ABOUT THE AUTHOR I am a British citizen with an African cultural background originally from Sierra Leone West Africa. I am a registered social worker with specialism in Mental Health. Apart from the above, I was also a senior lecturer in the mathematics department at Port Loko Teachers' College Sierra Leone where I also acted as a member of it's college's Council representing lecturers. I hold the following qualifications: BSc Ed, MSc in Social Work, DAES, Diploma in Social Work, Advanced Diploma in Health Care Studies (Mental Health), Post Qualification Award in Social Work (PQ1) and a Certificate in teaching and assessing in clinical practice (998 ).