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Liberation-Centered Care
Welcome to Black Mental Health Training Programme. This masters-level programme is designed to provide you with comprehensive, evidence-based learning experiences that integrate theoretical frameworks, research evidence, critical analysis, and practical applications.
Your Journey: You'll move through a structured process: Information β Agreement β Baseline Assessment β Engagement (the 6 modules) β Evaluation β Graduation β Future Action Planning. Each stage builds on the previous, ensuring a comprehensive and supported learning experience.
Before we begin, we need your informed consent for participation, data collection, and engagement in this transformational learning journey. All assessments are optional and explained before administration.
Your Rights: You can change your consent settings at any time in your profile. You can request a copy of your data or request deletion at any time. All data is encrypted and stored securely per GDPR and UK Data Protection Act requirements.
This baseline assessment helps us understand your starting point and personalize your learning journey. All assessments are optional and explained before administration. This should take approximately 15-20 minutes.
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The baseline assessment will be loaded here. This includes validated instruments such as:
β’ Transformational Learning Scale (TLS)
β’ Cultural Humility Scale (CHS)
β’ Self-Efficacy for Learning Scale
β’ Course-specific knowledge pre-test
Explore this 360-degree view of a healthcare setting where liberation-centered care transforms lives. Click the hotspots to discover connections to your learning journey.
This 360-degree view represents the systemic barriers that impact Black mental health. Click the hotspots to discover pathways to liberation and healing.
"From enslavement to present: foundations of Black mental health disparities"
Framework Focus: Historical Context
Dr. Sarah stood in front of her class, holding a document from 1851. A medical journal entry describing "drapetomania" - the "disease" that caused enslaved Africans to run away. The pathologization of resistance. The medicalization of freedom.
She traced the line from that moment to now. From "drapetomania" to "aggressive behavior." From "scientific racism" to "evidence-based practices" that excluded Black people from research. From forced experimentation to "standard protocols" that didn't account for Black bodies.
From "drapetomania" to "aggressive behavior." From "scientific racism" to "evidence-based practices" that excluded Black people. The line is clear.
This wasn't ancient history. This was the foundation of everything they were dealing with now. Intergenerational trauma. Medical mistrust. Systemic exclusion. All of it rooted in this history.
Consider this: How does understanding this history change how you approach Black mental health? What does this mean for your practice?
That was Module 1. The history. The foundation. The truth that had to be honored before anything else could be built.
What did you learn? How does this connect to your practice? What will you do differently?
By completing this module, you will be able to:
This module draws on Historical Trauma & Intergenerational Transmission principles.
Key Concepts:
Evidence Base:
Medical racism and experimentation (Washington, 2006); Intergenerational trauma (Menakem, 2017); Historical trauma (Brave Heart, 2003)
Scenario: [Module-specific case study related to Historical Trauma & Intergenerational Transmission]
Apply the principles from Module 1:
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Estimated Time: 105-120 minutes | Depth Level: Advanced
Complete all sections to unlock Module 2
"Disparities, lived experience, barriers to care, and intersectionality"
Framework Focus: Access & Barriers, Lived Experience
The data was stark. Black people were more likely to be diagnosed with severe mental illness. Less likely to receive appropriate treatment. More likely to be sectioned. More likely to die in mental health settings.
But data didn't tell the whole story. The lived experience did. The barriers. The intersectionality. The ways that race, class, gender, sexuality, disability all intersected to create unique experiences of harm.
Data doesn't tell the whole story. Lived experience does. The barriers. The intersectionality. The unique experiences of harm.
Dr. Sarah listened to the stories. The barriers to care. The ways systems excluded. The intersectional experiences. And she understood: this wasn't about individual pathology. This was about systemic harm.
Think about this: What barriers to care exist in your context? How does intersectionality affect mental health access?
That was Module 2. The current reality. The disparities. The barriers. The truth of now.
What did you learn? How does this connect to your practice? What will you do differently?
By completing this module, you will be able to:
This module draws on Critical Race Theory & Health Disparities principles.
Key Concepts:
Evidence Base:
Mental health disparities (Williams & Mohammed, 2013); Barriers to care (Snowden, 2003); Intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989)
Scenario: [Module-specific case study related to Critical Race Theory & Health Disparities]
Apply the principles from Module 2:
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Estimated Time: 105-120 minutes | Depth Level: Advanced
Complete all sections to unlock Module 3
"Depression, anxiety, racial trauma, PTSD, addiction, suicideβpresentations and culturally responsive responses"
Framework Focus: Assessment, Treatment
Depression in Black communities looked different. Anxiety was often racial trauma. PTSD was complex, intergenerational. Substance use was self-medication. Suicide was preventable - if you understood the context.
Dr. Sarah learned to see beyond the symptoms. To understand the context. To respond culturally. To honor the whole person, not just the diagnosis.
See beyond symptoms. Understand context. Respond culturally. Honor the whole person, not just the diagnosis.
Treatment plans changed. Interventions shifted. Approaches transformed. All because they started from cultural understanding, not medical assumptions.
Consider this: How do you currently assess mental health? How might cultural context change your approach?
That was Module 3. Specific struggles. Culturally responsive responses. Honoring context.
What did you learn? How does this connect to your practice? What will you do differently?
By completing this module, you will be able to:
This module draws on Trauma-Informed Care & Cultural Responsiveness principles.
Key Concepts:
Evidence Base:
Racial trauma and mental health (Carter, 2007); Trauma-informed care (Harris & Fallot, 2001); Cultural responsiveness (Sue et al., 2019)
Scenario: [Module-specific case study related to Trauma-Informed Care & Cultural Responsiveness]
Apply the principles from Module 3:
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Estimated Time: 105-120 minutes | Depth Level: Advanced
Complete all sections to unlock Module 4
"Limits of cultural competence, medical-model individualization, biased EBPs, coercion and harm"
Framework Focus: Critical Analysis
Cultural competence wasn't enough. It was a checklist. A performance. Not transformation. The medical model individualized everything, ignoring systemic harm. Evidence-based practices were biased, excluding Black people from research.
And coercion. The ways systems forced compliance. The harm caused by "treatment" that didn't honor dignity. The violence of "care" that didn't center liberation.
Coercion. Forced compliance. Harm caused by "treatment" that didn't honor dignity. The violence of "care" that didn't center liberation.
Dr. Sarah had to unlearn. To deconstruct. To see the harm. To name it. To stop it.
Consider this: What approaches have you used that might cause harm? How can you deconstruct and unlearn?
That was Module 4. What doesn't work. The harm. The need to unlearn.
What did you learn? How does this connect to your practice? What will you do differently?
By completing this module, you will be able to:
This module draws on Critical Analysis of Current Approaches principles.
Key Concepts:
Evidence Base:
Harm in mental healthcare (Metzl, 2009); Cultural competence critique (Tervalon & Murray-GarcΓa, 1998); Medical model limitations (Kirmayer, 2012)
Scenario: [Module-specific case study related to Critical Analysis of Current Approaches]
Apply the principles from Module 4:
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Estimated Time: 105-120 minutes | Depth Level: Advanced
Complete all sections to unlock Module 5
"PCREF pillars, Phoenix Foundation model, culturally responsive practices, community-based healing and liberation"
Framework Focus: PCREF Framework, Liberation-Centered Care
PCREF framework. The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework. A systematic approach to transformation. Not a checklist. Not a performance. Real change.
Phoenix Foundation model. Liberation psychology. Community healing. Culturally responsive practices. All of it centered on liberation. On dignity. On truth.
PCREF. Phoenix Foundation. Liberation psychology. Community healing. All centered on liberation, dignity, truth.
Dr. Sarah saw it working. Real transformation. Real healing. Real liberation. Not perfect. Not easy. But real.
Think about this: How can you implement PCREF in your context? What does liberation-centered care look like for you?
That was Module 5. What works. PCREF. Liberation-centered care. Real transformation.
What did you learn? How does this connect to your practice? What will you do differently?
By completing this module, you will be able to:
This module draws on Liberation Psychology & Community Healing principles.
Key Concepts:
Evidence Base:
PCREF framework (NHS, 2021); Community healing (Ginwright, 2015); Liberation psychology (MartΓn-BarΓ³, 1994)
Scenario: [Module-specific case study related to Liberation Psychology & Community Healing]
Apply the principles from Module 5:
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Estimated Time: 105-120 minutes | Depth Level: Advanced
Complete all sections to unlock Module 6
"Integration, action planning, capstone, certification, and launch into the movement"
Framework Focus: Implementation, System Change
Implementation. Action planning. System change. It wasn't enough to know what worked. They had to do it. To implement it. To change systems.
Dr. Sarah created action plans. Built teams. Changed policies. Transformed systems. One step at a time. One change at a time. One liberation at a time.
Action plans. Teams. Policy changes. System transformation. One step, one change, one liberation at a time.
It was working. Real change. Real transformation. Liberation-centered care in action.
Consider this: What is your action plan? How will you implement liberation-centered care? What systems will you change?
That was Module 6. Integration. Action. Liberation-centered care in practice. The journey continues.
What did you learn? How does this connect to your practice? What will you do differently?
By completing this module, you will be able to:
This module draws on Change Implementation & Movement Building principles.
Key Concepts:
Evidence Base:
Sustaining change (Kotter, 2012); Movement building (Ginwright, 2015); Implementation science (Fixsen et al., 2005)
Scenario: [Module-specific case study related to Change Implementation & Movement Building]
Apply the principles from Module 6:
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Estimated Time: 105-120 minutes | Depth Level: Advanced
Complete all sections to complete Black Mental Health Programme
Let's evaluate your transformation journey. This includes mid-journey self-assessment, application quality evaluation, and comprehensive post-programme assessment (Tier 3: Integration Checkpoints).
Mid-journey self-assessment of growth and application (10 minutes)
Measures: Growth perception, confidence, application readiness
Application quality rubric (peer + self-assessment) (8 minutes)
Measures: Quality of action plans, equity awareness
Post-programme summative assessment (15-20 minutes)
Measures: Knowledge, attitudes, skills, transformation
You have completed Black Mental Health Training Programme. Your transformation journey is a testament to your commitment, courage, and capacity for growth.
Transformation doesn't end here. Let's create your individual and collaborative action plans to sustain and deepen your learning journey.
Create your personal commitment plan for continued growth and application.
Work with your team, community, or cohort to create collective transformation commitments.