10/05/2026
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Today, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, the 3rd Year BS Psychology and 2nd Year SAB-MA Psychology students were given the opportunity to participate in the annual field exposure at the ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐๐๐๐ฅ๐).
At first, students entered expecting to observe, learn, and apply the concepts they studied inside the classroom. But somewhere between the laughter, the shared meals, the songs and dances, and the stories courageously opened to them, the experience became something far greater.
They realized that healing is not simply a concept written in textbooks. Recovery is not merely a process explained in lectures. Behind every diagnosis is a human being carrying pain, dreams, regrets, courage, and hope. Behind every struggle is a story waiting to be heard, not with judgment, but with understanding.
Throughout the visit, the students witnessed ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ in its quietest yet most powerful form โ in people who continue choosing to stand up despite difficult chapters in their lives. ๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ was witnessed through individuals who continue believing that change is possible. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ was seen through stories that spoke not only of hardship, but also of growth, redemption, and second chances.
And perhaps the most beautiful lesson of all was this: ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐.
As future helping professionals, this experience was a reminder that our role is not only to memorize theories, assess behaviors, or apply interventions. Our role is to ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต โ to listen beyond symptoms, empathize beyond assumptions, and serve with humanity.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐โจ
(Photos by Arielle Cabatana, Rachelle Mangaliman & Melo Lazatin; Caption by Kaisha Reyes & Arielle Cabatana)
