Britta Starke is a Clinical and Program Director at UNC Healthcare with over 20 years of experience in social work, program management, and clinical care. She currently directs the UNC Hospital Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program, where she oversees clinical operations, staff supervision, quality improvement, and financial management. Previously, she worked for over 10 years as a Child Protective Services social worker and group home manager. Starke holds licenses in clinical social work and addictions counseling. She has a proven track record of developing innovative programs, building strong community partnerships, and receiving high performance ratings.

1. BRITTA M. STARKE
107 GANNAWAY DRIVE, JAMESTOWN, NC 27282
919-270-1166 BRITTA.STARKE@UNCHEALTH.UNC.EDU
CLINICAL AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR, UNC HEALTHCARE
______________________________PROFESSIONAL PROFILE_____________________________
 Consistently receive exceptional and exceeds expectations on performance evaluations.
 Built integrated and multidisciplinary teams within the system.
 Developed community interventions and awareness trainings.
 Built training relationships with Orange County EMS, Paramedics, and Law Enforcement.
 Maintain strong relationship with Department of Psychiatry.
 Attended the European Society Biomedical Research for Alcoholism Conference.
 Was invited to present at Houston Medical Center regarding the use of Motivational Interviewing in medical setting.
 Achieved Tier 1 status on employee satisfaction surveys.
 Lean Six Sigma Purple Belt Certification.
 CPR certified.
________________________________AREAS OF EXPERTISE______________________________
 Strategic Planning and Leadership
 Change Management
 Project Planning and Execution
 Performance Management
 Productivity Improvement
 Clinical Supervision
 Motivational Interviewing in Healthcare
 Evidence Based Therapy Models
 Addiction Pharmacological Treatment
 Mental Illness and Pharmacological
Treatment
 Extensive Direct Care experience
 Operational Reviews
 Budget Preparation
 EPIC template and charge build
 Problem Solving/Decision Making
 Chronic Diseases associated with Substance
use
______________________________PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE______________________________
UNC Hospital Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program, Clinical Addictions Therapist, Chapel Hill, NC 2007 to 2010
 Recruited by UNC Hospital one year after completing my graduate school internship in the ASAP program.
 As a clinician I sought out as much clinical training and expertise as I could, and was able to improve my clinical skills significantly.
 Led multiple group therapy sessions for patients suffering from addiction and mental illness.
 Provided crisis intervention for countless families who felt their children’s lives were in danger due to their use.
 Begun the traditional Thanksgiving meal for the patients, which are still being upheld today.
 Was asked to step in as the interim director when the Director stepped down.
 Served as Interim Director while continuing my duties as a clinician for many months, while recruiting and interviewing was ongoing.
Applied for the position, and was hired in the Director’s position permanently.
UNC Hospital Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program, Director, Chapel Hill, NC 2010 to Present
 Provide long and short term clinical planning with the medical staff for new programs in Alcohol and Substance Abuse.
 Anticipates future staffing needs.
 Meets changes in substance abuse practice standards, and coordinates changes in procedures or practices with medical staff, other
departments, clinics, and hospital administration as needed.
 Provides administrative and clinical supervision and training of substance abuse counseling staff and contracted clinical personnel.
 Provides complete management of all aspects of the outpatient program elements counseling program including scheduling of patient
activities, organization of program structure and assignment of patients to clinical staff.
 Quality assessment and improvement
 Personnel Management and Development
 Financial Management
 Liaison with Hospital Administration
 Clinical Duties
Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services Treatment Social Worker, Albemarle, NC 1997-1999; Chapel Hill, NC 1999 to 2007
 1997 to 1999 performed investigator duties, and served 24 hour on-call investigation duties with law enforcement.
 1997 to 1999 investigated allegations of child abuse and neglect, and took all necessary action, and met all necessary state mandates.
 1999 to 2007 moved to Chapel Hill, NC to transition to Child Protective Services in Orange County as a Treatment Social Worker.
 Managed the treatment of parents who had been substantiated for neglect or abuse of their child/children.
 Completed all necessary state mandated documents, prepared testimony, court reports, and treatment summaries.
 Was recruited by the Chief District Court Judge to be part of a pilot family treatment court, which is now statewide and very successful.
 Developed an Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program for adolescents in foster care. I was also a clinician on the Equine Assisted
therapy team.
 Led multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to provide comprehensive care and support for families and children.

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Tri-Development Center, Group Home Manager, Aiken, SC 1994-1997
 Managed two adult group homes (1 male home, 1 female home) for severe and persistently mentally ill adults.
 Managed 24 direct care staff, 2 LPN’s, and two Assistant Managers.
 Responsible for hiring, terminating, training, and building staff.
 Wrote a grant to studyFragile X Syndrome, and successful treatment interventions.
 Developed treatment plans that creatively addressed severely mentally ill and the blind, mute, and physically disabled patients.
 Prepared Utilization Reviews and presentations.
 Prepared for audits and program evaluations.
______________________LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS____________________
 NC SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING BOARD
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, #C006209, 10/10/2008 to present
 NC SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD
Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, #1331, 9/13/08 to present
Certified Clinical Supervisor, #626, 10/8/13
 LEAN SIX SIGMA, PURPLE BELT CERTIFIED, 2016
 SATIR FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPIST, 2014
______________________________ACHIEVEMENTS_____________________________
 $52,000 GRANT FOR TEAM CERTIFICATION IN SATIR FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY
 NUMEROUS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED TO PSYCHIATRY RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND
HOSPTIALISTS
 THREE YEARS OF PROVIDING CIT FOR EMS, PARAMEDICS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FOR ADVANCED LIVER DISEASE PATIENTS
 PRESENTATION OF NEW ADVANCED LIVER DISEASE APPROACHES AT HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER,
METHODIST HOSPITAL
 DEVELOPMENT OF OUTREACH PSYCHOEDUCATION FOR YOUTH SUSPENDED FOR SUBSTANCE RELATED
CHARGES
 GROWTH IN OUTPATIENT CLINIC, ADDING TRAUMA SPECIFIC, AND MULTI-FAMILY SYSTEMS GROUPS
______________________________EDUCATION______________________________
 Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Methodist University, 1994, Fayetteville, NC
 Master’s Degree in Social Work, East Carolina University, 2006, Greenville, NC
 Co-attending University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, for Master’s Degree Clinical Addiction Specialization, 2005-2006
 Continuing Education Training in the following areas: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seeking Safety Trauma Model, Dialectical
Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Mindfulness Training, Annual Ethics
training, treating trauma training, Satir Family Systems training.