Celia Munson, the training coordinator for Bukal Life Care & Counseling Center led Basic First Aid and Health for Short-term Missionaries. This was done with STMers tied to “Asia Vision Short-Term Missions”. Typically, we help with AVSTM in a couple of training seminars. These are Basic first aid, and member care issues in missions.
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April 2011 Updates
Busy times busy times. We are in week 3 of CPE intensive. Things are going well, but a bit crazy. But here are some upcoming items.
A. May 7. Minimedical mission in Irisan, Baguio City
B. May 9-12. Training with teachers at Calvary Baptist Elementary School and CPE students. Topics in working with children of special needs, learning styles, and teambuilding.
C. May 9-13. Vacation Bible School for Special Needs Children.
D. May 14. Counseling Symposium, Baguio City. Details to follow.
E. May 28. Last day of CPE. Graduation.
F. August and September. The newest batch of CPE.
CPE 2011 Batch 1
Our trainees and staff got together on Monday (March 21) and have been busy ever since. Commissioning will be held at West Baguio Baptist Church at 2pm, this Friday (March 25)
New Presentations
Added a couple of new presentations to the TRAINING AIDS section of http://www.bukallife.org. These are:
-Managing Conflict
-Managing Confrontation
March 4 Activities
March 4 was a busy day for us. The morning was our seminar in “Managing Conflict and Confrontation Well.” It was led by Celia Munson, the training coordinator of Bukal Life Care and Counseling Center. We were invited by Prof. Wilma Awingan, a professor at University of Cordilleras, and a member of our board of directors. The training was done as part of an all day activity involving the Department of Psychology at UC. Between 150 and 200 attended.
In the evening we had a dinner/meeting for CPE supervisors. This was for preparing for the CPE program starting on March 21 and continuing through May. We had great food (thanks to Ate Flor). We all are excited about the upcoming program for our 22 trainees.
Those attending were:
Rev. Joel S. Aguirre, CPE Supervisor and Program Director
Bob Munson, Bukal Life Administrator
Celia Munson, Associate Supervisor, and Training Coordinator
Dr. Ryan Clark, Associate Supervisor
Joyce Gray, Supervisor-in-training
Felicitas Panizales, Supervisor-in-training
Sr. Sofia Cinches, Supervisor-in-training
Theresa Leones, CPE Psychologist/Trainer
Jehny Pedazo, Program Coordinator
One-Day Family Counseling Training
On the 23rd of February, our training team went to Naguilian, La Union. There were worked with Bang-Ar, a faith-based social ministry. We provided training in some topics of family counseling. Approximately 25 attended.
Rev. Joel Aguirre did an overview of the Psychology of the Family, followed by group work on Dysfunctional Families in the Bible. After this, Mrs. Tess Leones spoke on Responsible Parenting and Parenting Styles. In the afternoon, Dr. Sim Dang-Awan spoke on Understanding Alcoholism and the Alcoholic/Family.
It is our hope to broaden this in a two-day program with group counseling principles and practical workshop.
New Stuff Coming Up
In addition to the other things listed previously, here are some more:
A. March 4. 9am-12. Socialization Training (SYIS) at University of Cordilleras. This is for students and is being done under the UC Department of Psychology.
B. March 4. 5:30pm – 8. CPE Supervisor Orientation Meeting
C. March 29. 8am-12. Basic Health and First Aid for Short-term Missionaries. Held as part of the orientation and training of AV-STM mission interns.
D. April 18-21. National Clinical Supervisors Seminar. For CPE personnel working on their supervisory qualifications. Led by Dr. Raymond Lawrence, General Secretary of the College of Pastoral Service and Psychotherapy.
Parenting Seminar Completed
We had a great time doing a half-day seminar at Immaculate Heart of Mary School (IHMS) in La Trinidad. We spoke to approximately 100 parents and guardians of children at the school. Bob Munson provided a review of IQ testing and interpreting and utilizing the results. Mrs. Tess Leones provided a training seminar on Responsible Parenting and Parenting Styles. Ptr. Ricky, Celia, Jehny, and Alicia assisted with logistics, question and answer, and other aspects of the seminar.
We thank Sister Tomasa for inviting us and for the staff at IHMS for taking care of us and sharing a wonderful lunch with us.
The Powerpoint for the seminar on Responsible Parenting and Parenting Styles is available at http://www.bukallife.org/training_aids.php.
February 23rd
Family Counseling Seminar in Municipal Center, Naguilian. We will be working with the Bang-Ar organization of religious leaders. It is from 9am – 4pm
CCDC Recollection Report
We held a Values Training and Recollection Service for approximately 80 students from Cordillera Career Development College (1st, 2nd, and 3rd year high school students). It was held at the Mount Saint Paul Retreat Center in Pico, La Trinidad.
We had a great time, and hope the kids did as well. Our focus was on healthy relationships. We focused on healthy relationship with God, healthy relationship with self (along with self-understanding), and healthy relationship with others. In the afternoon we had the ecumenical service. This included some self-evaluation and some fun and games.
All of the students were very attentive and we hope and believe that all involved took something away from it that would help with their lives.
As a counseling center, we tend to focus on psycho-emotional issues. However, as a faith-based institution we also believe in a holistic understanding of the human condition. This means that we need to address the physical, emotional/values, spiritual, and mental components of the individual, and need to address other social units including, family, friends, and community. We appreciated the opportunity to integrate some of these ideas.
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