Hoop Coaches International Webinar – Day 14 (10:00 pm) – The Role of a Sport Psychologist in a Basketball Team (May 14, 2020)

I would again like to extend my thanks to Hoop Coaches International, Blackwater Elite, and Coach Ariel Vanguardia for the opportunity to be a part of this Webinar series. Click here to see the webinar on the Hoop Coaches International YouTube Channel.  

An Open Letter to the People who have Emailed Me Recently (March 2, 2019)

Dear Sender(s), Greetings and I hope that this reaches you well.  I know that you have probably emailed me with the intention of conducting a survey, interview, or maybe even to discuss matters pertaining to your practicum or internship. Now, I understand that it is the 21st century and electronic mail is an acceptable mediumContinue reading “An Open Letter to the People who have Emailed Me Recently (March 2, 2019)”

Rewriting the Lexicon (February 16, 2019)

I will periodically update this post as more “key” words come to my attention. In a therapeutic setting, I have heard the following words–not often, but often enough–uttered by patients: I will try… or I can’t do… or It’s so hard… or It’s so difficult… Now there is nothing fundamentally wrong with the words “try,”Continue reading “Rewriting the Lexicon (February 16, 2019)”

Active Imagination (January 23, 2019)

Mental Note: Penmanship Have you ever found yourself in a situation wherein you needed to hastily jot down notes and were—to a certain degree—confident with your output?[i]  Only to realize that when you revisited them, you could no longer make out what you wrote down? This was the challenge of this particular post.   So IContinue reading “Active Imagination (January 23, 2019)”

Talk on “Bullying Interventions: Children & Adolescents” in CEFAM

Subbed as a guest professor today in Dr. Ma. Teresa Gustilo-Villasor’s The Center for Family Ministries (CEFAM) class on Counseling Children and Adolescents while she is out of town. Our topic was on “Bullying Interventions: Children and Adolescents.” The class was held on January 8, 2013 at 2-4:30 PM in the Ground Floor Seminar Room, Spiritual-Pastoral Center,Continue reading “Talk on “Bullying Interventions: Children & Adolescents” in CEFAM”

Career Talk at DLSU

An invitation by De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU) Professor Marybeth Nave to give a career talk to her Personal Effectiveness 2 (PERSEF2) class the other week has allowed me the opportunity to reflect on a number lessons and challenges that I have learned in my academic/professional journey. So far, it’s been an interesting ride andContinue reading “Career Talk at DLSU”

Psychtunities: A career talk with BS Psychology students of the Makati Medical Center College of Nursing

The Makati Medical Center College of Nursing (MMCCN) has invited me to give an inspirational message to their freshmen BS Psychology students during their Orientation Program on June 16, 2012 (8:00-10:00 AM) at the Makati Medical Center (MMC) Auditorium. Entitled “Psychtunities,” I will be sharing with students some pointers on how they can best navigateContinue reading “Psychtunities: A career talk with BS Psychology students of the Makati Medical Center College of Nursing”