Benilde Well-Being Center

18/12/2025

[BWC] Christmas Holiday Break Announcement

17/12/2025

Merry Christmas!

12/12/2025

Be Well Notes: Special Posting

10 Tips to reduce stress and take care of yourself during the holidays

If you find that you are feeling a little more stressed than usual right now, keep in mind that you're definitely not alone. When we're stressed, we need to be sure we are coping with it in the best ways possible. Here are some ways to make the season less stressful and more fun.

Reference:

Kirshnit, C. (2024). 10 Tips to reduce stress and take care of yourself during the holidays.https://health.ucdavis.edu/blog/cultivating-health/10-tips-to-reduce-stress-and-take-care-of-yourself-during-the-holidays/2023/12

05/11/2025

Be Well Thoughts #183

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Benilde Well-Being Center
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Listening is our way of caring!

For personal counseling, please click
https://bit.ly/CounselingRequestFormBWC
For referrals, please click http://bit.ly/BWConlinereferral

03/11/2025

Manila Standard
November 2, 2025
Young Life; Page C3

The De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) marked Mental Health Awareness Month with the unveiling of its newly renovated Benilde Well-Being Center (BWC) at the Design + Arts Campus.

The center, which also operates in the Taft Campus, Atrium@Benilde, and Angelo King International Center, provides mental health and psycho-emotional support for students and staff. It is staffed by registered guidance counselors, psychologists, and psychometricians who assist the college’s diverse and multicultural community.

Thank you, Manila Standard, for the feature!

30/10/2025

Dear Benildean Community,

Please be informed that due to an upcoming Special Non-Working Holiday, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day, our services will be temporarily unavailable from October 31, 2025 to November 2, 2025. Our regular services will resume on Monday, November 3, 2025.

We understand the importance of mental health and well-being, especially during breaks. For support during this time, please find below 24/7 external and emergency contact numbers available in case of a mental health crisis:

National Center for Mental Health

(02) 1553 or 1800-1888-1553
0919-057-1553, 0917-899-8727,
and 0917-899-USAP

Hopeline PH by the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation

8804-4673
0918-873-4673
0917-558-4673

Your well-being is our top priority, and we encourage you to seek assistance or support whenever needed. Let’s use this break to rest, recharge, and remember our departed loved ones.

We look forward to serving you again starting November 3, 2025.

Thank you!



Sincerely,

Benilde Well-Being Center (BWC)

27/10/2025

Be Well Notes #121

What is Psychological Well-Being?

The Center has taken different names through the years starting from Guidance and Counseling Center to Center for Counseling and Career Services, and to Center for Counseling Services. In 2019, the Center has again appropriately evolved to become the Benilde Well-Being Center (BWC) to reflect the richness of the Center’s human resources and the range of services that it could offer and could potentially offer in the future to serve extraordinarily in an inclusive environment that embraces diverse students. More so, this is to encourage the students to avail of services promoting well-being without the stigma associated with the usual terms in mental health, psychology and counseling. The name of BWC also reflects the framework that we adhere to which is the Six-Factor Model of Psychological Well-Being by Dr. Carol Ryff (1989).

References:

Celestine, N. (2021). The Ryff Scales of Psychological Wellbeing: Your How-To Guide. https://positivepsychology.com/ryff-scale-psychological-wellbeing/

Huppert, F. (2009). Psychological well-being: evidence regarding its causes and consequences. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‒Being, 1. 137–164. doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01008.x

Keyes, C. (2014). Mental health as a complete state: how the salutogenic perspective completes the picture. In: Bauer GF, Hämmig O, editors. Bridging occupational, organizational and public health. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 179–92.

Ryff, C. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological wellbeing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 57(6), 1069–1081.

Ryff, C. & Keyes, C. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(4), 719–727.

24/10/2025

The Benilde Well-Being Center (BWC) would like to express its sincerest gratitude to the following Divisions, Schools, Centers, and Offices for their continued support during the Blessing of the new BWC D+A Office and the Launching of "Be Well Companion: My Well-Being Journal":

Office of the President
Office of the Chancellor
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academics
Office of the Vice President for Lasallian Mission and Student Life
Office of the Vice President for Finance
Office of the Vice President for Administration and Innovation
School of Arts, Culture and Performance
School of Environmental Design
School of New Media Arts
Benilde Marketing Center
Benildean Parents in Action
Center for Built Environment and Logistics
Center for Emergency Management, Safety and Security
Center for Facilities Maintenance and Campus Development
Center for Faculty Advancement
Center for Inclusive Education
Center for Institutional Communications
Center for Intellectual Property Management
Center for Health Management Services
Center for Lasallian Ministry
Center for Learning Resources
Center for Procurement
Center for Restorative Discipline
Center for Student Life
Center for Social Action
Kaagapay Volunteers Group
People and Organization Development Office

A heartfelt thank you as well to everyone who joined and celebrated with us during this momentous milestone.

Remember, in BWC, your well-being matters!

11/10/2025

10/10/2025

World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2025
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Benilde Well-Being Center
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Listening is our way of caring!

For personal counseling please click
https://bit.ly/CounselingRequestFormBWC
For referrals please click http://bit.ly/BWConlinereferral

09/10/2025

In celebration of World Mental Health Day, we invite everyone to wear green tomorrow, October 10, 2025 (Friday), as a symbol of our shared commitment to mental health awareness and support.

The color green represents hope, strength, and the importance of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. By wearing green, we show our solidarity with those navigating mental health challenges and reaffirm our collective advocacy for a compassionate, understanding, and inclusive community.

Let’s come together as One Benildean Community - promoting care, connection, and well-being for all. 💚

09/10/2025

Be Well Thoughts #182

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Benilde Well-Being Center
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Listening is our way of caring!

For personal counseling please click
https://bit.ly/CounselingRequestFormBWC
For referrals please click http://bit.ly/BWConlinereferral