This document summarizes a mental health symposium with the objectives of promoting psychological well-being and empowering vulnerable groups. The symposium aims to foster resilience, facilitate recovery, and understand psychological readiness. It discusses differing situations, unique stressors and anxiety, mindsets like growth mindset, and improving emotional stability. Suggestions are provided on managing emotions, processing thoughts and feelings, and using social support as opportunities to rise above difficult situations. Resources on compassion fatigue, individual resilience, self-care techniques, and stress management strategies are also listed.

1. Mental Health Symposium
This symposium aims to promote psychological well-being and empower
vulnerable sectors:
-fostering resilience
-facilitating recovery
-understanding psychological readiness
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD

2. Objectives: at the end of the workshop, I
am able to
1. Understand differing situation: foster resilience;
2. Explain unique situation: stress and anxiety;
3. Know what is mind set: facilitating recovery;
4. Understand psychological readiness: emotional
stability
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD

3. Differing Situation;
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD
to be not like something
or someone else, either
physically or in another
way:
In what circumstances/situation in life do I relate
myself? What do I feel about it?

4. Learning resilience and beyond…
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD

5. Explain unique situation;
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the set of things that are
happening and the
conditions that exist at a
particular time…
If I am in a unique situation? Does it matter?

6. Stress and Anxiety in
extreme situation;
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What is Stress? Stress can be
defined as any type of change
that causes physical,
emotional or psychological
strain. What are stressful events in my life? What
have I done about it?

7. Causes of stress;
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8. Signs of stress;
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9. Mind Set
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD
What kind of mindset should I nurture in life?

10. Growth Mindset:
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD

11. Psychological Readiness: Emotional
Stability
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD
To be confident in your ability
to perform as you want; one's
fears need to be under-control.
How can I rise from my situation?

12. Ways to improve mental and emotional
well-being:
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- Control and manage
emotions (this is how
emotions are managed and
limitations are recognized.
- Process thoughts and
feelings (the use cognitive
skills and its functions)
How can I rise from my situation?

13. Let’s Talk:
1. Hindrance
1. Social Treatment
1. Opportunity
Fatima Mynabelle Dillera Beldia, PhD

14. Use the following resources to learn more about compassion fatigue and self-care:
● Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself (web page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
● Individual Resilience (online fact sheet from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
[ASPR])
● Self Care for Healthcare Workers Modules (training modules from the ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center,
and Information Exchange [TRACIE])
● Stress Management Techniques, Healthy Coping Strategies, Breathing Exercise (video from SAMHSA)