Theresa McFalls, the Kinney Center’s newest executive director, is six months into a role that she has, in many ways, been preparing for since 2011.
McFalls, Ed.D. ’25, joined the Kinney Center...
In 2009, St. Joe’s invited the community to an event to announce the future opening of the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support.
A formal invitation, sent by then-President Timothy Lannon,...
Robert Haftl, M.S.W., assistant director of college support at the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support, has a big brother vibe. He’s the kind of guy who has your back, who helps look out...
The Kinney Center will host Camp Kinney, its annual summer camp, virtually this year. The decision to move the camp to a virtual platform was made in May, according to Cassandra Wilson, BCBA, senior associate...
St. Joe’s school of Health Studies and Education and Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) have joined forces to create a program that trains students interested in becoming...
The Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support at St. Joe’s ranked among the top 30 best small colleges for students on the autism spectrum in 2020 by the Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide...
New law grants $1.8 billion federal funding for autism research
The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2019 was signed into law by President Donald Trump...
After two months on the job, the new executive director of the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support is starting to make a list of what he would like to accomplish during his tenure at St. Joe’s.
Angus...
Chapel provides unifying space for Kinney and St. Joe’s community members
The usual 11:00 a.m. community mass at the Chapel of Saint Joseph drew a broader crowd to St. Joe’s campus on April 15,...
Kinney Center SCHOLARS offer support.
With approximately 30 of its SCHOLARS, set to graduate in May, the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support is about to lose 20 percent of its student staff.
Currently,...
Medicaid waivers for people with disabilities facing funding cuts
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017, part of the government’s plans for budget reduction, will likely result in cuts...
The importance of autism training programs for police
Police departments nationwide are beginning to offer autism training programs in an effort to educate and instruct officers for when they encounter...
