CHRONICLES | TAU conducts gender-responsive psychological training, boosts global collaboration

To empower students, faculty, and staff of the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) to champion a gender-inclusive, trauma-aware crisis response system, the TAU - National Service Training Program (NSTP) in collaboration with the Gender and Development (GAD) office, Student and Placement Office (SPO) and the External Linkages and International Affairs (ELIA) office spearheaded a simultaneous training-workshop titled “Gender-Responsive Training on Psychological First Aid: A Global Perspective,” facilitated by speakers from Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR), at the Bamboo Training Center (BTC) and AgriTourism Hostel Function Hall, 10 April.

The training-workshop for TAU employees included topics on cultural barriers in mental health disclosure, trauma considerations, and workplace-specific stress factors with expert insights from Dr. Endang R. Surjaningrum. 

Meanwhile, Ms. Bani Bacan Hacantya Yudanagara steered the discussion and workshop covering crisis response for peer support scenarios, academic stress interventions, and gender-based violence response protocols. 

Participants took part in group activities that simulated real-life scenarios which allowed them to present the applied psychological first aid techniques they have learned from the discussions.

In addition to enhancing the University’s internal crisis response framework, speakers from UNAIR also had a brief discussion with the ELIA Director, Dr. Benny S. Soliman, for future collaborations to strengthen academic ties between the two institutions.

Marked as the first psychological gender-responsive training, the Director of GAD office, Dr. Ma Theresa B. Nardo, expressed her appreciation and acknowledged the collaborative efforts of involved offices, participants, and international partners in bringing the training to fruition.

Dr. Nardo also emphasized the significance of the psychological training as part of TAU’s commitment to community resilience. “I believe that our readiness to help those in need strengthens our spirit of community as a University that extends to our immediate communities,” she added.

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