The Health Education and Training Institute

25 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101 Phone: (207) 773-3275

Health Education and Training Institute

OmiSade Ali, MA, LADC, CCS

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.