Otis Johnson
Experience:
Kids R Special
Lake Elsinore, CA
June 1996 To Present
Executive Director
Designed and implemented educational, social and emotional development programs for the Lake Elsinore and surrounding area school districts that address the needs of students who are at risk; Trained area teachers, staff, administrators, social workers psychologist and chemical dependent staffing in utilizing the WHY TRY curriculums with their students and clients.
Riverside Recovery Resources
Lake Elsinore, Ca
February 2000 To July 2007
Program Director
Designed and implemented the Intensive Outpatient Program for adolescents and their families; responsible for Driving Under the Influence Program in Lake Elsinore; facilitate individual and group counseling sessions for chemically dependent adults, adolescents, and their families.
Inland Valley Recovery Centers, Inc.
Temecula/Hemet, CA
Sept. 1993 To June 1996
Director
Designed and implemented the Chemical Dependency Adolescent Program; responsible for directing public relations, and individual counseling for teens and preteens; responsible for hospitalizations; involved with area school districts and local law enforcement.
Inland Health And Rehabilitation
Redlands, CA
June 1991 To September 1992
Director
Designed and implemented Adult Chemical Dependency Program; including all policies and procedures.
Solutions Recovery Services, Inc.
Temecula/Hemet, CA
January 1989 To June 1991
Program Director/Owner
Designed and implemented the Codependency and adolescent chemical dependency programs; developed a student assistance program and an ongoing training for school personnel in the Temecula, Lake Elsinore, and Murrieta School Districts; hired, trained, and supervised a staff of ten; involved in marketing local and statewide; established Employee Assistance Programs; conducted individual and group counseling for chemically dependent adults, adolescents, and their families; responsible for quality of all phases of treatment offered in addictions and traditional mental health.
Charter Recovery Services/Charter Medical Corporation
Long Beach/Corona, CA
June 1985 To December 1988
Director
Designed and implemented intensive outpatient treatment programs, specifically for adult chemical dependency, adolescent chemical dependency, and adult codependency; directly responsible for establishing inpatient and outpatient treatment as a continuum of care; directed census development, designed and put into place marketing and advertising strategies for non-Charter Recovery Services locations; hired, trained, and supervised a staff of twenty counselors; telephone crisis intervention, admissions and follow-up procedures, and aftercare program; conducted ongoing seminars and workshops for community and professional groups; instrumental in establishing work relationships and Employee Assistance Program contracts with major corporations including: Bank of America, Hughes Aircraft, Rockwell International, ITT, Cannon, McDonnell Douglas, Honeywell, plus other agencies.
Southcoast Counseling Center, Care Unit of Orange, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Orange, CA
January 1981 To December 1986
Chemical Dependency Consultant Developed and supervised the drug diversion program of Orange County; facilitated chemical dependency support groups and lectures for clients and their families; responsible for in-service training for the medical staff.
Related Experience
- Member Orange County Alcohol Advisory Board
- Charter Member Fountain Valley Trauma Foundation
- Chairman of the Regional Educational Committee, California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Member Lake Elsinore Student at Risk Advisory Board
- Member of Rotary International, Hemet
- Member of Board of Directors for Community Actions Employee Assistance Program
- Member of Lake Elsinore Parent Teacher Association
- Volunteer Parent at Vintage Hills Elementary School, Temecula
- In demand for workshops, seminars, and films statewide
- Member of Student Attendance Review Board for Lake Elsinore School District
- Executive Board of Community Connection
Special Accomplishments
Certified Anger Resolution Therapist
Completed March 2004
Certified Addiction Specialist – CAS
Completed December 2000
Certified Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor
Completed 1982
ADVANCE PRCTICIONOR NUERAL LINGUIST PROGRAMING
COMPLETED