ELIJAH C. NEALY, M.DIV., LCSW, M. PHIL.

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1 ELIJAH C. NEALY, M.DIV., LCSW, M. PHIL. 108 Kimball Terrace Yonkers, NY SKILLS Graduate and post-graduate teaching and training; advanced clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families; agency consulting and training TEACHING Lecturer, Columbia University School of Social Work present: Foundations for Social Work Practice, Clinical Practice Evaluation, Direct Practice, Adult Psychopathology & Pathways to Wellness; Advanced Clinical Practice, health & mental health; Human Behavior in a Social Environment : Spirituality in Social Work Practice Adjunct Faculty, Union Theological Seminary Fall ; Pastoral Care with LGBTQ Persons Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, Gay & Lesbian Affirmative Project 2010 present; post-graduate clinical faculty & supervisor, developed training program in work with transgender and gender nonconforming youth and adults EXPERIENCE Private Psychotherapy Practice, Training and Consultation November 1999 present; New York, NY Clinical Consultant and Trainer, Green Chimneys, New York City LGBTQ Youth Family Therapy Project; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center, New York, NY July 2006 October 2008, Deputy Executive Director & Acting E.D. Oversee all day-to-day programming and related fiscal development and administration; Fundraising, grant writing, board development, and strategic planning; $8.5 million budget July 2001 June 2006, Director of Mental Health and Social Services Program development and administration of all adult and youth social services, including after-school programming, substance abuse, HIV, mental health services FEGS Manhattan Counseling Center, New York, NY June 2000 July 2001; Developed LGBT clinical treatment track South Central District, Metropolitan Community Churches, Fort Worth, TX May 1996 October 1999 District leader for 26 congregations in four states. Program development and administration, communications and public speaking, leadership training, conflict mediation, and fiscal development. Member of denominational governing body

2 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center, New York, NY , Project Connect Program Director Individual, couples, and group counseling for addiction, HIV, and mental health concerns, program development and administration, supervision of staff and interns Metropolitan Community Church, New Brunswick, NJ , Pastor Preaching, pastoral counseling, crisis intervention, coordination of educational programs and volunteer staff, and community outreach TODAY, INC ; Therapist at 6 month adolescent residential treatment center EDUCATION Hunter College, City University of New York; Doctoral candidate in Social Welfare; Anticipated completion February 2014 Columbia University School of Social Work M.S.S.W., 1993 Union Theological Seminary M.Div., 1993 PUBLICATIONS Promiscuity and Privilege: Reflections on Trans-Masculinity, in Queer Christianities, in press. The Man in the Mirror: Reflections on Authenticity and Visibility in the Clinical Relationship, in Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 15(2), Routledge, 2011, pp Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Families, in ReVisioning Family Therapy (2 nd Edition) (Eds: M. McGoldrick & K. Hardy), Community Practice with LGBT Persons, in Foundations of Social Work Practice with LGBT Persons (Ed: Gary Mallon), We are not Alone: Making Connections in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities, in Lessons Learned in Community Practice (Ed: Ramón Rojano). American Family Therapy Academy Monograph, 1(2), winter Co-authored training curriculum to accompany the manual, A Provider s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment with LGBT Persons; U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) (2003).

3 Early Intervention with Active Drug and Alcohol Users in Community-Based Settings, in Chemical Dependency Treatment: Innovative Group Approaches (Ed: L. Donald McVinney). Haworth Press, 1997, pp Amazon Spirit: Daily Meditations for Lesbians in Recovery, Berkeley, PRESENTATIONS Working with LGBTQ Youth; Graham Windham; Westchester County, 05/2013 Working with Trans and Gender Nonconforming Communities; Equality Cares Conference, 05/2013, NYC Motivational Interviewing with Youth, training for DYCD staff through MHA; 05/2013, NYC Working with Trans and Gender Nonconforming Youth and Their Families; Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy; one day postgraduate training, 03/2013; NYC Building Inclusive Community Programs; training for NYC DYCD youth program staff; contracted with Mental Health Association (MHA); 03/2013, NYC Working with Trans and Gender Nonconforming Youth and Their Families; Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology; one day postgraduate training, 03/2013; Boston, MA Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth and Their Families; Rockland County, NY Pride Conference; 01/2013 Introduction to Clinical Work with Trans and Gender Nonconforming Communities; Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy; one day postgraduate training, 01/2013; NYC Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth and Their Families; Legal Aid Society; 11/2012 Working with LGBTQ Youth; FEGS Bronx; 10/2012 Beyond the Basics: Advanced Clinical Work with LGBTQ Youth; training for NYC DYCD youth program staff; contracted with Mental Health Association (MHA); 07/2012, 11/2012, NYC Building Inclusive Community Programs; training for NYC DYCD youth program staff; contracted with Mental Health Association (MHA); 06/2012, 12/2012, NYC Motivational Interviewing with Adults; NYC Administration for Children s Services staff, Bronx office; one day training; 06/2012 Motivational Interviewing with Youth, one day training for DYCD staff through MHA; 04/2012, 06/2012, 10/2012 Pride in Recovery: Exploring the Intersections of Addiction and Oppression; Multicultural Family Institute; one day training; 05/2012; New Brunswick, NJ

4 Working with LGBTQ Youth, half day training for DYCD youth personnel, conducted five times, 01/2012, 06/2012, 10/2012 Workshop for Transgender Parents; Institute for Human Identity, NYC, 05/2012 E. Nealy Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA); three different one hour seminars on work with Trans and GNC Communities; Albany, NY; 01/2012 Working with Trans and Gender Nonconforming Youth and Their Families; Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy; one day postgraduate training, 12/2011; NYC Introduction to Clinical Work with Trans and Gender Nonconforming Communities; Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology; one day postgraduate training, 11/2011; Boston, MA Working with LGB Youth, half day training, Covenant House, NYC, 06/2011 Working with Trans and GNC Youth, Covenant House, NYC, 06/2011 Reflections on Authenticity and Visibility in the Clinical Relationship; plenary address, American Family Therapy Academy, 6/2011, Baltimore, MD The Man in the Mirror: Reflections on Authenticity and Visibility in the Clinical Relationship; keynote address, Transgender Clinical Symposium, New York City, 2/2010 Working with Gender-Variant and Transgender Youth and Their Families; Transgender Clinical Symposium, New York City, 2/2010 Cultural Competency Training contract, 3/09-10/09; University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center Extreme Adoption: Adopting Youth over 18 Years of Age; North American Council on Adoptable Children; 08/2009 Management trainings on leading and managing change, characteristics of effective leadership, conflict resolution, nonprofit growth & development, board development, and healthy organizational dynamics, 1996-present Cultural competency trainings for schools, child welfare agencies, mental health & substance abuse facilities, churches, and social service agencies, present Body and Soul: Perspectives on Recovery; Multicultural Family Institute, New Brunswick, NJ; Culture Conference 04/2008 Caregiver Legacies within LGBT Families and Communities; American Family Therapy Academy, Chicago, IL, 06/2006 Pride and Prejudice: Developing a Continuum of Care for LGBT Substance Use; National Association of Social Workers Conference, New York City, 06/2006 Building Legacies of Resilience with LGBTQ Youth; Multicultural Family Institute, New Brunswick, NJ; Culture Conference 03/2006

5 Working with LGBT Youth for school personnel, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 08/2006, 7/2008, 07/2009 A Model for Providing LGBT Community Services in the Settlement House Tradition, CSWE, 2005, NYC Working with Transgender Couples and Families; International Family Therapy Association, Washington, DC, 06/2005 E. Nealy Pride and Prejudice: Navigating LGBT Life Transitions and Trauma; Multicultural Family Institute, New Brunswick, NJ; Culture Conference 04/2005 The Trouble with the Truth: LGBT Folks Coming Out and Coming Home; Multicultural Family Institute, New Brunswick, NJ; Culture Conference 04/2005 Working with LGBT Couples; Multicultural Family Institute, New Brunswick, NJ; Culture Conference 4/2004 Community-building models of care with transgender populations; World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Gent, Belgium, 9/2003 Effective work with LGBT populations at the New York City NASW Addictions Conference (1995; 2003) and the New York State Conference of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Professionals (2004) OTHER New York State Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), License # ; SIFI approved social work field instructor Ordained clergy with Metropolitan Community Churches; Member: National Association of Social Workers (U.S.) World Professional Association for Transgender Health American Family Therapy Academy , Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Knowledge Application Program: Cultural Competency and Diversity Network. U. S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)