Patrick Seche; MS, CASAC
Senior Director; URMC/Strong Recovery
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1/1998-5/2001 |
The Health Association/MainQuest Treatment Center, Rochester, NY Alcoholism Counselor II |
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3/2000-2/2001 |
Baden Street Settlement, Rochester, NY Chemical Dependency Therapist |
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2/2001-4/2003 |
University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY Chemical Dependency Counselor, Strong Recovery Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program |
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4/2003-7/2005 |
Team Leader/Admissions Coordinator, Strong Recovery Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program |
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7/2005-10/2012 |
Clinical Coordinator, Addiction Services/Strong Recovery |
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10/2012-9/2018 |
Director, Addiction Services/Strong Recovery Associate, Psychiatry Faculty Associate Clinical Administrator, Psychiatry Discipline Chief, Chemical Dependency Counselors |
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9/2018-Present |
Senior Director, Addiction Services/Strong Recovery Senior Associate, Psychiatry Faculty Discipline Chief, Chemical Dependency Counselors |
EDUCATION / DEGREES:
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State University of New York College at Brockport |
BS |
8/1993 |
08/1998 |
Health Sciences |
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Nazareth College |
MS |
8/2005 |
5/2008 |
Management |
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New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC Credential Number 11459) |
CASAC |
9/2000 |
Current |
Addiction |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS:
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1999-2005 |
United Way of Greater Rochester’s African-American Leadership Development Program – Alumni Association |
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2003-2016 |
Assistant Varsity Football Coach – three different High Schools in Section V over that span |
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2004-2013 |
Member-At-Large: Board of Advisors for American Cancer Society- Finger Lakes Division |
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2005-Present |
Board Member: Executive Committee of Finger Lakes Region Consortium of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services |
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2010-Present |
Board Member: Coalition of Medication Assisted Treatment Providers and Advocates |
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2012-2014 |
Volunteer: Pillars of Hope (collaborative between University of Rochester and Rochester City School District) |
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2012-2016 |
Member-At-Large: Board of Ambassadors for State University of New York College at Brockport’s School of Health and Human Performance |
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2013 |
Writing Tutor: St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center Tutoring Program |
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2013-2019 |
Insurance Workgroup of New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) |
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2013-Present |
Regulatory Workgroup of New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) |
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2014-2016 |
Member: DePaul/NCADD-RA Methamphetamines and Other Synthetic Drugs Task Force |
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2016 |
Member: New York State Governor’s Heroin/Opioid Task |
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2016-Present |
Member: Heroin/Opioid Task Force of Monroe County |
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2017-2018 |
Voting Member: New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors' Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Board |
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2017-Present |
Vice President: New York State Association of Substance Abuse Providers Board of Directors |
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2019-Present |
Member: Addiction Treatment Locator, Assessment, and Standards (ATLAS)- NY State Advisory Committee |
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2020 |
Member: Monroe County 90-Day Behavioral Health Task Force |
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2020-Present |
Appointed Member:New York State Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council |
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2020-Present |
Chair: University of Rochester Medical Center Behavioral Health Task Force |
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11/2020 |
Interviewee: Discussing the Decriminalization of Drugs with Alex Crichton, Channel 21 WXXI |
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2021-Present |
Clinical Advisory Panel of New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) |
OTHER CONTRIBUTING DATA:
- Teaching Experience:
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6/2008 |
Guest Lecturer: Capstone Course ‘Implementing a Restructure’ – Organizational Leadership Graduate Program – Medaille College |
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2008-2018 |
Instructor: Clinical Approaches and Treatment Planning Sections – Addiction Counseling Credentialing Training – National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area (NCADD-RA) |
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2009-2011 |
Adjunct Lecturer: Health Science Department – State University of New York College at Brockport |
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2010-2015 |
Guest Lecturer: Public Psychiatry Seminar on ‘New York State’s Addiction Treatment System’ – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
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2021- |
Instructor: Priority Admissions and Process Section – Addiction Counseling Credentialing Training – National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area (NCADD-RA) |
- Recent Presentations:
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9/2020 |
Keynote Speaker: Vision of Hope Luncheon – The CORE (Community Outreach and Recovery Enhancement) Center, Rochester, NY |
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6/2020 |
Presenter: EAP Health Bites ‘Substance Use Disorders and Treatment’ – UR Medicine |
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7/2020 |
Presenter: Webinar ‘Crossing Miles to Save Lives: Touchless Naloxone Delivery in Rural Communities’ – UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence |
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7/2020 |
Panel Presenter: Health and Human Services Virtual Conference – Rochester, NY |
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8/2020 |
Presenter: PAO/BHAO Training – UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence |
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9/2020 |
Presenter: Crisis Response for Persons with Substance Use Disorders: What Works – National Dialogue on Behavioral Health (NDNH) |
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10/2020 |
Presenter: Behavioral Health Integration 5th Annual Symposium – University of Rochester |
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10/2020 |
Presenter: Executive Leadership Retreat Session – OPEN MINDS |
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3/2021 |
Presenter: CASAS 2021 Critical Issues Symposium |
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4/2021 |
Presenter: Strong Recovery’s Staff Retention Initiatives: Emphasizing Professional Development and Wellness – 2021 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) Conference |
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4/2021 |
Facilitator: Hot Topic Workshop: Staff Wellness – 2021 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) Conference |
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9/2021 |
Keynote Speaker: SUD Services in the Age of COVID – “Town Talk” – Baden Street Settlement, Inc., Rochester, NY |
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11/2021 |
Presenter: BHAO virtual retreat ‘SUD treatment training’ – UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence |
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2/2022 |
Presenter: Webinar ‘Treatment of OUD in Primary Care using SBIRT’ – UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence |
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3/2022 |
Panel Presenter: Department of Psychiatry 75th Anniversary Webinar ‘How the World Changed UR Psychiatry and UR Psychiatry Changed the World’ – URMC Psychiatry |
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5/2022 |
Presenter and Facilitator: Taking Action- National Rural Substance Use Disorder Health Equity and Stigma Summit – UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence |
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5/2022 |
Presenter: Rural Health Conference- Let’s Talk About Health: Caring for Seniors in Rural New York – Western NY Rural Area Health Education Center |