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New Director of Program Services Joins Psychiatric Solutions and The Hughes Center

07-15-2010 09:19 AM CET | Health & Medicine

Press release from: Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

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DANVILLE, Va. – (July 13, 2010) – The Hughes Center for Exceptional Children, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, is proud to welcome Heather Lanier Showalter as its new Director of Program Services.

Showalter has dedicated her career to helping children with special education needs and autism. She is called on regularly throughout the Southeast to be a speaker, consultant and panelist addressing such topics as behavior interventions, transition and autism. Most recently, she served as a behavioral analyst and autism consultant for the Guilford County School System in Greensboro, N.C.

“We are excited to welcome Heather to our team,” said Michael Triggs, chief executive officer for The Hughes Center. “Heather has extensive experience in effectively treating children with special needs. She has a passion for helping them achieve their full potential.”

Showalter earned her B.S. degree in special education from High Point and her M.Ed. in special education from Elon University. She was named the ARC North Carolina Special Educator of the Year in 1998 and has earned national board certification as an Exceptional Needs Specialist.

About The Hughes Center for Exceptional Children
The Hughes Center for Exceptional Children is a 56-bed, campus-style facility located on 60 acres in Danville, Va. The facility serves males and females 13 - 22 years of age diagnosed with intellectual disability and an Axis I diagnosis or pervasive developmental disorder/autism. The Hughes Center employs 100 staff members who represent a wide variety of clinical, educational and medical professions. The goal of the Center is to enable young men and women to be successful in their home, school and community. For more information, please visit www.hughescentermediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com

Becky Dotson
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