DTA has employment opportunities in the paraprofessional, clinical and administrative areas. Contact us at 570-524-9986 or e-mail your resume to dtanat@dejazzd.com.

Become a Mentor

Due to a lack of family involvement with some clients, program mentors serve as excellent role models and support agents to some of our youth. If you have an interest in our mentoring program, please contact us.

Foster Parenting

Upon graduation from DTA’s residential program, some youth are unable to return home for a variety of reasons. DTA employs foster parents that are consistent, trustworthy and caring. Placement duration varies from short-term stays to extended home life involvement that allows adolescents to successfully complete high school. Potential foster parents are chosen very carefully by the Specialized Foster Care Agency (SFCA) staff and are matched with youth informally at first, to gradually acclimate the youth to a new family environment. Final placement occurs after the client and foster family have achieved mutual compatibility. All foster families selected by DTA/SFCA must successfully complete an initial orientation program plus monthly training facilitated by DTA/SFCA Staff. In addition, as part of their pre-placement training, families receive pertinent information regarding a youth’s history, behavioral patterns, and needs and are afforded ample opportunity to discuss any issues with staff prior to placement or anytime thereafter. Staff are available to foster parents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Internship Opportunities

DTA provides internship and practicum educational field placements for students from ten (10) different regional colleges and universities in Pennsylvania. In addition, DTA is an accredited field practicum agency affiliated with two highly competitive schools of graduate study.

Professional Development

During the past fifteen (15) years DTA staff have provided professional development and training to the public and private educational, environmental and behavioral health agencies on a case-by-case and a mutually agreed upon basis. For further inquiry please contact us at 570-524-9986.