Stepping Stone Executive Summary

Overview of the management model:

Strategic management is defined as the set of decisions and actions resulting in the formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objectives of the organization. The strategic management processes and decisions determine the long-term structure and activities, and ensure that strategies are created and changed clearly to a solution of perceived problems, essentially making minor changes to the strategic plan overtime. The strategic management process will also provide specific guidance on day to day activities necessary to implement them into the strategic plan.

Rationale or your choice of management model

The selected of this management model was based on the dynamic environmental

Strategic management is the model in place and fits appropriately with Stepping Stone’s missions and vison and basically extents to the systemic implementation of specific strategies aimed to meet their goals and objectives. The majority strategic management is driven by the agency’s executive director which overseas policies and is a significant stakeholder in the strategic planning process. Utilizing this type of management model makes logical sense because it can be use to examine program fidelity and quality, and understand how well the program is working.

Although strategic management is consistently demonstrated to be effective, there are areas within the organization that I believe could benefit from utilizing a strength-based perspective, to focus on health and well-being of clinical staff and embrace an asset-based approach where the goal is to promote the positive, and the overall quality of patient care. The agency’s clinical supervision might incorporate a strength-based management perspective to mirror the therapeutic client relationship. This parallel process would allow management to identify strengths with clinical staff an effort to enhance

These groups manage to work together within the structure to influence strategic change within the program. Strategic decisions are evaluated by the Board of Directors, but are the responsibility of Executive Director, supported by Staff and Administration to perform analyses and manage the planning processes.

Stepping stone’s Staff and Administration structure is dived into two subgroups which include administrative support and operational/clinical support (see appendix A). the administrative support staff consists of the executive director, accountant, and office manager that are responsible for providing comprehensive administrative services, including budget and financial management.

The operational/clinical support staff consists of a; program manager that directs clinical and administrative supervision for staff, direct clinical services, training and evaluation, and program development and evaluation; Clinical Supervisor that assists to enhance the professional growth and confidence, and support the best clinical skills to improved outcomes for clients; Mental Health Providers/Therapists are licensed clinicians, post-master’s interns, master’s level marriage and family therapist/social work students, and doctoral psychology students; AOD counselors who provides case management and substance use counseling;