Executive Director of the Brewer-Porch Childrens Center - (Tuscaloosa, AL)

The College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama announces an opening for an Executive Director of the Brewer-Porch Children's Center, a specialized treatment facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Executive Director will have the key responsibilities for personnel, budget, and facilities management for Brewer-Porch. The Brewer-Porch Children's Center (BPCC) was established by the Alabama legislature in 1970 to provide a model treatment program for Alabama's special needs children, adolescents and their families, and the program is based within the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama. The BPCC is named after Albert Brewer, a former governor of Alabama, and Ralph Porch, a former legislator, and is located on 60 acres of land near the Tuscaloosa Veterans Hospital. Treatment in the BPCC programs is based on an interdisciplinary approach, and involves professionals from psychology, education, nursing, psychiatry, social work and counseling. BPCC operates 5 programs.