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Talk It Out: USTAC SHS Mental Health Counseling Program – A Project Proposal
Merboy V. Pangilinan Bea A. Roque
Kathryn B. Padilla Maine M. Atayde
April 28, 2023
I. Introduction
Something goes behind everyone's best foot forward. It could be problems at home,
financial difficulties, trauma, academic stress, peer pressure or personal issues; no one knows.
Overlooked mental health problems could affect a person in several ways. According to the World
Health Organization (2021), approximately 10% of adolescents are affected by mental health
problems. The majority of these adolescents are not addressing this to receive care. Another report
by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (2016), 60% of the population with mental health
illnesses never reached out due to stigma toward mental health-related issues.
In a similar project proposal produced by Total Life Enhancement Centre (2020), its main
purpose was to educate the youth about the awareness of mental health due to being neglected, as
well as providing the need of counseling services. According to research conducted by Son et al.
(2020), 138 out of 195 students were indicated to have increased stress and anxiety due to the
COVID-19 outbreak, multiple stressors involved anxiety, fear, worry about their loved ones, and
depressive thoughts.
In similar situations, some senior high school learners of UST Angelicum College are
going through a battle that they fight alone, and they may never know who is winning and losing
in their fight. The proponents of this project advocate that mental health should be taken seriously
and looked after and must not be seen as something so little of value or worth.
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II. Basic Information
NAME OF PROJECT Talk It Out: Ameliorating mental health by offering a free

counseling services consultation from a professional
SCHOOL UST Angelicum College, Quezon City, Philippines
CLUB/ ORGANIZATION Student Council Officers, Mental Health Advocacy Team, and
USTAC SHS Faculty and Staff
TARGET OUTPUT A safer and more comfortable community within USTAC SHS
department wherein no emotions are disregarded among
learners. Boosted self-esteem and confidence that will lead to the
improvement of themselves and faith in themselves leading to
better work ethics and academic self-efficacy. Stronger and
better social connections in USTAC SHS as social relationships
affect mental health and vice versa.
TARGET BENEFICIARIES SHS learners, class moderators, and learning facilitators of UST
Angelicum College SHS Department
TOTAL BUDGET ₱415,000 per year
III. Project Objectives
The project is inspired by the revelation that young people who have mental challenges
find it difficult to avail services that aid their situation. The following essential objectives focus on
the areas that will require the team members attention:
1. to provide professional assistance to the learners and facilitators of UST Angelicum
College concerning the improvement and betterment of their mental health
2. to address the issues of mental health in UST Angelicum College community by offering
free counseling services consultation from a professional
3. to accomplish every year a free counseling project that builds a safe community among
senior high school learners as a reminder that they are not alone in their battles for the
improvement of their mental health
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IV. Project Description
A. Methodology
This project will use a strength-based model, and as such, will focus on how the guidance
and counseling practitioners can assist the target young people to collaborate with their peers,
families, and the community with the aim of overcoming some of the challenges encountered
during the transition from foster homes into the larger communities. According to Rangan (2016),
a strength-based model “involves systematically examining survival skills, abilities, knowledge,
resources and desires that can be used in some way to help meet the client goals”.
In addition to identifying and orienting the guidance and counseling professionals who will
be involved in this project, the following activities will take place. They include:
1. Free counseling services that will be beneficial to the USTAC community. The session
will last for a minimum of 30 minutes to maximum of 1 hour. Participation will be
voluntary, and program results and findings will not be published in a manner that
exposes participants to make them the subject to stereotypes.
2. Different organizations in USTAC will contribute to successfully accomplish the goal
of this project. There will be volunteers to help the organization in planning and
organizing the project.
3. The execution for the project will be divided into three periods, such as preparation, 1st
semester, and 2nd semester. The preparation will be held in September to the month of
October. The consultation month in November for the 1st semester will be done on the
2nd to 4th week of the month, while for the consultation month in March for 2nd
semester will be on the 1st to 4th week of the month. Consultation periods are scheduled
during weekdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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B. Timeline
PREPARATION 1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER
September November March

➢ Planning ➢ Month of consultation ➢ Month of consultation
➢ Search for volunteers 2nd week to 4th week 1st week to 4th week
➢ Recruit two guidance of November of March
and counseling ➢ Organize schedule ➢ Manage relationships
professionals ➢ Documentation among program
October ➢ Monitor, maintain, participants and team
➢ Promotion- posting on and adjust the project members
social media plan after evaluation ➢ Devise a strategy that
platforms, invitation ➢ Manage project will be used by
letters & registration resources to ensure participants to engage
in Google forms effective and efficient with community
➢ Webinar & Seminar use of the same members
C. Anticipated Output
A person's mental health is important and should not be overlooked and disregarded.
Young people who age-out of foster care are exposed to challenges that may affect their overall
well-being, and most especially their mental health. This proposal is, thus, intended to equip such
young people with coping skills that will not only enable them integrate well into society, but will
also enhance their mental well-being.
This project will provide free consultation to not just to the learners, but also the faculty
and staff of UST Angelicum College. Talk It Out targets to improve the mental health and well-
being of the SHS learners and learning facilitators of UST Angelicum College.
The project management anticipates to accomplish the major activities of the project, and
if the program schedule proceeds as conceptualized, it would be expected that most of the people
involved in the project will be mentally healthier, and full of social skills to face the larger society
once the project ends.
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V. Proposed Budget
Source of Funds: UST Angelicum College - Miscellaneous Fee (Student Services)
CATEGORY PREPARATION 1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER
Advertisement & 15,000

Promotion
Events: Webinars & 20,000 10,000 10,000

Seminars
Professional Fee for 2 150,000 150,000

Psychologists
Operating Expenses 30,000 15,000 15,000
65,000 175,000 175,000
TOTAL BUDGET ₱415,000

PER YEAR
VI. References
Canadian Mental Health Organization. (2021). Mental health lesson plans and activities.
Wordpress. https://canwetalk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/COOR-79l-2016-
03-CWT-lesson-plans.pdf
Rangan, A. (2016). Strengths perspectives in mental health (Evidence based case study).
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=9911ffbbd4b7
eec4c0edf403f5adf243154da1a4
Son, C., Hegde, S., Smith, A., Wang, X., & Sasangohar, F. (2020). Effects of COVID-
19 on college students’ mental health in the United States: Interview survey study.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(9), e21279.
https://doi.org/10.2196/21279
Total Life Enhancement Centre. (2020). Mental health literacy and counseling services.
https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/otlas-partner-finding/project/menthalics-
improving-mental-health-literacy-and-counselling-services.12155/
World Health Organization. (2022). Improving the mental and brain health of children
and adolescents. https://www.who.int/activities/improving-the-mental-and-brain-
health-of-children-and-adolescents

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Talk It Out: USTAC SHS Mental Health Counseling Program – A Project Proposal

Merboy V. Pangilinan Bea A. Roque

Kathryn B. Padilla Maine M. Atayde

April 28, 2023

NAME OF PROJECT Talk It Out: Ameliorating mental health by offering a free

SCHOOL UST Angelicum College, Quezon City, Philippines

TOTAL BUDGET ₱415,000 per year

III. Project Objectives

the areas that will require the team members attention:

1. to provide professional assistance to the learners and facilitators of UST Angelicum

College concerning the improvement and betterment of their mental health

free counseling services consultation from a professional

improvement of their mental health

a strength-based model “involves systematically examining survival skills, abilities, knowledge,

will last for a minimum of 30 minutes to maximum of 1 hour. Participation will be

exposes participants to make them the subject to stereotypes.

2. Different organizations in USTAC will contribute to successfully accomplish the goal

organizing the project.

during weekdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

PREPARATION 1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER

September November March

also enhance their mental well-being.

once the project ends.

Source of Funds: UST Angelicum College - Miscellaneous Fee (Student Services)

CATEGORY PREPARATION 1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER

Advertisement & 15,000

Events: Webinars & 20,000 10,000 10,000

Professional Fee for 2 150,000 150,000

Operating Expenses 30,000 15,000 15,000

65,000 175,000 175,000

TOTAL BUDGET ₱415,000

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