Contact: Anna Walchli, Intake Coordinator

Phone: 205-969-2880 OR 795-3203

Fax: 205-967-1323

Address: 150 Glenwood Lane, Birmingham, AL 35242

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Website: www.glenwood.org

Glenwood has 2 services that offer respite: Drummond Center I and the Family and Community Services (FACS) program. Drummond Center I is a 45-day short-term assessment and residential program for girls and boys ages 7 to 17 who have IQs below 70 and/or have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Behavior management is directed toward enhancing the development of the individual and focusing on desirable and adaptive behaviors. This service is necessary to prevent a more restrictive level of care. The FACS program provides in-home intervention to families with a child between the ages of 2 and 18 years of age with a previously diagnosed psychiatric disorder or development delay, and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 21 who are dually diagnosed as Mentally Ill/Mentally Retarded.

The FACS Program is a 4 to 5 month long intensive in-home treatment program designed to meet the unique needs of the identified individuals and their families. The program has a family focus therefore parental involvement is important to the success of the program. In-home parent education and training along with basic skill building for the child encompass the majority of the emphasis of treatment. Formal parenting classes and positive peer groups are also a part of the FACS program. FACS families may also receive up to 60 hours annually of respite care provided by their assigned Intervention Counselor.