Overview of Mental Health and Relationship Issues

Note:  It is highly recommended that the ministers’ wives be included in this training.

• This 2 hour, in-person session looks at the most common reasons people seek help and the most common barriers they have to seeking help.
• We discuss the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual model for human beings and how it influences an individual’s level of functioning.
• We discuss the differences between mental health, mental health issues, and mental disorders.
• We build understanding around the Stages of Change Model and how it helps to know how to intervene in a struggling person’s life.
• We consider the role of ministers in reaching out to a struggling person.

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Further Information

Mental Health Awareness Webinar
In this webinar, Ted Witzig Jr. explains this multi-dimensional reality of the human being and examples how helpful it is to understand them in practically helping people.

Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Model
God created human beings with four primary aspects of life: the biological, psychological, relational, and spiritual. Understanding these facets allows us to be better stewards of each area and helps us honor God’s design. Learn more about these different facets in this article.

Stages of Change
We often think that changing behavior is a simple “yes-no” decision. However, the reality is more complicated than that. Learn how understanding can affect our personal behavior change as well as influence how we can best support others.

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