocates statewide for 10 years, sharing my vast knowledge of systems operations and special needs services.

Services

Initially, during a free consultation, we can discuss where your child and/or family are having difficulties. I offer ongoing support for your dilemmas to help you attain what you want and need.  I can also thoroughly explain and familiarize your family with the TEAM process.

I am available for personal consultation in the Greater Boston area, including the school systems in Newton, Brookline, Wellesley, Weston, North Andover, Andover, Concord, Dover, Needham, Cambridge, Wayland, Belmont, Sudbury, Acton, and Duxbury.

Case Review

I request the most recent records (educational, psychological, medical) and thoroughly review how experts have evaluated the situation to date. I then carefully interpret summaries and recommendations of evaluations. Based on the recent records and evaluations, I develop an agenda, a framework for discussion and negotiation with the school district at meetings. This process lets the school system know that we are prepared and expect progress and implement- ation of the agenda items presented.

Advocacy

Together, we will strategize how we plan to present our case to the school, and I will effectively present the case for more appropriate services. I also interpret the legal implications of the State and Federal Regulations. I will be present, with your family, at any meetings held on behalf of your child:

  • Individualized Education Planning (IEP’s)
  • Observation/review regarding placements
  • Planning and development of material for mediation when necessary

Testimonials

My family and I have worked with Marcia for almost 4 years and she has always been professional, well prepared, and supportive. She helped us find the right school placement for our son and guided us through the transfer and transition process. We look forward to working with Marcia as our son enters middle school.”

MP, Braintree

After countless failed attempts to get services for our special needs son, we knew when we met Marcia that proper placement and services would finally be provided. Marcia did not rest or leave one stone unturned until she found us the proper placement and advocated until he got every single last service he needed. As a result he grew tremendously since that placement and continues to do well five years later.”

YD, Boston