Russell Wyatt
Westover,West Virginia
Summary
Currently a professional in the substance use treatment industry, With over eleven years of industry experience. Russell currently works for American Addiction Centers business development outreach team, He covers the state of West Virginia as well as areas of Pennsylvania, Russell specializes in building and maintaining relationships with community partners in the substance misuse and behavioral health fields. He is great at building trust and gaining commitment to refer from the individuals and agencies he works with.
he has a well rounded understanding of the admissions process and knows exactly what it takes to get a person successfully to treatment. He is also an internationally certified PRSS/ICPR and specializes in brief intervention.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Outreach Coordinator
American Addiction Centers
11.2022 - Current
- Used SalesForce to handle current accounts and prospective leads.
- Communicated with local organizations to build networks and develop new leads.
- Developed professional relationships with referring agencies to build trust, gain commitment, and to increase business for our recovery centers.
- Developed individualized aftercare plans for continued recovery after treatment, in collaboration with the case management team.
- Worked closely and communicated with admission team through each step of the process until clients were successfully admitted to treatment.
- Utilized lived experience and motivational interviewing skills to build authentic relationships with clients and gain commitment for treatment.
- Followed up with partnering referral sources to give updates from referral to admission.
Peer Recovery Specialist/Supervisor
West Virginia Sober Living Solutions
05.2018 - 10.2022
- Maintained client confidentiality and adhered to HIPAA guidelines.
- Built relationships with others based upon trust and honesty by using active listening and dynamic communication skills.
- Assisted individuals in identifying and re-engaging with family, friends and other natural supports to build support system..
- Documented activity for accurate, reliable records.
- Improved relapse prevention rates with targeted recovery program mentoring.
- Assessed individuals' needs and helped them develop recovery plans to achieve personalized goals.
- Arranged community initiatives to build supportive networks for improved rehabilitation.
- Shared resources, opportunities, and activities to support peers recovery and development.
- Fostered relationships with partner agencies and other interested parties to build pipeline of supportive services.
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge of recovery and wellness principles and shared this information with others struggling during recovery.
- Established trusting relationship with peer by maintaining professionalism and honoring confidentiality.
Education
High School Diploma -
Webster County High School
Upperglade, WVSkills
- Drug/Alcohol use treatment level of care
- Family Education around substance use disorder
- Family interventions
- insurance understanding
- directly working with courts, law enforcement, judges, jails, probation
- Medication knowledge
- Detox knowledge
- Non-addiction related mental health knowledge
- 12 step facilitation recovery process
- Multi State connections with various treatment centers and programs
- Crisis intervention/nonviolent de-escalation training
- Certified CPR
- Exceptional Communication Skills
- Certified PRSS
- Admission Navigation Skills
Softball, Chess, Fantasy Football, Family timel
I love to play softball with my recovery boys in the spring and summer. When fall hits its time for fantasy football, What I enjoy most is spending quality time with my family.
Timeline
Business Development Outreach Coordinator
American Addiction Centers
11.2022 - Current
Peer Recovery Specialist/Supervisor
West Virginia Sober Living Solutions
05.2018 - 10.2022
High School Diploma -
Webster County High School