Coaching and Learning Institute, Portland, Oregon, also known as CLI Portland, Oregon, is a new organization dedicated to helping youth through life coaching and mentoring. The group was started by professional life coach Jacqueline Raphael, who was inspired by the potential for life coaching to help teenagers succeed at school and home. CLI works directly with youth to address a variety of needs in Portland, Oregon and beyond. The Coaching and Learning Institute also serves as a resource to support organizations that provide mentoring and other programs to help youth set and achieve goals. CLI was recently featured in a nationally-released article for its work supporting Portland Impact and the Youth MAP program. Jacqueline Raphael was interviewed regarding her organization's efforts to train and assist mentors and staff at Portland Impact and the Youth MAP program to do a more effective job of mentoring youth.

Coaching and Learning Institute (CLI) is an organization of professionally trained life coaches who foster youth success at school, at home, and in relationships with adults and peers. We help young people who are facing challenges to make powerful decisions based on their strengths.

We use positive, developmentally appropriate life coaching techniques and activities in individual and group settings. We also train staff and volunteers at existing youth-serving organizations, including schools, in our approach. We strive to be the best we can at mentoring youth in Portland Oregon, and beyond. CLI Portland strives to be a resource for mentor training in Oregon.

Testimonials:

“When I found my otherwise confident teenager struggling with public speaking, I felt helpless because I, too, suffer from stage fright. Fortunately, we were referred to Jacqueline Raphael. She quickly established a rapport with my daughter. By using a combination of approaches involving discussions, research, and practice, she gave my daughter the insight needed to overcome her self-consciousness in front of groups. Above all, she has shown my daughter that it is much healthier and more productive to examine one’s issues rather than to avoid or ignore them.”
- J.S., Parent, speaking about the Coaching and Learning Institute, Portland, Oregon

“Jacqueline Raphael helped me work through a problem I was having with school and assisted me in finding a career path I would like to pursue.”
- J.H., High School Student

'It was great working with Jacqueline because it really got me started on looking for my dream job. She really helped me focus on my life goals and found great resources for me to use to help me get really involved."
- J.W., High School Student

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