UPD PsycServ

11/09/2025

Help is available! Don't hesitate to reach out to the following mental health provider channels:
🧠NCMH Crisis Hotline: 📞1553 📞09190571553
🧠UP Diliman MHPSS Network: UP Diliman Mental Health Network

𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 🍃𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘 ☀️𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔 🌲𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 ✨𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 🫂 — Leaves, Ben&Ben

Hello, Iskolar. 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗸𝗮?👋These are the words that may sound so simple, but bear a significant weight of care, love, and compassion. Not all struggles are easily seen, and not all struggles are easily fought. Always be reminded that you are not alone. Sa hamon at dagok ng buhay, 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗸𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴-𝗶𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻. May karamay at kapiling ka.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. ❤️‍🩹

This September marks the 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. Know that the UP Diliman Mental Health and Psychosocial Services (MHPSS) Network is here for you.

Help is available. Don't hesitate to reach out to the following mental health provider channels:

🧠NCMH Crisis Hotline: 📞1553 📞09190571553
🧠UP Diliman MHPSS Network: UP Diliman Mental Health Network

10/09/2025

We congratulate Asst. Prof. Jeryl Shawn T. Tan, one of our Psychosocial Support Specialists (PSS), on receiving the 2025 Alfredo V. Lagmay Award for Psychological Research!

The Department of Psychology proudly congratulates Asst. Prof. Jeryl Shawn T. Tan on being awarded the prestigious 2025 Alfredo V. Lagmay Award for Psychological Research.

This honor recognizes your exceptional contributions to psychological research, highlighting your dedication, scholarly excellence, and lasting impact on the field. Your commitment and accomplishments have not only distinguished you among your peers but have also inspired many within the academic and professional community.

We celebrate this remarkable achievement with you!

02/09/2025

ICYMI: Claudine Faye Tecson, UPD PsycServ's Clinic Manager, and Joy Anne Bantigue, one of PsycServ's Psychosocial Support Specialists (PSS), facilitated a wellbeing workshop as part of the Office for the Advancement of Teaching's most recent Teaching Effectiveness Course (TEC).

28/07/2025

Pluma at Lana Book Publishing House is inviting everyone to their official launch on August 9, 2025! Their debut storybook, Naging Bata Rin — a heartwarming tale that invites grown-ups to remember what it was like to be a child — will also be launched on the same day.

🗓 Save the date: August 9, 2025, Saturday, 9AM
📍 The Parola: UP Fine Arts Gallery
🎟 RSVP now via their official Facebook Event Page:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/events/1261085029028763/

Open to all — families, educators, advocates, readers, and dreamers alike!

Mark your calendars, bring your loved ones, and celebrate the power of stories with Pluma at Lana!

Pluma at Lana PH

03/07/2025

Panawagan sa Abstrak: Ika-49 Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino at Ikatlong Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Ginhawa

Sikolohiyang Malaya at Mapagpalaya, Lipunang Maginhawa at Mapagkalinga

Inihahandog ng Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, University of the Philippines, Department of Psychology, at UP Diliman Psychosocial Services (UPD PsycServ)

Nobyembre 27–29, 2025
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman, Lungsod Quezon

Indibidwal na Paglalahad: bit.ly/pksp49papel
Panel o Symposium: bit.ly/pksp49sympo

Sa okasyon ng pagdiriwang ng ika-50 taon ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino, layunin ng kumperensiyang ito na palalimin ang ating pang-unawa sa ambag ng isang kritikal na disiplina tulad ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino sa dekolonisasyon ng sikolohiya sa Pilipinas at linawin ang papel nito sa pagtataguyod ng isang lipunang maginhawa at mapagkalinga para sa bawat Pilipino.

Panawagan sa Abstrak: Ika-49 Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino at Ikatlong Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Ginhawa

Sikolohiyang Malaya at Mapagpalaya, Lipunang Maginhawa at Mapagkalinga

Inihahandog ng Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, UP Diliman Departamento ng Sikolohiya, at UP Diliman Psychosocial Services

Nobyembre 27–29, 2025
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman, Lungsod Quezon

Indibidwal na Paglalahad: bit.ly/pksp49papel
Panel o Symposium: bit.ly/pksp49sympo

Sa okasyon ng pagdiriwang ng ika-50 taon ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino, layunin ng kumperensiyang ito na palalimin ang ating pang-unawa sa ambag ng isang kritikal na disiplina tulad ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino sa dekolonisasyon ng sikolohiya sa Pilipinas at linawin ang papel nito sa pagtataguyod ng isang lipunang maginhawa at mapagkalinga para sa bawat Pilipino.

University of the Philippines, Department of Psychology
UPD PsycServ

01/07/2025

“Sa kabila ng malakas na ulan, matagumpay na inilunsad ng UP Diliman (UPD) Psychosocial Services (PsycServ) ang kanilang aklat na ‘Ang Ginhawa bilang Hangarin at Balangkas sa Paglikha ng Mapagkalingang Unibersidad’ (Ginhawa) sa Ignacio B. Gimenez Gallery.”

Basahin ang buong kuwento sa https://upd.edu.ph/aklat-ukol-sa-ginhawa-inilunsad/.

30/06/2025

📣 Call for participants: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Psychology Summer School 📣

The UPD Department of Psychology is calling all graduate students of Psychology programs and related disciplines, and/or junior faculty members of a Psychology department/division (and related disciplines) to join us and apply in the first ever Decolonizing and Indigenizing Psychology Summer School to be held on July 15-17, 2025 at Alfredo V. Lagmay Hall, UP Diliman.

Registration is FREE.

Participants of this Summer School program will benefit from an on-site 3-day training program, with mentoring, workshops, group discussions, and lectures. Read the full details and instructions on how to apply here:
ℹ️ https://bit.ly/Details_SP50_SummerSchool ℹ️

You may also visit the SP@50 microsite!
🖥️ https://bit.ly/SP50_microsite 🖥️

DEADLINE OF APPLICATION/REGISTRATION is on July 3, 2025.

This is part of the celebration of 50 years of Sikolohiyang Pilipino. Kindly share with your networks.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

The UPD Department of Psychology is calling all graduate students of Psychology programs and related disciplines, and/or junior faculty members of a Psychology department/division (and related disciplines) to join us and apply in the first ever 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 to be held on July 15-17, 2025 at Alfredo V. Lagmay Hall, UP Diliman.

Registration is FREE.

Participants of this Summer School program will benefit from an on-site 3-day training program, with mentoring, workshops, group discussions, and lectures. Read the full details and instructions on how to apply here:

ℹ️ https://bit.ly/Details_SP50_SummerSchool ℹ️

You may also visit the SP@50 microsite:

🖥️ https://bit.ly/SP50_microsite 🖥️

DEADLINE OF APPLICATION/REGISTRATION is on July 3, 2025.

This is part of the celebration of 50 years of Sikolohiyang Pilipino. Kindly share with your networks.

27/06/2025

[BAGONG LIBRO] ANG GINHAWA BILANG HANGARIN AT BALANGKAS
Violeta V. Bautista, PhD, RPsy at Divine Love A. Salvador, PhD, RPsy (Mga Patnugot)

Ang librong ito ay naglalaman ng mga pag-aaral at karanasan tungkol sa papel ng ginhawa sa mga programang lusog-isip. Ang mga artikulo sa ginhawa ay hindi lamang sa konteksto ng unibersidad, kundi maging sa karanasan ng mga publikong Pilipino. Ang libro ay magsisilbing sanggunian para sa mental health professionals at lay workers, pati na rin para sa mga g**o at mag-aaral ng sikolohiya at allied mental health.

Ang bawat kopya ng libro ay nagkakahalaga ng PHP500. Bumili sa pamamagitan ng order form: https://bit.ly/GinhawaBookOrderForm o i-scan ang QR code

Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino

26/06/2025

We congratulate Jeryl Shawn Tan, one of our Psychosocial Support Specialists (PSS), for his publication on the Anxiety, Stress, & Coping journal! The article is entitled "Perfectionism, wellbeing, and coping among Filipino university students: a multi-study test of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism" and is in collaboration with Andrew P. Hill and Daniel J. Madigan. Access the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2025.2521412

[Abstract]
Background: Perfectionism is an important characteristic among university students given its associations with their wellbeing and coping. One approach to studying student perfectionism is the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism, which examines the interaction between self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP). The model is useful for studying student perfectionism, but tests in different cultural contexts remain limited, with some suggesting its hypotheses need modification.
Objectives: This article builds on existing research by presenting two novel studies that provide the model’s first tests in predicting university student wellbeing and coping in a Filipino context, as well as tests of alternate cultural makeup and aggravating factor hypotheses for SPP’s role.
Methods: Following preregistered protocols, two independent samples of Filipino university students completed questionnaires measuring variables of interest – one cross-sectionally (N = 294) and one longitudinally (N = 324) with a 3-month follow-up.
Results and Conclusion: Moderated regression analyses showed support for the model’s hypotheses across both samples depending on the variable. Findings provided clearer support that students with high SPP or a strong belief that others expect perfection are more vulnerable to poorer wellbeing and unhealthy coping, making SPP an aggravating factor in the Filipino context.

26/06/2025

19/06/2025

Meron nga bang nakakaginhawang edukasyon? Paano tayo makakalikha ng nakagiginhawang unibersidad?

Abangan ang paglulunsad ng “Ang Ginhawa bilang Hangarin at Balangkas sa Paglikha ng Mapagkalingang Unibersidad," isang libro ng mga pag-aaral at karanasan tungkol sa papel ng ginhawa sa mga programang lusog-isip. Ang mga artikulo sa ginhawa ay hindi lamang sa konteksto ng unibersidad, kundi maging sa karanasan ng mga publikong Pilipino. Ang libro ay magsisilbing sanggunian para sa mental health professionals at lay workers, pati na rin para sa mga g**o at mag-aaral ng sikolohiya at allied mental health.

Inaanyayahan ang lahat na makisaya sa livestream ng selebrasyon ng paglulunsad ng libro sa page ng UPD PsycServ (facebook.com/updpsycserv) sa Lunes, ika-23 ng Hunyo, 2:00 n.h.!

Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino
UP Diliman

05/06/2025

📣 LAST CALL for participants: Clinical experiences of MH professionals who has worked with LGBTQ+ clients/patients in the Philippines📣

Interested participants must be:
✅ able to read and answer questions in English
✅ over 18 years old
✅ a mental health professional, who has worked with LGBTQ+ clients/patients in the Philippines, currently or in the past

Participants will answer a 15-20-minute online survey, with questions related to experiences with counseling LGBTQ+ individuals and receiving trainings.

Answer the survey here: bit.ly/signupMHsurvey or scan the QR on the photo.

For questions, you may contact the researchers at sharon.horne@umb.edu and dasalvador@up.edu.ph.

Help us understand your experiences working with LGBTQ+ clients/patients!

We are exploring current care practices and training needs when working with LGBTQ+ clients/patients in the Philippines so that we could craft culturally resonant and useful guidelines for LGBTQ+ affirmative care in the Philippines.

If you are a mental health professional and has worked with LGBTQ+ clients/patients in the Philippines, you are welcome to answer the survey. More details can be found in the photo. Scan the QR code or go to bit.ly/lgbtqmhaccess for the survey.