Autumn Russell
Beaverton,OR
Summary
Dedicated Substance Abuse Program Director with 8 + years of experience in developing and implementing effective programs to support individuals recovering from substance abuse. Experienced in all components of substance use assessment and treatment, and coordination with systems and providers. Skilled in team leadership, program management, and client advocacy. Willing to relocate back to Central Oregon. Passionate counselor dedicated to improving lives of individuals struggling with addiction and other behavioral disorders. Caring supporter of recovering patients with guidance toward tangible improvements and relapse prevention. Attentively implements sound treatment plans addressing unique patient needs and helps attain long-term behavioral goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Crisis Addictions Counselor
Hawthorn Walk-in Center/Washington County Crisis Team
Hillsboro, OR, USA
10.2022 - Current
- In person assessment at walk in center and in the community to evaluate clients' physical and mental behaviors
- Collaborating with psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, social workers, peer workers, and law enforcement including probation and corrections
- Developing and implementing specialized plans to help client identify, minimize, or resolve concerns to ensure safety
- Coordinating and participating in community outreach to inform clients and families of substance use treatment options
- Providing substance use assessments, with information and referrals to community services such as mental health and substance abuse services
Program Director/Addictions Counselor
Choices Recovery Center
Prineville, OR, USA
08.2019 - 02.2022
- Managing all aspects of a case from date of entry to date of discharge
- Evaluating clients' physical and mental behaviors
- Developing appropriate treatment and recovery plans
- Facilitating individual and group therapy sessions
- Monitoring patients over time to assess treatment progress
- Collaborating with psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, social workers, and departments of correction
- Identifying behaviors that interfere with treatment and recovery
- Assisting primary caregivers to manage addiction-related behavior
Management Counselor / Medical Assistant
Bend Treatment Center
Bend, OR, USA
06.2015 - 11.2019
- Assisted clients with community-based resources, i.e., housing, food, medical
- Work with a caseload of clients that have multi spectrum cases
- Intake process, i.e., ASAM, lab work
- Ran the clinic’s lab, making sure all new clients have their intake blood work done as well as their TB test as well as kept track of annual medical and paperwork and lab work done in a timely manner
- Participating in treatment plan meetings
- Participated in community resource meeting, to help keep the clinic up to date on ways to help our clients throughout the community
Medical Assistant / detox technician
Best Care Treatment
Redmond, OR, USA
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Detox Intakes and discharges of clients coming into the facility for multiple and helping them connect to ongoing recovery help
- Hourly client assessments to properly medicate as they detox, following the Doctor standing orders
- Participating in treatment plan morning meetings, to update counselors and staff member on clients’ detox status in order to keep them informed for multiple reasons
- Keeping detox neat and well stocked, as well as clients in a comfortable environment while clients being their recovery
Education
Medical Assistant -
Ross Medical Education Center
Ann ArborBachelor's degree - clinical psychology with an emphasis on addiction and community health and welfare
Grand Canyon University
Skills
- Substance Abuse Knowledge
- Client Advocacy
- Assessment skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Competence
- Intervention Planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Referral Coordination
- Service referral coordination
- Trauma-informed care
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent Communication
- Organizational Skills
- Reliability
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Boundary Setting
- Documentation proficiency
- Psychoeducation Delivery
- Law Enforcement Collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Attention to Detail
- Active Listening
- Team Collaboration
- Effective Communication
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Community Resources
- Team building
Certification
- American Medical Technologists Certified Medical Assistant, 01/01/13, Present
- CADC II
- QMHA
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US
Timeline
Crisis Addictions Counselor
Hawthorn Walk-in Center/Washington County Crisis Team
10.2022 - Current
Program Director/Addictions Counselor
Choices Recovery Center
08.2019 - 02.2022
Management Counselor / Medical Assistant
Bend Treatment Center
06.2015 - 11.2019
Medical Assistant / detox technician
Best Care Treatment
06.2014 - 06.2015
Medical Assistant -
Ross Medical Education Center
Bachelor's degree - clinical psychology with an emphasis on addiction and community health and welfare
Grand Canyon University