Professional Practise in Counselling and Psychology

28/02/2026

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆, 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂
𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡: https://bit.ly/PracticeSeriesMelbourne

We’re inviting expressions of interest for the 2026 mid-year Clinical Practice Series Intensive Training in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 from 9–11 June 2026. If you’re ready to immerse yourself in focused clinical skill-building, register your expression of interest today! ✨

📩 Shortlisted participants will receive full details on topics, fees, venue, and registration once finalised.

27/02/2026

🗓️📆 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 7 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ | 10𝑎𝑚 - 1𝑝𝑚
𝑆𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: https://www.theppcp.com/treatment-planning

How do you go from a formulation to an actual plan of care? In this session, we’ll walk through the thinking process and write a plan for clients.

📝📅 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
8 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ | 10𝑎𝑚 - 2𝑝𝑚
𝑆𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: https://www.theppcp.com/su***de-risk

Many clinicians are taught what to do (offer a safety plan, give crisis contacts), but not how to think about su***de risk. As a result, risk is often rated in arbitrary ways, without a clear clinical basis, and management decisions are made that are not well matched to the person’s actual level of risk.

24/02/2026

𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒

I am Jhade Jen A. Jacinto, a graduate student from De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, currently conducting my thesis entitled “𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒” as part of the requirements for the degree, Master of Arts in Education Major in Guidance and Counseling.

I am respectfully requesting permission to conduct an online survey among a group of respondents from your organization, preferably Registered Guidance Counselors (RGCs). The insights gathered from this survey will serve as the foundation for designing a targeted digital fluency training program—one that is aligned with counselor's actual needs and helps them become more prepared to integrate technology effectively into your counseling work.

The participants may access the online survey through the following link:

🔗: https://tinyurl.com/DigitalReadyCounselors

Should you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me at:

Facebook: Jhade Jen Jacinto (https://www.facebook.com/jhaderella/)

📧: [email protected] | [email protected]

Greetings in St. La Salle! ☘️ I am Jhade Jen A. Jacinto, a graduate student taking up Master of Arts in Education Major in Guidance and Counseling in De La Salle University - Dasmariñas currently undertaking a research on "ASSESSING DIGITAL FLUENCY AND TRAINING NEEDS AMONG GUIDANCE COUNSELORS I...

23/02/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
We often trust the most confident voice in the room, but 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, especially in ethical decision-making. This is important particularly if the code of ethics relies on vague language like "𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒔", "𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆", or "𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏". These terms offer little to no practical guidance especially when you're dealing with an ethically difficult situation in your practice.

In this session, we will work through tricky cases using robust and practical ethical framework. Ethical competence develops through practice and experience. This session offers an opportunity to reflect on your ethical competence through series of practice. Upskill and sign up now! https://www.theppcp.com/ethics-in-practice

20/02/2026

𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
Can you provide accurate information related to these please.

[ ] Is there a 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 program in any university in the Philippines prior to 2025? (There is one PsyD that started only last year)

[ ] Is the PhD in Psychology program 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐒 minimum of 1,000 hours of internship?

[ ] Do 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? (Studied in America?)

20/02/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥-𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐩𝐨𝐩-𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝑑𝑎𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡) 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐).

While many of these posts from psychologists carries genuinely positive, inclusive message, and normalises the experience of being single, also valuing self love and life (𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠), they reflect some ethical concerns (𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑉, 𝐴.1.; 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑉.𝐷.1; 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑉.𝐵.2; 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝐼𝐼; 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑉.𝐷.3; 𝐼𝐼𝐼.𝐽 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑).

Now, these posts are not unethical like breaching confidentiality for example, but they represent a pattern of behaviour that the Philippines' Code of Ethics for Psychologists and Psychometricians tells us that 𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝. On reflection as a psychologist, your ethics spidey sense should make you feel uncomfortable with these kinds of posts.

If you want to revisit your ethics competency, sign up this upcoming webinar and we will look at the actions and behaviours that psychologists do, and reflect on what we should and must do as demanded by our profession and the code of ethics.

𝑆𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒:
https://www.theppcp.com/ethics-in-practice

19/02/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 21 𝐹𝑒𝑏 | 10𝑎𝑚 - 1𝑝𝑚
𝑆𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: https://www.theppcp.com/case-formulation

2 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔! Then we launch the next in the series, 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 (https://www.theppcp.com/ethics-in-practice), with very interesting cases that could really help you reflect more on the things that you see and do as clinician yourself.

If 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 suits you more, practicing all these clinical skills face-to-face, express your interest -(https://www.theppcp.com/melbourne-practice-series).

16/02/2026

𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 | 28 𝐹𝑒𝑏, 𝑆𝑎𝑡, 10𝑎𝑚-1𝑝𝑚
𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱: https://www.theppcp.com/ethics-in-practice

Let’s examine how publicly available work by psychologists stands up to ethical scrutiny. In this reflective and structured session, we will thoughtfully explore the actions taken, and sometimes not taken, and consider them through the lens of our ethical responsibilities as mental health practitioners. We then reflect on our the different areas of our own practice, through examples and reflective discussion.

14/02/2026

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆, 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂
𝐾𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑: https://bit.ly/PracticeSeriesMelbourne

We’re inviting expressions of interest for the 2026 Clinical Practice Series Intensive Skills Training in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 from 9–11 June 2026.

This three-day, in-person intensive is designed to help you:
✅ Translate theory into structured clinical practice
✅ Engage in hands-on, practical learning in a small group setting
✅ Recharge with a guided walking tour of Melbourne as part of self-care on Day 3 🌿🚶‍♂️

📅 Tentative Program

Day 1
🌅 Morning: Intake & Case Noting
🌇 Afternoon: Case Formulation Skills & Treatment Planning

Day 2
🌅 Morning: Counselling Skills
🌇 Afternoon: Su***de Risk Assessment

Day 3
🗺️ Half-day Guided Walking Tour of Melbourne City

If you’re ready to immerse yourself in focused clinical skill-building, register your expression of interest today! ✨

📩 Shortlisted participants will receive full details on topics, fees, venue, and registration once finalised.