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Employer Spotlight: Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services

Devereux PA Children’s Services and PA Adult Services serve children, adolescents and Adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Services include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), community-based mental health …

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Employer Spotlight: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Temploys over 80,000 people who deliver a wide array of services established to improve the lives of Pennsylvania citizens and keep our Commonwealth running smoothly, with opportunities in a variety of fields such as health and …

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Employer Spotlight: CCRES

CCRES was created in 1999 through a partnership with the Chester County Intermediate Unit to meet the growing need for behavioral health services for children in Chester County, and as a vehicle to give back to the community. CCRES has …

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Employer Spotlight:  Behavior Interventions, Inc.

Behavior Interventions, Inc. (BII) was founded in 2006 by two Board Certified Behavior Analysts with a focus to provide quality ABA services to individuals 18 months through 21 years. BII specializes in the treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, …

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Internship in Art Therapy: AT 365

Opportunity to get firsthand experience in the field of art therapy by working as a volunteer in an agency or…

Criminal Justice Internship: CJ 389

The Capstone Internship Experience is designed to give seniors who are majoring in Sociology, Anthropology, or Criminal Justice experience in…

Senior Seminar 1: PY 490 & PY 491

Capstone course with three components: the seminar, independent research or internship, and a senior thesis. The seminar includes reading and…

Internship: Mental Health Counseling 300 hours: PY 631

(Second part of a yearlong Practicum) Practical experience in a counseling setting selected to meet individual career goals. Requires a…

Internship in International Peace & Conflict Resolution: IP 583

The professional internship experience is practical training at the graduate level with a practitioner organization in the field. The internship…

Political Internship: PS 380

This course is available in consultation with a faculty advisor, and requires both completing an internship, in Philadelphia or elsewhere,…

Your major does not necessarily have to be directly aligned with your career! For example, liberal arts majors can work in business and business majors can work in the public sector. Here are a few courses at Arcadia that can develop your skills for this industry. Please speak with your academic advisor to explore all available courses.

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Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Career Outcomes

The term Student Outcomes refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6-9 months following graduation, providing a snapshot of Arcadia undergraduates’ success following degree completion. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, along with knowledge gained from faculty, LinkedIn, and phone calls to our graduates, in accordance with national standards. The knowledge rate of outcomes for each class was 83.95% for the class of 2024, 79.8% for the class of 2023, 86% for the class of 2022, 79% for the class of 2021, 81% for the class of 2020, and 87% for the class of 2019, though response rates vary among colleges and departments.

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Vault Career Guide to Law, Fourth Edition

Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Second Edition

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Featured Alumni

Cathryn O’Connor ’16, ’19M

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  • School Based Therapist Crozer
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David Paone, ’04, ’09MEd

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  • Director of Training Salisbury Behavioral Health, Division of RHA Health Services
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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris ’12

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  • Chief of Staff Democratic Caucus of Pennsylvania
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Liesl Riemann ’11

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  • Associate Educator for School & Family Programs Brandywine River Museum of Art
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Christine Russo ’09

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  • Museum Specialist Smithsonian Institution
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Kasey Thomas ’12

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  • Corrections Case Manager Lehigh County
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Lauren Trager ’07, ’11MS

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  • Director, Event Production National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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