Getting to know us
We borrowed this call-and-response words from the Twi language of West Africa. Any member of the community may use it if they need to get the attention of the group. And the group responds back to acknowledge a willingness to listen.
What is Agoo and Amee?
Afrika is thought of as poor, a country, lacking diversity and having no history.
What are the myths of Afrika?
In the movie Titanic, the boat that was unsinkable met its match, for us we used it differently, as a concept to highlights both visible and hidden aspects of culture.
What is cultural iceburg?
Healthy relationships, good emotional regulation, healthy boundaries, good stress management and positive self-care can all be indicators of this state of being
What is good mental health?
Accepting life as it is
It is what it is
What is radical acceptance?
We provide outpatient care to black youth from a cultural perspective
What is SAPACCY?
The second largest continent, with 54 countries in it, with diverse cultures, and over 3000 different languages.
What is Afrika?
This music genre is originated with blues music and West African music traditions.
What is country music?
This racial group experienced the largest increase in suicides among individuals aged 10-24 years old from 2018 to 2021
What are Black Canadians?
A therapy based on the interconnected relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
What is CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
A culturally affirming program that focuses on coping skills, resilience and mental wellness to promote awareness of the mental health system for youth of Afrikan descent.
What is Let's Talk the Talk?
This is a social construct created to maintain power and control over other people
What is race?
You express yourself (verbally and non-verbally)differently depending on who is in the room. You try to fit in and be accepted in Eurocentric spaces.
What is code-switching?
To minimize harm while using substances by making small changes
What is Harm Reduction?
some of the core pieces of this therapy include emotional regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance
What is DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
We start every session with the Indigenous Land Acknowledgement and this tribute to the originals who came before us
The Afrikan Ancestral Acknowledgement
All black people can dance.
All black men can play basketball.
Are all statements relating to this type of discrimination?
What are stereotypes?
Having "the talk" about how to behave during an encounter with police is this type of socialization
What is cultural socialization?
12 step programs, residential treatment, rehab are all based on this concept to manage substance use
What is Abstinence/ Sobriety?
the acronym for this set of coping skills which consists of Temperature, Intense exercise, Progressive muscle relaxation, Paced breathing.
What is TIPP?