Richard Melendez

Majored in Chemical Dependency Counseling
Russell Sage College, Class of 2016
From Delmar, NY

I currently work as a Behavioral Health Counselor III at St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center in Rotterdam, NY. Worked as an IT professional for 16 years. Changed careers to Addiction counseling. Attending Sage Graduate School Fall 2016 Counseling & Community Psychology Masters with Graduate Certificate in Forensic Mental Health Program. A.A.S. Chemical Dependency Counseling HVCC 2015 with Academic Honors. Phi Theta Kappa Doctoral Fellow 1996-1998 SUNY Albany Dept of Psychology B.A Psychology 1996 SUNY Albany Golden Key International Honor Society

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Education

Russell Sage College
Russell Sage College
Hudson Valley Community College
Holy Cross High School

Richard in the News

Richard Melendez of Delmar is a Member of 62nd Graduating Class at Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar, NY is a member of the Class of 2016 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Melendez graduated from the Chemical Dependency Counseling program. The 62nd Commen...

July, 12 2016 - Verified by Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar was Named to the Fall 2015 President's List at Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar was named to the Fall 2015 President's List at Hudson Valley Community College. Melendez is studying in the Chemical Dependency Counseling academic program at the Troy, ...

January, 08 2016 - Verified by Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar Named To President's List at Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar was recently named to the President's List for the Spring 2015 term at Hudson Valley Community College. Each fall and spring, the college's President's List honors those...

June, 11 2015 - Verified by Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar Named to Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society

Hudson Valley Community College student Richard Melendez of Delmar, NY was recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society for two-year institutions of higher learn...

April, 30 2015 - Verified by Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar Named To President's List at Hudson Valley Community College

Richard Melendez of Delmar was recently named to the President's List for the Fall 2014 term at Hudson Valley Community College. Each fall and spring, the college's President's List honors those s...

January, 05 2015 - Verified by Hudson Valley Community College

Work Experience

Behavioral Health Counselor III at St. Peter's Hospital

Currently, I am a per diem addiction counselor providing out patient group treatment services. My experience includes working with dually diagnosed patients and I run a Co-occuring Recovery treatment group for which I built a structured curriculum. I also run various other treatment groups including Mood Management and Pathways to Recovery which focuses on patients with criminal thinking issues.

October 2015 - Present