Allison David Updike
St. Louis Park,MN
Summary
Looking for a position that encompasses strong values in Recovery Management utilizing education, spirituality, and evidence-based strategies for diverse communities healing from both substance use and mental health disorders
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
PRIDE INSTITUTE
Eden Prairie, MN
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Lead a Residential and Outpatient clinic serving the LGBTQIA+ population- with a staff of 80, working with Medicaid and Commercial payers to provide best practices and instill client safety and strong clinical measurements, and strong ethical standards
- Collaborated with Department of Health Services (DHS) and effectively removed a Conditional license that was placed 2 years ago
- Hired and Onboarded 2 Directors, 3 LADC counselors, and 4 administrative positions, as well as keeping a strong EBIDA margin and monitoring expenses
Director of Outpatient Programs
Hazelden Betty Ford at Maple Grove and Chaska
Maple Grove, MN
10.2018 - 12.2023
- Director and Manager of Outpatient Program Aug 2014-Dec 2023
- Managed a staff of 18 people, clinical and administrative
- Provided oversight to operations, provided clinical supervision and developing staff, successfully launched the One-counselor model of Outpatient Treatment, an evidence based program.
- I facilitated trainings regarding clinical interventions, utilizing motivation interviewing and client centered approaches, incorporating best practices
- Responsibilities include program management, strategic planning, and initiatives to help launch new programs
- Responsibilities also include hiring, training, monitoring, evaluating staff, keeping staffing levels consistent with budget
- Further responsibilities include census numbers, monitoring monthly budget goals and meeting goals, controlling expenses for an annual combined budget of $7 Million
- Other responsibilities include participating in teams such as Compliance Best Practices, Infectious Disease team, Safety Team, Environment of Care team, Privacy Officer, Press Ganey Champion, COMPASS SuperUser for our Electronic Health Records, compliance to all Rule 31 and the 245 G requirements, and Joint Commission
- Actively be a member of National Outpatient Care team and MN Leadership Team
- Facilitation and outreach to local community meetings such as AA, Al Anon, CODA, Al a Teen, has also been implemented
Supervisor of Outpatient Programs
Hazelden Betty Ford St Paul
St. Paul, MN
11.2012 - 08.2014
- Supervise all the Outpatient programs
- Responsibilities include to provide supervision to the clinical staff, including yearly reviews, facilitating group staffing along with Mental Health professionals.
- Duties include upholding Hazelden Betty Ford’s professional and ethical standards, State of MN Rule 31 compliance and to provide the best client care possible, keeping a healthy census on all programs as well as maintaining budgetary guidelines
- This included curriculum building, IOP standardization, treatment planning, level of care recommendations, managed care, follow up discussions and facilitating exit interviews for all clients, initiating Be of Service Initiatives that are consistent with the Hazelden Strategic Pillars
- Participation in multiple teams including, Clinical Med Privacy, Professional Referent Team, COR 12, Patient Satisfaction, Expansion Team, PRIDE committee, Silent Auction for patient aid, and a DSM 5 super-user, WE team, Green Team, Fun Committee
Substance Use Disorder Counselor 2 LADC MA
Hazelden Betty Ford St Paul
St. Paul, MN
08.2009 - 11.2012
- Work with clients, ages 18-65 in a 6 week Intensive Outpatient Program to help manage their disease of addiction
- Responsibilities include: leading groups, processing issues and rotating lectures with a team of professional chemical dependency counselors on various topics such as Boundaries, Communication Skills, 12 Step Recovery and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Weekly duties include meeting with clients individually, diagnosing clients, formulating treatment plans based on the 12 Steps, and facilitating discharge family conferences
- Further work to include documentation, continuing care plans with some case management, provide seamless transitions or transferring clients through any of our Day Treatment or Outpatient Programs, and facilitate clients transitioning back to being productive members of society
- Also served on WE team, Maple Grove team, Expansion Team, Clinical Medtrix Team, Interview Teams, IOP curriculum team, HGS Alumni, Fun Committee, Pain Team
Education
Master’s Degree of Addiction Studies Program - Addiction Counseling
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate Program of Addiction Studies
Center City, MN08.2009
Leadership
Cornell University, Hotel School of Hospitality And Management
New York03-1991
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Spanish And Psychology
Carleton College
Northfield, MN06-1986
Leadership, strategic Thinking
Hazelden Betty Ford Leadership Academy
Center City, MNSkills
- Recovery Management
- Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
- Residential and Outpatient Clinic Management
- Medicaid and Commercial Payers
- Clinical Measurements
- Hiring and Staff Management
- Expense Management
- Outpatient Program Management
- Clinical Supervision
- Staff Development
- Evidence-Based Programs
- Clinical Interventions
- Motivational Interviewing
- Client-Centered Approaches
- Opioid Use Disorders
- Budget Management
- Compliance Best Practices
- Infectious Disease Management
- Safety Management
- Electronic Health Records
- Rule 31 and 245 G Compliance
- Joint Commission
- Community Outreach
- Substance Use Disorder Counseling
- Intensive Outpatient Programs
- Group Facilitation
- Treatment Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Documentation
- Case Management
- Ethics
- Diagnostics
- Group Therapy
- Multi-Cultural Counseling
- Family Counseling
- Mental Health
- Spanish Language Proficiency
- Organizational Skills
- COMPASS
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Volunteer Work
- Fluent in Spanish
- Tennis
- Pickleball
- Travel
- Art and Music
- Budget Control
- Staff Management
- Business Administration
- Financial Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Crisis Management
- Program Management
- Hiring and Retention
- Operations Management
Pronouns
him, his, el
Personal Information
Gender: he
References
References available upon request.
Hobbies and Interests
Excellent organizational skills, detail oriented, proficient in COMPASS, Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Volunteer at Westwood Lutheran Church choir, Prison Re Entry Program, MH/CD hub for community outreach and education, Connect the DOTS, AA and NA groups Point Person and volunteer for the Twin Cities PRIDE Festival- working with our LGBTQIA+ community, Fluent in Spanish - spoken and written. Tennis, pickleball, travel, art and music.
Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
PRIDE INSTITUTE
01.2024 - 04.2024
Director of Outpatient Programs
Hazelden Betty Ford at Maple Grove and Chaska
10.2018 - 12.2023
Supervisor of Outpatient Programs
Hazelden Betty Ford St Paul
11.2012 - 08.2014
Substance Use Disorder Counselor 2 LADC MA
Hazelden Betty Ford St Paul
08.2009 - 11.2012
Master’s Degree of Addiction Studies Program - Addiction Counseling
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate Program of Addiction Studies
Leadership
Cornell University, Hotel School of Hospitality And Management
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Spanish And Psychology
Carleton College
Leadership, strategic Thinking
Hazelden Betty Ford Leadership Academy