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.