Professional resume of...

ARLIE NESKAHI
 phone/fax(206)781-3855
email: info@rainbowwalker.net

In 1996, Arlie completed a four year stint at the Western Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities with the prestigious NW Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland, OR, and the Southwest Regional Laboratory in Los Alamitos, CA. Following 15+ years of working, training and consulting in the areas of counseling, youth development, prevention, community building and cultural diversity, he has now doing consulting on a contract basis.

PRIMARY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Beyond Anger Management; Anger Resolution. Effective strategies for anger, resistance and disillusionment
  • Empowerment; Philosophy, Strategies, Programs, Victim to Participant, Lifestyle Changes
  • Facilitation for Community or Agency Issues, Needs, Planning, Collaboration, Conflict Resolution
  • Leadership and Facilitation Skills Training for Community Builders
  • Fostering Healthy and Resilient Children with Family, School and Community
  • Effective Community Prevention and Intervention
  • Multicultural Issues; Effective Programming and Practices
  • Intervention; Student Assistance, Effective Policies, and Support Groups
  • Internet and World Wide Web design and training

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Meeting on Common Ground; Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Children's Education, San Diego State University, Aztec Center, May 7-9, 1998
  • Unity in Diversity '98; Preventing and Countering School-Based Harassment, NW Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR, March 2nd, 1998
  • School Violence: Prevention and Intervention, California School Counselor Association Fall Conference, San Diego, CA, September 29th, 1996
  • Echoes of the Past, Voices of the Future, Spring Native Youth Conference, Portland State University, Portland, OR, May 9th& 10th
  • Project Red Talon Northwest Native Youth Leadership Institute, Spokane, WA, July 25th, 1996
  • Healthy People '94, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, March 10th, 1994
  • Sharing the Vision V Conference, Portland, OR, February, 2nd, 1994
  • Equity, Excellence and School Reform: A New Paradigm for Desegregation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 9th, 1993
  • National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Conference, Washington. D.C., December 1st, 1993
  • School Counseling for the 90's Conference, San Bernadino, CA, October 29th, 1993
  • Prevention Training Institute, UC Long Beach. CA. August 9th & 10th, 1993; Northwest Indian Youth Conference. Seattle, WA, April 6th & 7th, 1993

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1987 - present Consultant/Trainer for schools, administrators, counseling professionals, service agency personnel and community members in a variety of topics, including empowerment, resiliency, prevention, intervention, healthy families, and multicultural effectiveness. As well as facilitating school, agency and community planning.
  • 1995-present Internet Consultant/Trainer for businesses, website development, website management. Able to Design and produce World Wide Web pages and graphics, as well as provide training in these areas.
  • 1994-1996 Program Associate, Western Regional Center, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR. Provided consultation and training for educators and communities throughout the NW and Northern Rocky Mountain states.
  • 1992 - 1994 Substance Abuse Associate, Human Development Program, Southwest Regional Laboratory, Los Alamitos, CA. Provided consultation and training for educators and communities throughout the Southern CA and SW Nevada region.
  • 1990 - 1992 Drug/Alcohol Intervention Specialist, Nathan Hale High School, Seattle
  • 1991 - 1992 Adolescent AOD Counselor/Educator, Center for Human Services, Seattle
  • 1989 - 1990 Adult Recovery Counselor, Thunderbird Treatment Center, Seattle
  • 1987 - 1988 AOD Prevention/Intervention Specialist, Chemawa Alcoholism Education Center, Salem, OR
  • 1985 - 1987 Alcohol Education Specialist, Chemawa Education Center, Salem, OR
  • 1984 Substitute Teacher, Salem Public Schools and Chemawa Indian High School, Salem, OR
  • 1983 - 1984 Home Living Specialist (supervised residential units/students/staff, conducted behavioral counseling), Chemawa Indian School, Salem, OR
  • 1978 - 1981 Director of Spiritual Life (developed student spiritual/cultural education and growth programs), Navajo-Mission Academy, Farmington, NM

EDUCATION

1983 BS, Physical Education, Willamette University, Salem, OR

A LIST OF TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS CONDUCTED

  • Beyond Anger Management; Anger Resolution
  • Working with Anger, Resistance and Hopelessness in Youth
  • Adolescent Anger Management Issues
  • Fostering Resiliency in Children of Alcoholics
  • Prevention and Early Intervention Strategies for Culturally Diverse Populations
  • Fostering Resiliency in Students: Protective Factors in the Home, School, and Community
  • Trainer of Trainers; Fostering Resiliency in Students: Protective Factors in the Home, School, and Community
  • Community Mobilization; Building a Comprehensive Prevention Plan
  • Student Assistance Program Implementation
  • Alcohol and Other Drug Education, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment
  • Student Assistance Programs; Intervention at the School Site
  • Beyond Dependency; The Courage to Change the Things I Can...
  • Take Charge! Success Through Active Decision Making
  • Vision Makers; Effective Decision Making and Planning for Bicultural Youth
  • Vision Seekers; Goalsetting for Bicultural Youth
  • Success Without Shame; Biculturalism and Self-empowerment
  • Biculturalism and Prevention; What's the connection?
  • Small Groups for Student Self-assessment of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
  • Advanced Support Group Facilitation Skills for Counselors and Mentors
  • Basic Support Group Facilitation Skills for Counselors and Mentors
  • Youth Recovery Assistance Programs
  • Children of Alcoholics in the School Setting
  • Basic Counseling Skills for School Staff
  • Group Facilitation Skills for School Staff
  • Working With Culturally Diverse At-risk Students
  • Dysfunctional Family Systems
  • Children of Alcoholics; Survival and Developmental Issues
  • Parenting Support; Education, Skills, Partnership
  • Childhood Developmental Issues
  • Adolescent Developmental Issues
  • Youth-of-Color and Anger Issues
  • Families of Color; Anger, Grief and Loss, Recovery
  • Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Assessment; American Indian Youth
  • American Indian Youth; Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Intervention, and Recovery
  • American Indian Client Counseling Issues
  • Working With American Indian Youth in the School Setting

REFERENCES

Available on request

You may contact me at the above email, postal address or phone number. As you can see from my experience, I have built my reputation upon highly professional work with tough and demanding issues of the day. My goals were influenced by my father who taught me the danger of creating dependency. And today, the driving vision of my work is captured in the saying, 'you can catch a person a fish and they eat for a day, but TEACH a person HOW to fish and they eat for a lifetime!!!

I also have a Native American Music business on the internet, if you would like to visit there, click here.

Email inquiries or comments to me at info@rainbowwalker.net