Makinie Fortino

Treating Black Mental Health, with an African-American-Caribbean Spiritual Lens Makinie Fortino

This book is a tool for mental health and wellness practitioners looking to expand their knowledge of Black Spirituality in America and the Caribbean, as well as provide them with information on what a Spiritual Awakening may look like/manifest in Black clients in order to help them be more culturally responsive. It also includes tools such as an "Anti-Racist Checklist", pop culture and book recommendations to further them in their journey.

If you are at the beginning stages of your spiritual journey, and believe you are experiencing a Spiritual Awakening, this book may be for you as well, as a starting point.

The information provided in this book is a drop in an ocean compared to work that needs to be done, but will be a good foundation to either begin doing the work that needs to be done to provide TRULY equitable service, or build on it.

At the end of the book, readers will know: Root causes and definitions of Black Trauma in America and the CaribbeanWhat Afro-Caribbean Spirituality & Awakenings are like, and how they are influenced by West African and Western cultureHow to spot whether a tool you use is racist in natureHow to be a mental health activist and ally