DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE, INC.

General Malvar St., Poblacion District, Davao City, 8000

College of Allied Health and Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

Activity Design

Activity Title MIND YOUR MIND: A SEMINAR IN NURTURING MENTAL HEALTH OF THE YOUTH
WHILE BEING IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP
Target All out-of-school youth / 25 pax
Participants ✓ Ages between 15 – 22 years old
Date & Time October 18, 2023 (Wednesday)
✓ 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN
Venue Gravahan Covered Court, Gravahan, Brgy. Matina 74-A, Matina Crossing, Davao City,
8000
Rationale Mental health is a critical aspect of overall well-being, impacting various aspects of life,
including relationships, productivity, and personal fulfillment. This community needs
assessment aims to shed light on the various approaches and practices that individuals
can adopt to maintain and improve their mental well-being. Taking care of our mental
health is crucial, especially when it comes to navigating romantic relationships.
Relationships can have a significant impact on our overall well-being. Maintaining good
mental health amidst romantic relationships is important during the teenage and youth
years, as this period often involves intense emotions, exploration, and vulnerability.
Addressing social issues such as suicide, substance abuse, sexual activity, depression, and
social media is essential for promoting mental well-being among teenagers and young
individuals in romantic relationships.

Suicide is linked to social isolation, and fostering a supportive environment through open
communication can help prevent suicide (Motillon-Toudic et al., 2022). Substance abuse
is a prevalent concern during the teenage years, and promoting healthy coping strategies,
such as engaging in hobbies or seeking professional help, can help prevent substance
abuse.

Sexual activity can also be a significant concern, with a rise in self-exploration and
masturbation. While these behaviors often happen with mutual consent, they may be
driven by self-interest rather than being reciprocal in nature. (National Center on the
Sexual Behavior of Youth, 2019). Comprehensive sex education that emphasizes consent,
healthy communication, and safe sex can help teenagers make informed decisions and
develop healthy attitudes towards sex. It provides them with a toolkit that empowers
them to protect and advocate for themselves effectively.

Depression can significantly impact the mental health of teenagers and young individuals
in romantic relationships, and recognizing signs of depression and providing access to
mental health resources is crucial. Research has explored the influence of age,
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College of Allied Health and Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

gender, and different stages of romantic relationships on the susceptibility to mental

health issues (Price, M. et al. 2016). Encouraging digital wellness, setting healthy
boundaries for screen time, and fostering offline activities can help reduce the negative
impact of social media on mental health.

In conclusion, promoting mental health amidst romantic relationships for teenagers and
young individuals requires addressing the social issues of suicide, substance and drug
abuse, sexual activity, depression, and social media. Through open communication,
providing education, and access to professional resources, we can support their mental
well-being. Creating an environment that encourages healthy coping mechanisms,
positive peer relationships, and a balanced approach towards technology can enable
teenagers to develop strong mental resilience and maintain healthy relationships.

Objectives At the end of the activity, the participants shall:

1. Increase their awareness and understanding of mental health issues within

romantic relationships;
2. Promote open and supportive communication within romantic relationships,
focusing on their mental health; and
3. Enhance their access to mental health resources and engage in different support
networks in romantic relationships.

Strategies/ The training/seminar will be executed through brief series of interactive discussion with
Methodology subtopics relating to one's mental health during romantic relationships on adolescence.
Participants will be provided with engaging activities such as labeling emotions, group
discussions, and role playing with specific situations in connection with the topic. The
seminar will also conduct Structured Learning Experience (SLE) activity that provides a
framework in which the inductive processing skills of the youth participants can be
facilitated.

Materials needed Projector (provided by school)

Speaker (provided by school)
Microphone (provided by school)
Laptop (provided by the facilitators)
Printer (provided by the facilitators)
Ink (provided by the facilitators)
Tables (provided by the facilitators)
Chairs (provided by the facilitators)
Name Tags (Facilitators)
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College of Allied Health and Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

Name Tags (Participants, nickname only)

Towel (provided by the facilitators)
Bookmarks
Mystery Box
Cartolina
Bondpapers
Vellum Boards
Pentelpen
Ballpen
Registration Sheets
Creative Flash Cards
SLE Prizes (Hygiene Kit)

Budget Allocation Refreshments/Snacks – Php 1, 485.00 (Php 45.00 x 33 pax)

Minute Burger & Coke Swakto (Participants, Officials, and
Instructors)

Materials – Php 1, 000.00

Bookmarks, Cartolina, Bondpapers, Pentelpen, Ballpen,
Registration Sheets, Mystery Box, and Creative Flash Cards, and
SLE Prize (Hygiene Kit)

Area Necessities – Php 460.00

Chairs (Php 3.00 x 40 pax)
Tables (Php 20.00 x 2 pieces)
Electricity (Php 100.00 x 3 hrs)

Certificates – Php 600.00 (Php 20.00 x 30 pax including 5 higher officials)

Vellum Board and Print

Token – Php 405.00 (Php 180.00 x 1 pax) (Php 75.00 x 3 pcs)

Mug
Bookmarks (Participants)

TOTAL: Php 3, 950.00

Name of Members • Albia, Dezza Mari C. – assigned in the purchasing of materials &
and Individual registration area;
Tasks and topic PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Welcoming & Registration
designations • Arnaiz, Lorlyn Grace L. – assigned in the program facilitation;
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Opening Remarks
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• Calo, Jeffrey D. – assigned as one of the resource speakers;

PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Discuss the Part I
• Corporal, Leila Rose L. – assigned as one of the resource speakers;
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Discuss the Part II
• Deypalan, Joshua Marie – assigned in the registration area;
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Welcoming & Registration
• Lozada, Jack P. – assigned as the group’s main technical;
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Main Technical & Host
• Sainz, Shairrah Kate P. – assigned in the program facilitation;
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Open Forum & Closing Remarks
Program Flow MORNING SESSION (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Welcoming and Registration

• Registration and distribution of seminar materials.
• Light refreshments and networking.

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Remarks

• Singing of the National Anthem
• Opening Prayer
• Ice Breaker (Dance on Mental Health)

9:30 AM – 10:10 AM Seminar Proper

Jeffrey D. Calo – Resource Speaker
PART I
• Provide an overview of mental health.
• Discuss the topics on social media, substance and
drug abuse.
• Conduct role-playing with specific related
situations

10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Break Time

• Distribution of snacks

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM Seminar Continuation

Leila Rose L. Corporal – Resource Speaker
PART II
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PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

• Provide an overview of stress and depression.

• Discuss the topics on sexual activity, depression
and suicide.
• Conduct role-playing with specific related
situations
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Structured Learning Experience (SLE)
• Conduct SLE activity about the chosen topic

11:20 AM – 11:40 AM OPEN FORUM

• Question and Answer (maximum of three
participants).

11:40 AM – 12:00NN CLOSING REMARKS

• Summarize key takeaways from the activity.
• Seminar Evaluation
• Giving of tokens and certificates.
• Thank everyone for attending and participating
the seminar.
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General Malvar St., Poblacion District, Davao City, 8000
College of Allied Health and Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

REFERENCES
Motillon-Toudic C, Walter M, Séguin M, Carrier JD, Berrouiguet S, Lemey C. (2022). Social
isolation and suicide risk: literature review and perspectives. Eur Psychiatry. 65(1):e65.
doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2320. PMID: 36216777; PMCID: PMC9641655.

National Center on the sexual behavior of youth. (N.D). Normative Sexual Behavior | National
Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth. Retrieved last October, 2023 from
https://www.ncsby.org/content/normative-sexual-behavior#:~:text=During%20early%
20adolescence%20there%20is,more%20than%20reciprocal%20in%20nature.

Price, M., Hides, L., Cockshaw, W., Staneva, A. A., & Stoyanov, S. R. (2016). Young love: romantic
concerns and associated mental health issues among adolescent help-seekers.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland). Retrieved last October 6, 2023 from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4931381/
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General Malvar St., Poblacion District, Davao City, 8000
College of Allied Health and Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

STRUCTURE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

TITLE: A Seminar in Nurturing Mental Health of the Youth while being in a Romantic Relationship
TOPIC: DECISION-MAKING
PARTICIPANTS: OUT-OF-SCHOOL-YOUTH
RATIONALE:
Romantic relationship problems are the most common reason why youth seek counseling
(Dameron & Curtis, 2020), and the dissolution of romantic relationships may be associated with a host of
issues, including but not limited to depression, academic difficulties, self-harm, and suicide attempts
(Dameron & Curtis, 2020). In line with this, some out-of-school youth may experience heartbreak and may
be able to navigate the experience without any counseling support. According to the same authors
mentioned above, the dismissal of a romantic relationship can lead to heartbreak, which is defined as the
overwhelming pain and sorrow associated with disappointment, cheating, rejection, or failure in love
(Dameron & Curtis). Moreover, emphasizing decision-making in youth serves as an investment in their
relationship journey. Implementing, “PinoYOUTH Henyo”, may allow them to consciously deal with
strategic plans throughout the duration of their bond, having to think rationally about the appropriate
solutions when things get unusual, like guessing the possible challenges that both lovers can face, making
them ready to arrive at better and well-conceived decisions for the betterment of their mental well-being.

REFERENCE:
Dameron, M.L. & Curtis, R. (2020). Hope for the hurting: strategies for school counselors working with
heartbroken students. Western Carolina University. Retrieved last October 10, 2023 from
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1241850.pdf

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

• To enhance youth’s cognitive decision-making abilities, including the development of critical thinking,
problem-solving skills, and the capacity to assess risks and benefits of choices in romantic
relationships;
• To foster emotional intelligence and self-awareness, enabling youths to recognize and manage their
emotions during the decision-making process of their relationship journey, ultimately leading to
more emotionally balanced individuals; and,
• To promote responsible and effective behavioral decision-making in youths, including the ability to
act upon decisions, exhibit self-control, and make choices that align with their challenges in romantic
relationship.
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General Malvar St., Poblacion District, Davao City, 8000
College of Allied Health and Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

“PINOYOUTH HENYO”

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Folder
• Scoring Sheet

PROCEDURE

1. Participants will be divided into five (5) groups consist of five (5) members each. The participants have
been given 2 minutes to arrange and form themselves per group accordingly.
2. The participants will form a circle using their chairs, having the middle part as the reserved for the
guesser.
3. Each member of the group will play "guesser,", and the remaining four (4) members will be giving
out clues, and vice versa, until all members are done with their turns.
4. For the guesser, he/she will be reminded to only ask for these words; “Emosyon”, and “Pangyayari”,
about romantic relationships. While, the clue givers, will be reminded to only answer the guesser by
“OO’, or, “HINDI”.
5. By the time that the guesser has guessed the first round, whether it’s an emotion (emosyon) or a
scenario (pangyayari), the giver of clues will decide how to act the guessed word, until the guesser
got it right.
6. Right after every correct answer, the next member will be the next guesser, and those who were
done will be the clue givers.
7. The five (5) groups will be given only eight (8) minutes to successfully hit the guessed words.
8. The group that will guess the most number of words in seven (7) minutes win.

OVERALL GAME FLOW (20 Minutes)

I. Introduction of the Topic (2 mins.)
II. Overview/Rationale (2 mins.)
III. Reading of the Mechanics (2 mins.)
IV. Groupings (2 mins.)
V. Game Proper (8 mins.)
VI. Processing Question (2 min/pax), max of 2 pax

OVERALL TASK ASSIGNMENT OF THE MEMBERS

• Dezza Mari C. Albia – Introduction of the Topic
• Shairrah Kate P. Sainz – Overview/Rationale
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• Lorlyn Grace L. Arnaiz – Reading of the Mechanics

• Dezza Mari C. Albia & Joshua Marie Deypalan – Distribution of Materials
• Leila Rose L. Corporal & Jeffrey D. Calo – Game Facilitators
• Jack P. Lozada – Processing Questions

PROCESSING QUESTIONS:
1. What was the most challenging role for you? Being a guesser, or a clue giver? And why?
2. What specific steps or actions did you take in making decisions/plans on successfully guessing
the words within your group?
3. How will you apply your experience from this game to achieve successful decisions in your future
relationships?