Psychology in Service

Child Psychology Talk - Recording

Child Psychology Talk - Slides

Module 2 Take-Home Exercises - Mental Health & Throught Process

The in-person session discussed psychology of young ages. This below exercise will cover issues more typical in teenagers and young adults. Mental health is often taboo in our culture. However, it is a common issue facing some of our congregation members. The below are excellent opinion-pieces by Orthodox clergy. They are not dogma or theology. However, they do provide an educated framework for thinking of mental health in a spiritual Christian context and challenge the typical modern thinking process. Read and answer below.

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Part 1 - Suicide - this is the longest of the four articles

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A2qdJ6jcefrWlA5L3MYko0p8sPgip8O9

What is 1 thing you can do personally to better address the mental health struggles of those in your community and congregation? 50 word minimum.

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Part 2 - Personal Experience with Depression & Anxiety

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B2Mkvbv1PEGCeWDM6hQM2K1inInon78l

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JOs9ulzjI4rWzOsl-fbS99RXfZq3mfiv

Describe 2-3 things that stood out to you in these two articles and discuss how they impact your view of this difficult issue. 200 word minimum.

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Part 3- Orthodox vs. Secular Thinking Process - this article covers thought processes, not mental health. It is included to highlight a fundamental difference that can have large implications in our own spiritual life and our service.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iuQlm54QFFX7i-tF-6v3B9-ShViyQ-0W

This will be a broad question. Describe how you can use the idea of “The Whole Heart” within a situation in your personal life and/or in how you would approach giving advice to someone that comes to you for help. 200 word minimum.

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If further interested in the topics above, this Podcast is particularly insightful due to its speakers’ backgrounds - http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hmhs