Mental Health Training

Last month we were privileged in welcoming Deb Ivancovich, a local Christian counselor, as she shared her professional expertise in understanding Mental Health.

Christians are often taught that man is comprised of three parts: the body, the spirit, and the soul. Where the body comprises our physical nature and the spirit comprises the eternal, our soul is thought to consist of our emotions and thought life—our very personality. In fact, the Greek word psuche means “soul” and is where we get the term “psychology”.

Whether Greek or no, we have all seen or experienced some form of psychological turmoil at one time or another. Our time with Deb provided a great deal of insight, provoking a desire for even more discussion. As such we are already planning for a follow up session! In the meantime, here is the audio from the first.

We begin the session with a general overlook at attitudes towards mental health, shedding a light on how widespread the difficulties around mental health are, and how the church can respond to those in need.

Returning from intermission, we addressed the symptoms and treatments for a variety of specific disorders, including: generalized anxiety, major depressive , schizophrenia, borderline personality , and bipolar.