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A $6,000 donation from the Kansas-Missouri District of Pilot International, a worldwide service organization, funded the purchase of a SMART Table™ for the Bill & Virginia Leffen Center for Autism, formerly Ozark Center for Autism. The SMART Table, an interactive and intuitive table that features touch-screen technology, teaches students problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
JOPLIN, Mo.—Richard Snider confidently walked into a job interview three months ago. He sat across from his interviewer and engaged in conversation. As he spoke about his past job experience, Snider made eye contact and transitioned easily from one topic to another.
As more insurance companies adopt the Registered Behavior Technician™ (RBT™) credential, agencies providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy will need to implement the RBT credential for frontline staff. Bill & Virginia Leffen Center for Autism is pleased to announce that 95 percent of its behavior technicians have received the credential, with the others in progress.
JOPLIN, Mo. – After operating out of temporary facilities for four and a half years, students gathered with Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer, Paula F. Baker, and staff from Ozark Center and Bill & Virginia Center for Autism as they celebrated the completion of a new, permanent facility at 2808 S. Picher Ave in Joplin. Bill & Virginia Leffen Center for Autism, formerly known as Ozark Center for Autism, was destroyed in the May 2011 tornado.
JOPLIN, Mo. – As the opening of the new Bill & Virginia Leffen Center for Autism draws closer, staff members from Freeman Health System and Ozark Center gathered at the construction site at 2808 S. Picher in Joplin to accept a large gift from the Quapaw Tribe and Downstream Casino Resort. John Berrey, Quapaw Tribe Chairman, presented Paula F. Baker, Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer, with a check for $60,000, the first installment of a five-year, $300,000 pledge.
Clays for a Cause, a clay shooting competition to benefit Bill & Virginia Leffen Center for Autism, will be held Saturday, October 4, at Claythorne Lodge in Columbus, Kan. The tournament begins at 9:30 am with a shotgun start at the lodge at 1329 NW 100th St., with registration beginning at 8 am.
