17/02/2026
๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐: ๐๐
๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
The Department of Psychology, in collaboration with the Office of the Guidance and Counseling, Department of Professional Education, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Services, conducted a Psychological First Aid Training on February 14, 2026. The activity aimed to equip participants with essential knowledge and practical skills for providing immediate psychosocial support and intervention during crisis and disaster situations.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐. ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ต๐. The discussion introduced participants to the foundations of traumatology and examined the psychological and behavioral effects of traumatic events on affected populations. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ง, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐. To assess learning outcomes, participants completed both pre-tests and post-tests to measure baseline knowledge and knowledge gains from the training.
In the afternoon, participants ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Attendees were organized into groups and guided by facilitators from the collaborating offices, along with representatives from external organizations such as the Iligan Youth Mental Health Advocates. Each group simulated psychosocial response scenarios, allowing participants to practice appropriate intervention strategies and develop confidence in ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น-๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Through the training, participants enhanced not only their knowledge of Psychological First Aid principles but also their readiness to respond with empathy, composure, and appropriate intervention during crisis situations. The completion of the activity reflects the continued commitment of collaborating offices, both within and beyond the institute, to strengthening psychosocial response capabilities and ensuring preparedness when such situations arise.
The success of the activity was equally made possible through the strong support from the institute, Vice Chancellor Rohane Derogongan of the OVCSS, and the College of Arts and Social Sciences, whose support greatly contributed to the trainingโs meaningful implementation.
