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By Merle Salmorin
Last September 24, 2008, the area of Pschology held an education trip to the premier mental health facility of the country, the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City.
First year and graduating psychology students joined the trip and were accompanied by Ms. Ethel Cruz, Ms. Teresa Tubania, Ms. Merle Salmorin, the area chair, and the Sebastinian Psychological Society (SPS) officers led by their president Michael Sarno. It was a guided tour for the group to see the different facilities of the center.
Essentially, the tour was meant to make students become familiar with the whole NCMH set up and see, first hand, the condition of the patients who are confined in groups and in isolation. Exposing them to this scenario made the students realize the importance of hope and courage being essential attitudes in the practice of their would-be profession.
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