Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Activity.pptx

MENTAL HEALTH AND
PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
(MHPSS)
SCHOOL YEAR: 2022-2023
Marjory Gado, RN
Facilitation of Learner’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Support S.Y. 2022-2023

DepEd Memo

• VALIDATING AND NORMALIZING FEELINGS

• "I can see how you would feel that way."
• "Don't be such a wimp."
• "I feel the same way."
• "You are too sensitive."
• "How frustrating!"
• "I bet you're frustrated."
• "What's the big deal?"
• "You should feel lucky."
• "I'm here for you."
• "If you hadn't done that it wouldn't have
happened."
• "That must be really hard."
• "I don't want to hear it."
Say “I”
if you think that it
is an Invalidating
statement,
“V” otherwise.

• CALMING DOWN AND CONTROLLING ONE’S EMOTIONS

• IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING NEEDS
Organizations Contact Number and Address Contact Person
Barangay Health Office 053-567-9715 RHU-I Hilongos
Barangay Disaster Team 09178449843 Renato Aquino
DSWD office 09171091120 Felicidad Alconera
Hospital 053-567-9457/09231496565 Leyte Baptist Hospital
Psychological or Social Worker 09171091120 DSWD Head
Covid Screening Center 053-567-9715 RHU-I Hilongos
Grelina Osmena Christian College 053-567-8146

• Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) includes any
support that people receive to protect or promote their mental
health and psychosocial wellbeing.
• Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-
being.

PREVENTIVE
CURATIVE
RESILIENCE
• Decreases the risk of developing
mental health problems
• Overcome and deal with
psychosocial problems that may
have been arisen from the shock
and effects of crises.
• An individual’s capacity to face,
overcome, and be strenghened or
transformed by life’s adversities.

External Support
Internal and Personal Strengths
Social and Interpersonal Skills
3 SOURCES OF RESILIENCE
I HAVE
I AM
I CAN

I HAVE
I have trusting relationships
I have role models
I have access to education,
health, welfare and security
services

I AM
I am lovable
I am respectful of myself
I am autonomous and
responsible

I can communicate
I can problem solve
I can manage my feelings
I CAN

Well-being Flower
• Which type of well-being do you
have enough?
• Which type of well-being do you
need to nurture more?

The different types of well-being
thrive through feelings of:
1) Safety
2) Involvement and participation
3) Capacity to adapt and develop

• Activities and interventions that meet the psychological and social
needs of individuals, families, and communities;
• Provided in times of crisis to help manage normal distress and
prevent mental health concerns; and
• Reduces the risk of vulnerability while strengthening protective
factors

• Psychoeducation and awareness on mental health
• Life and vocational skills development
• Recreational and creative activities
• Sports and physical activities
• Restoring family links
• Child-friendly spaces
• Community committees
• Cultural and traditional rituals support
• Support and self –help group
• Psychological First Aid

1) Safety
2) Self-awareness
3) Self-expression
4) Self-regulation
5) Problem solving
6) Self-confidence
7) Self-compassion

1) Facial Expression
2) Quality of Speech
3) Tone of Voice
4) Posture
5) Mood
6) Affect Modulation Capacity
7) Approach and Avoidance

Eat well, get enough sleep and physical exercises
Do something fun or meaningful every day
Speak up and reach out to others
Minimize substance use
Be realistic about what you can and cannot control
Identify your own sign of stress
Make time for relaxing activities
Practice gratitude
Be kind and gentle with yourself
Seek professional support when needed

 Isolate themselves and/or become quiet around friends, family, and teachers
 Have nightmares or other sleep problems
 Become irritable or disruptive of anger which often leads to fights
 Refuse to go to school and have difficulty concentrating
 Complain of physical problems
 Develop unfounded fears
 Become depressed and become filled with guilt
 Feel numb emotionally
 Do poorly with school and homework

 Flashbacks to the traumatic event
 Avoiding reminders of the event
 Drug, alcohol, tobacco use and abuse
 Antisocial behavior (disruptive, disrespectful, or destructive behavior)
 Physical complaints
 Nightmares or other sleep problems
 Isolation or confusion
 Depression
 Suicidal thoughts

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