Patrick Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

• Provide motivational interviewing (MI) and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT)-based Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to treatment (SBIRT) and crisis intervention immediately following acute intoxication for.
• Advocate against unnecessary incarceration of clients through negotiation with Austin Police Department officers.
• Screen clients for risky substance use (AUDIT/DAST) and suicide risk (C-SSRS).
• Identify and match clients with severe needs to a higher level of care using the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM); co-navigate community resources for housing, education, and psychiatric support (e.g. Dell Seton.
• Provide individual and group psychotherapy to underserved clients experiencing housing instability as they transition to a higher level of care; lead discharge planning.
• Foster interdisciplinary team cohesion and provide MI training to EMTs and peer recovery support staff.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Facilitate 100+ interprofessional MI, SBIRT, and brief intervention simulations; measure & evaluate fidelity (MITI-4); provide MI-adherent feedback on counseling sessions to 635+ behavioral health specialists and.
• Lecture on cultural considerations in MI and the role of AI in measuring MI treatment fidelity; guest lecture for Masters, Undergraduate, and Doctoral-level courses across multiple health services fields.
• Co-author course lesson plans, syllabus, assignments, and led correspondence with students.
• Facilitate MI role-play sessions, measured & evaluated fidelity using the MITI-4, and provided MI-adherent feedback to students.
• Nominated by students and faculty to receive 2 graduate student awards (final decisions pending).
• Received perfect ratings in UT Austin’s Course Instructor Survey (5.0/5.0 in all categories).

Austin, Texas, United States

• Lead, manage, and train laboratory staff to conduct literature/systematic/scoping reviews on health behavior change; review and synthesize literature on group treatment for substance use disorders and the stages &.
• Present findings at conferences, meetings, and symposia.
• Co-facilitate brief intervention training sessions in a pilot SBIRT training program at Dell Medical School.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Coordinate meetings and resources for the executive committee to evaluate university faculty

Pflugerville, Texas, United States

• Initiated daily individual MI/SFBT sessions with 10 high school & middle school students in a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) and credit recovery school.
• Supported students in community resource navigation, employment, and education.
• Mediated conversations between students, teachers, agency administrators, police officers, child protective services, and nurses while navigating policy to advocate for student needs.
• Conducted over 15 brief interventions, crisis interventions, and grief/loss sessions to resolve emergent needs.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Co-facilitated 18 weekly psychoeducational reentry groups for incarcerated veterans in Travis County Correctional Complex; leveraged MI and SFBT in group sessions.
• Coordinated care across the Austin ECHO/HMIS system with 40 agencies to serve veteran families through community resource navigation and employment/education support; navigated public assistance programs (e.g. HUD.
• Designed, implemented, and evaluated a 4-part training on MI engagement skills, becoming an agency procedure.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Managed a data collection system for logging n=60 participants' data on intervention engagement.
• Represented laboratory and present study findings at addiction biology conferences to diverse university stakeholders, including students, research faculty, and administrators.
• Reported participant program engagement to federal grantor SAMHSA monthly.
• Led correspondence with UT Health partner agency administrators.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Designed research assistants' lab protocol for data collection, participant engagement, and monthly reports to federal grantors.
• Created a welcome video for participants in response to survey results that indicated a need for study appropriateness.
• Conducted 11 semi-structured interviews, refined codebook based on research questions, and analyzed interviews with NVivo coding software.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Designed and implemented an art therapy program for clients with comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
• Conduct daily alcohol use disorder withdrawal screenings (CIWA-AR).
• Led daily house meetings with clients to discuss and assess client needs; facilitate conflict resolution as needed.
• Advocated for client needs by mediating conversations between clients and treatment center staff from multiple professional disciplines (i.e. psychiatric nursing, pharmacy, administrators, psychology/counseling, and.
• Independently moderated treatment center of 15 clients.
• Streamlined protocols for documentation of client progress, needs, vitals, medication, and behavior.

Master Of Science In Social Work, Clinical Concentration, Graduate Portfolio In Integrated Behavioral Health, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Class President Integrated Behavioral Health Scholar – Youth & Family Concentration Dean's.

Bachelor Of Arts In Psychology, Minor In Communication, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Center for Students in Recovery, Army ROTC, Psi Chi – The International Honor Society in PsychologyGraduated.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication

Activities and Societies: Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honors Society, The BIG Event, Interfraternal Council, Best BuddiesMood Scholar.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Men’s Soccer 2017 State Champion, Academic All-State Athlete, Class Treasurer, AP Scholar with Distinction.