Are you seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellowship within a behavioral health setting with adolescents? Do you enjoy a clinical environment that is based on evidence based practices and outcomes?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Devereux has its Advantages
You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

You will be offered:

• Opportunities to participate in research and publish
• Exposure to other disciplines, networking opportunities, external stakeholders, etc.
• Consultation across disciplines, present progress monitoring data to internal/external stakeholders
• Gain post-doctoral exposure to youth and families with high acuity mental and behavioral health diagnoses
• CEUs, supervision toward licensure, supervisory training 
• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program
• Annual salary of $47,500

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) has an opening for a Post-doctoral Fellow in Psychology for the 2026-7 training year at our residential programs, located in West Chester and Malvern, PA. The fellow position plays a leadership role across several projects designed to implement program-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (PWPBIS) across the DPACS residential and acute inpatient programs. The fellowship will focus specifically on clinical and research, including training and consultation provided to school, residential and hospital personnel as they develop and implement universal and targeted inventions. There will be additional clinical responsibilities such as evaluation and consultation of individual clients. Additionally, the Fellow will be responsible for providing staff trainings broad behavioral principles pertinent to PWPBIS and clinical interventions such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Opportunities to carry a small PRTF or Acute Inpatient caseload may be available. The Fellow will be expected to contribute to dissemination activities (ie conference presentation preparation). This position is a one-year appointment pending continued funding starting in August 2026.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Maintains a lead role in PBIS Leadership Teams. Coordinates Tiered Fidelity Index (TFI) evaluations with external evaluators.
2. Supports Doctoral Interns in completing PBIS data analysis and provides recommendations for Tier I, II and III interventions. Presents data analysis in team settings and is responsive to questions from colleagues.
3. Consult with residential, school and psychiatric in-patient leadership teams to improve school, milieu climate and youth behavior.
4. Develop and implement training programs to promote evidenced-based practices and interventions. Training should include general behavioral principles, functional assessment, and general understanding of clinical orientations including Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
5. Conduct function-based assessments and interventions for individual students as needed.
6. Participate in the design and implementation of applied research; assist in writing research proposals; disseminate research findings at national conferences; provide mentoring and supervision to junior staff.
7. Ongoing development of PBIS fidelity monitoring.
8. Provide evidence based clinical therapies as indicated.

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and  approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives

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Education: Doctroal Degree in Psychology

Experience: Previous clinical experience in a behavioral healthcare setting strongly preferred

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview 

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.    

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.    

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care. 

Our Culture, Our Expectations  

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.  

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time. 

What Devereux Offers You 

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;  

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services. 

• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance. 

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage. 

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program. 

Visit www.mydevereuxbenefits.org to see why Devereux is a great place to work!  

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE