Rebati Sante Mentale
University
Overview
Rebati Sante Mentale is proud to offer a specialized clinical training series designed to strengthen the capacity of mental health professionals serving Haitian individuals, families, and communities across diaspora and local settings.
These workshops are grounded in culturally responsive care, community psychology, linguistic accessibility, and trauma-informed practice. Participants will gain practical tools, culturally grounded frameworks, and clinically relevant language skills to improve engagement, assessment, and treatment outcomes with Haitian clients.
This series is ideal for:
• Psychologists
• Social workers
• Counselors
• Psychiatrists
• Marriage & family therapists
• School mental health professionals
• Case managers
• Community health workers
• Graduate students and trainees
This transformative 2-hour workshop helps clinicians integrate Haitian cultural strengths, healing traditions, spirituality, storytelling, and collective resilience into mental health treatment and therapeutic engagement. Culture is explored as a clinical asset and healing resource.
This interactive 2-hour workshop introduces clinicians to essential Haitian Creole mental health terminology and culturally meaningful communication strategies for working with Haitian clients. Participants will explore how emotional distress is expressed within Haitian communities and learn practical language tools that improve rapport, engagement, and clinical understanding.
This advanced 2-hour clinical workshop prepares clinicians to conduct culturally responsive Mental Status Examinations (MSEs) with Haitian clients. Participants will learn how language, spirituality, trauma, and culture influence assessment and symptom presentation.