WHEN:  July  11,  2015,  Saturday  

8:30am  to  12:00pm  WHERE:  Penthouse,  William  Quasha  

Memorial  Bldg,  St.  Luke's  College  Of  Medicine,  Sta.  Ignacia  Street,  Quezon  City,  1112  

Burn-­‐out  seems  to  be  a  persistent  problem  in  the  midst  of  the  many  responsibilities  we  need  to  do  in  our  hurried  lives.  Practicing  balance,  knowing  how  to  take  care  of  one’s  self,  and  practicing  mindfulness  can  be  effective  ways  to  prevent  burn-­‐out.  

Awareness  of  our  own  needs  and  how  to  address  them  is  necessary  to  prevent  burnout.  Knowing  how  to  do  this  leads  to  one  being  more  compassionate  and  attuned  to  the  needs  of  others.  

 Taking  care  of  others  is  not  easy.  

Psychologists,  doctors,  social  workers,  counselors,  coaches,  community  organizers,  

teachers,  parents,  and  anyone  who  has  ever  cared  for  another  person  know  how  difficult  and  stressful  this  

can  be.  

In  this  talk,  foremost  Filipino  Psychologist,    best-­‐selling  author,  and  practitioner  of  mindfulness    Dr.  Ma.  Lourdes  “Honey” Carandang,  shares  how  one  can  BALANCE  taking  care  of  oneself  with  taking  care  of  others.  In  her  book,  Back  to  Basics:  The  Seven  Basic  Psycholological  Needs,  she  emphasizes  that  BALANCE  is  the  key  to  emotional  and  spiritual  well-­‐being.  This  year,  she  will  focus  on  the  practice  of  mindfulness  as  a  helpful  ally  in  the  process  of  self-­‐care.      Join  us  as  we  listen  and  learn!  Let  us  all  build  a  caring  community  together!  

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Presents a Talk on

Mindfulness

and a Balanced Life

 

Ma.  Lourdes  "Honey"  Arellano  Carandang,  PhD  pioneered  in  Play  Therapy  and  Family  Therapy  in  the  Philippines.  She  is  a  practicing  clinical  psychologist,  a  retired  professor  and  former  chairperson  of  the  Psychology   Department   of   the   Ateneo   de   Manila   University.   She   is   also   a   retired   professor   of  Psychology   Department,   University   of   the   Philippines.   She   was   also   the   former   President   of   the  Psychological   Association   of   the   Philippines   (PAP),   former   editor   of   the   Philippine   Journal   of  Psychology.    As   a   scientist,   practitioner,   and   researcher,   she   has   headed   numerous   research   and   intervention  projects   for   children   and   families   in   difficult   situations,   such   as   poverty,   violence,   disaster,   and  prostitution   through   the   UNICEF,   International   Catholic   Child   Bureau   (ICCB),   International   Labor  Organization  (ILO),  United  Nations  Office  on  Drugs  and  Crime  (UNODC),  Department  of  Social  Welfare  and  Development  (DSWD),  Australia  AID,  and  other  national  and  international  organizations.      A   best-­‐selling   author,   she   has   written   over   13   books   on   the   situation   of   the   Filipino   children   and  families,   such   as   Filipino   Children   Under   Stress,   Self-­‐Worth   and   the   Filipino   Child,   Pakikipagkapwa-­‐Damdamin,   and  The  Path   to  Healing,   (on  Child  Abuse  &  Family  Violence),  on  (disaster  survivors),   (on  Children  &  Families   Left   Behind   By  OFW  Mothers   due   to   the   feminization   of   labor   global  migration)  among  others.      Dr.  Carandang  has  been  recognized  as  Most  Outstanding  Psychologist  and  Outstanding  Alumna  of  the  University   of   the   Philippines-­‐Diliman   College   of   Social   Sciences   and   Philosophy.   For   her   outstanding  contribution  to  the  field  of  Psychology  and  for  translating  scientific  principles  and  applying  them  for  the  upliftment  of  Filipino  children  and   families,  she  was  honored  as  National  Social  Scientist   in  1995.  She  has  recently  been  the  first  psychologist  to  be  awarded  Outstanding  Professional  of  the  Year  of  2014  by  the  Professional  Regulatory  Commission.    Currently  a  practitioner  and  teacher  of  mindfulness,  she  received  intensive  training  from  the  Buddhist  Zen  Master  Thich  Naht  Hahn  in  2009  in  New  York  and  2013  in  Thailand.  Her  latest  trainings  have  been  from  Center  of  Mindfulness  of  the  University  of  Massachusetts  Medical  School  and  The  Teachings  of  the  Dalai  Lama  in  2014  ,  both  in  Boston.        She  is  happily  married  to  Dr.  Brigido  L.  Carandang,  Jr.,  President  and  Dean  of  St.  Luke’s  College  of  Medicine.  They  are  the  proud  parents  of  three  grown-­‐up  sons:  Ricky,  Rafa,  and  Chris.    

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