Bowker Biography:
Kenneth J Headen, MD

This is the non-fictional debut for the author. Born in rural North Carolina and growing up during the sixties was the perfect setting to begin molding a future African-American Psychiatrist. Few ever suspected such an achievement would become reality. In Heaven, God had already placed in the individual minds and hearts of those Ken would encounter along the journey, the means to inspire him to maintain the course to his life's calling. *The one thing God could not give him was the belief in himself that he possessed great potential and capabilities. This would be learned along the way through mistakes and recoveries, and eventually lead to the appropriate choices to learn the necessary lessons of life. For Ken, these lessons were found in some unorthodox places. To name a few: animal friends, the ballfield, the "Ham House", and the "Juke Joint". These lessons are not taught in any classroom, but carry universal truths of taming the negative emotions of excessive fear, anger, and sadness, which are much of the foundation of human personality. *Geographically, the journey began in Chatham County during the days of corporal punishent and segregation. Ironically, the road to College at Winston-Salem State University led to a return to an overwhelmingly black student body, with its many advantages and disadvantages. Most importantly, it provided the opportunity to shed limitations, develop vision, and to see race as a conquerable obstacle. *Four years in the integrated workforce as a Medical Technologist set the stage for entry into the professional world. Shielded from fear by his own narcissism and ignorance, the real transformation began in late 1986 at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Ken's life ultimately developed upward momentum as much of the negative weight was traumatically filtered from his personality forever. *A glimpse of the future began during a third year student clerkship in Psychiatry at Dorothea Dix State Mental Institution. Eventually, his destination became more clear. *He trained as a Resident Physician in Psychiatry at UNC after medical school, then began a career as a Psychiatrist in Burlington, N.C. at Alamance County Mental Health Center in 1996. Through that affiliation he eventually began a private practice, also continuing service to under-served patients in the community, a residential treatment facility, and the County Jail in the State Capital of Raleigh, NC. *At the time this book is published, the future of our mental health care delivery system is in doubt as the system is overhauled by our governments, seeming to be low on the priority list. *Dr. Headen's role for the future has yet to be defined, but stay tuned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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