OmiSade' Ali, MA, LCDC, LAC, ADC III, CCS, is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in two states and a Certified Clinical Supervisor. She is the Vice President of Programs Affairs for the Cenikor Foundation, Inc. in Houston, Texas. For the past thirteen years, Ms. Ali has been on the faculty of the New England Institute of Addiction Studies. She is a member of the faculty of Brown University's Addiction Technology Transfer Center where she provides education on Culturally-competent Recovery Planning and Working with Indigenous Healers in the Native, African-origin and Latino Communities. Ms. Ali has published her thesis and other articles on culturally competent treatment and its efficacy in the field. She has planned and developed peer services that have drawn national recognition and she has been in the field of Behavioral Health Treatment for 37 years. Ms. Ali holds a Bachelor of Arts in Counseling Psychology and a Master of Arts in African Psychology and is presently pursuing a doctorate in Health Psychology. She holds a certificate of Clinical Pastoral Counseling and is an ordained Priest in an African Traditional Religion.

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