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List of Services
I have over 25 years of experience across multiple health and social service sectors. I bring my wealth of professional and lived experience, along with my long-held values of collaboration, community engagement, and social justice, to every project and client. I look forward to the opportunity to work with and serve you. - Michael Liao
I have over 25 years of experience across multiple health and social service sectors. I bring my wealth of professional and lived experience, along with my long-held values of collaboration, community engagement, and social justice, to every project and client. I look forward to the opportunity to work with and serve you. - Michael Liao
Training & Speaking Engagements
Training & Speaking Engagements
Conference Speaking Engagements (Keynotes, Breakout Sessions)
Conference Speaking Engagements (Keynotes, Breakout Sessions)
Staff Trainings, Retreats, Professional Development Events
Staff Trainings, Retreats, Professional Development Events
School-Based Events, Summer Programs, Youth Summits
School-Based Events, Summer Programs, Youth Summits
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Adult/ Professional-Focused Offerings
Adult/ Professional-Focused Offerings
General cultural issues - identity, intersectionality, implicit bias, privilege, allyship
General cultural issues - identity, intersectionality, implicit bias, privilege, allyship
Anti-racist practice, strategies for decolonizing systems of care, cultural humility and safety
Anti-racist practice, strategies for decolonizing systems of care, cultural humility and safety
Radical healing principles, application to healing racialized trauma
Radical healing principles, application to healing racialized trauma
Asian American cultural issues - diversity/ heterogeneity, acculturation, treatment approach
Asian American cultural issues - diversity/ heterogeneity, acculturation, treatment approach
LGBTQ+ issues - gender identity and expression, sexual/ romantic orientation, coming-out, impacts of homophobia/ transphobia, implications for care
LGBTQ+ issues - gender identity and expression, sexual/ romantic orientation, coming-out, impacts of homophobia/ transphobia, implications for care
Mental health - as shaped by cultural lens, ways to address the pain we can't see
Mental health - as shaped by cultural lens, ways to address the pain we can't see
Neuroscience and addictive disorders - similarities/ differences between substance and behavioral addictions, neurochemical changes in addictions, GO and STOP system, implications for treatment
Neuroscience and addictive disorders - similarities/ differences between substance and behavioral addictions, neurochemical changes in addictions, GO and STOP system, implications for treatment
Problem gambling/ gambling disorder, cultural issues within Asian American communities
Problem gambling/ gambling disorder, cultural issues within Asian American communities
Gaming/ screen-use problems, tips/ strategies for caretakers, implications for treatment
Gaming/ screen-use problems, tips/ strategies for caretakers, implications for treatment
Anxiety, avoidance, perfectionism, and procrastination - strategies for taking action
Anxiety, avoidance, perfectionism, and procrastination - strategies for taking action
Youth-Oriented Offerings
Youth-Oriented Offerings
Allyship, strategies for building empathy for others
Allyship, strategies for building empathy for others
Building appreciation for difference, diversity, and inclusivity - culture 101, overcoming bias, fostering care
Building appreciation for difference, diversity, and inclusivity - culture 101, overcoming bias, fostering care
LGBTQ+ 101
LGBTQ+ 101
Promoting healing during times of injustice
Promoting healing during times of injustice
Living Liao'dly - personal stories of resilience and finding your own voice
Living Liao'dly - personal stories of resilience and finding your own voice
Many more! Contact Michael to customize/ tailor talk!
Many more! Contact Michael to customize/ tailor talk!
Consultation & Technical Assistance
Consultation & Technical Assistance
Organizational Assessments
Organizational Assessments
Staff/ Organizational Capacity-Building
Staff/ Organizational Capacity-Building
Policy & Strategy Development
Policy & Strategy Development
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Community-driven Collective Impact Approach model/ framework
Community-driven Collective Impact Approach model/ framework
Community engagement in Community Participatory Action Research
Community engagement in Community Participatory Action Research
Bilingual/ bicultural workforce development and pipeline establishment
Bilingual/ bicultural workforce development and pipeline establishment
Neighborhood-based and community-led emergency preparedness and response
Neighborhood-based and community-led emergency preparedness and response
Training-of-trainers model of capacity-building
Training-of-trainers model of capacity-building
Enhancing organizational capacity to host/ support/ supervise interns
Enhancing organizational capacity to host/ support/ supervise interns
Organizational cultural responsiveness assessments, adherence to the National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards
Organizational cultural responsiveness assessments, adherence to the National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards
Qualitative research strategies - key informant interviews, focus groups, community forums
Qualitative research strategies - key informant interviews, focus groups, community forums
Many more, contact Michael to customize/ tailor consultation services!
Many more, contact Michael to customize/ tailor consultation services!
Curriculum & Materials Development
Curriculum & Materials Development
Creating websites, pamphlets, logos, other print/ digital media content (for programs and one-off events)
Creating websites, pamphlets, logos, other print/ digital media content (for programs and one-off events)
Developing ready-to-use curriculum w/ facilitator's guides, worksheets
Developing ready-to-use curriculum w/ facilitator's guides, worksheets
Creating training videos for organziational events, retreats, staff training requirements
Creating training videos for organziational events, retreats, staff training requirements
Recent Trainings/ Presentations
Recent Trainings/ Presentations
California Friday Night Live Partnership Youth Summit 2025, Anaheim, CA | November 15, 2025 Keynote Presenter
Richmond Area Multi-Services Dr. Evelyn Lee Symposium, San Francisco | March 5, 2025
Panelist
National Association of Social Workers – California Chapter Annual Conference Oakland, CA | Nov. 8, 2024 Workshop Presenter
California Friday Night Live Partnership Leadership Training Institute Sacramento, CA | July 25, 2024 Keynote Presenter
National Conference on Alcohol & Addiction Disorders (NCAD) Anaheim, CA Aug. 20, 2018 Workshop Presenter
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Multicultural Conference Visalia, CA | July 9, 2017
Keynote Presenter
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