Conversation with Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr. – "Mental Health Best Practices" - Audio

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The episode features a discussion on mental health best practices with Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr.

Mental Health Best Practices A discussion with Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr., MSW, LCSW Founder & Senior Pastor of Temple of Faith Baptist Church- Louisville, Kentucky Licensed Clinical Social Worker KEY DEFINITIONS MENTAL HEALTH includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices (SAMSHSA- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). MENTAL ILLNESSES are medical conditions that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life (NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness). Biblical Framework for Understanding Mental Health 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV) 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 3 John 2 (NIV) 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your…

People in this episode

Guest: Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr.

Topics covered

• mental health
• best practices
• emotional well-being
• psychological health
• social well-being
• biblical framework

Keywords

• mental health
• best practices
• emotional well-being
• mental illnesses
• biblical framework
• social well-being

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Temple of Faith Baptist Church, SAMHSA, NAMI

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