Emory Dean Keoke

ekeoke@sd.value.net

Provides Training In:

• race and human relations,
• chemical dependency treatment for adolescents and adults,
• counselor skills,
• self-esteem for American Indians,
• crisis intervention and management
• community organizing.

He is certified to teach counselor skills by National Institute on Drug Abuse Central Regional Support Center in Chicago and has a B.S. in Nursing and a B.A. in Indian Studies.

Recent Human Relations Trainings:

• Recognizing and Recovering from Racism;
  Augustana College Graduate Class through Rapid City Area Schools; 2001.
  South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Rapid City, SD; 1999.
  Casey Family Program; Rapid City, SD; 1999.
  Rapid City Police Department; Rapid City, SD; 1998.
• Race Relations and Therapeutic Listening Skills;
  Early Childhood Education; Price, UT; 1999.
• American Indian Substance abuse and Therapeutic Listening Skills;
  Ateyapi Mentoring Program, Rapid City, SD; 1998, 1999, 2000.

Guest Lectures:

Participatory Research

Oglala Lakota College, He Sapa Branch, Fall 1999

Native American Psychology;

Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD; 1999

Social Work Methods I: SW 322;

University of North Dakota, Department of Social Work; Grand Forks, ND; 1990

First year medical students;

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND; 1989

Human Relations and Law Enforcement (two training programs)

Law Enforcement Training Center; Bismarck, ND; 1976

Teaching Experience:

Health Education; Alcohol and Drug Education;
Crownpoint Institute of Technology; Crownpoint, NM; 1996

Work Experience in Addition to Freelance Consulting:

• Part-time Instructor/Chemical Dependency/Academic Counselor - provided individual and group therapy to students, faculty, and staff at the Crownpoint Institute of Technology, Crownpoint, New Mexico. Performed alcohol and drug evaluations and taught health education classes to students, faculty, staff, and community residents. Administered placement tests, did recruiting, and job placement with students. Participated in job/career fairs and provided consultant services to other agencies in the Crownpoint and Gallup, New Mexico area, 1996.
• Adolescent Residential Counselor, New Beginnings Center; Aberdeen, SD - Treated adolescents who were diagnosed conduct disordered, or who were judged to be delinquent, pre-delinquent, abused (sexual, physical, and/or verbal), or neglected. Treated all races of children. Performed and completed all evaluations, assessments, progress reports and related paperwork according to city, state, county, and federal standards for courts, mental health and social services agencies. Provided individual, group, and family therapy, 1985-86.
• Community Education Specialist; Fort Totten, ND - Provided community education on different topics. Provided all aspects of chemical dependency treatment to members of the Devils Lake Sioux reservation, which included individual, group, and family therapy.
• Director, North Dakota Institute of Community Understanding, a private, non-profit human relations program; Bismarck, ND - Provided human relations and chemical dependency services to adults and adolescents throughout the Dakotas both off and on reservations.

Education:

• University of North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND
  Bachelor of Arts; Indian Studies, 1984
  
• University of North Dakota: Grand Forks, ND
  Bachelor of Science; Nursing, 1990

Additional Coursework and Relevant Training:

Group Counseling; North Dakota State University,

Fargo, ND; (2 graduate semester hours); 1978

Self-awareness Education; North Dakota State University,

Fargo, ND, (2 graduate semester hours); 1978

Community Organizing and Outreach Techniques;

Rapid City Housing Coalition, Rapid City, SD; 1997

Relapse Prevention, Brief Therapy-Advanced Clinical Skills;

University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT; 1996

Peacemaking in a Multicultural World;

Hands Across Cultures; Espanola, NM; 1996

HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling;

Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service; Albuquerque, NM; 1990

Parenting Skills;

East Grand Forks Technical Institute; East Grand Forks, MN; 1987

Cultural Identity of Indian Children In Placement;

Northeastern Mental Health Center, Aberdeen, SD; 1986

Instructor;

Central Regional Support Center; Chicago, IL; 1982

Medical Aspects of Alcohol for American Indians

University of North Dakota School of Medicine; Grand Forks, ND; 1980

Indian Alcoholism;

Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Bismarck, ND; 1973

Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies

University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT; 1972

Alcoholism Family Therapist;

North Dakota State Hospital, Alcohol and Drug Division; Jamestown, ND; 1972

Social Services Counselor Aide;

United Tribes Educational and Technical Center; Bismarck, ND; 1971

International School of Alcohol Studies;

Alcohol and Drug Division, Bismarck, ND; 1971

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