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We are Mental Health First Responders

 
Mental Health First Response Training is being launched across the Philippines in order to intervene when someone is having an emotional distress,  mental health crisis and/or facing other mental health concerns.  We are also conducting training in the USA and will soon be in Bangladesh. 

If you are interested in hosting the Mental Health First Response training at your school, university, worksite, or another venue,
​please email us at info@mhfirstresponse.org

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Mission Statement: 
Our mission is to assist any adults to intervene with someone who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and/or facing other mental health conditions that may or may not be a crisis situation.
 
The other mission of MHFR is to provide employment to those who are willing to be trained as an MHFR instructor. Thus, the program will not only help local communities, but also provide employment to those who are teaching the MHFR core skills to the general public.  

Vision Statement:
​MHFR vision is to promote, disseminate and teach the core skills of Mental Health First Response all over the Philippines and globally in order to save lives. It is also our vision to certify mental health first responders who are capable of intervening when it is needed in terms of mental health crisis or non-crisis situations. 

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Mental Health First Response Training Collaborators & Supporters:

• Universities
• Accreditation
• Companies
• MHFR Training Creator
• Copyrights & Trademarks

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UNIVERSITIES: 

1. ​Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila
2. ​Philippine Central University - Iloilo
3. ​De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde - Manila
4. De La Salle Santiago Zobel - Paranaque
5. University of Mindanao - Davao
6. Poveda College - Quezon City
7. ​Dela Salle University - Manila

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​MHFR programs has been approved by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Psychology as a foreign provider for continuing professional development (CPD) training. Provider Number: PSYCH 2019-041.
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This training (MHFR LTE) has been approved for 4 Continuing Education (CE) and MHFR Basic for 7.5 (CE) for Washington State (USA) Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), and Licensed Social Workers (LICSW). WMHCA Provider #1911. 
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Businesses: 
1. Pathways Mental Health Services - Telehealth International delivers mental health care services through the use of interactive audio and video technology, permitting real-time communication between the patient at the originating site and the provider, for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment. 
2. New Day Recovery Center (NDRC) - Davao. 
3. Project Bohol: Mental Health Awareness - Tagbilaran, Bohol
4. Colab: Coworking Laboratory - Iliolo
5. Space 1851 - Malate, Manila
6. Northern Trust - Taguig, Pasig

Dr. Art Tolentino, PhD, LMFT, RPsy, MAC, SAP

• Education: Doctorate in Family Psychology (PhD), Master of Arts in MFT and a Bachelor of Human Behavior Technology
• Current Position: Founder and Clinical Director of Pathways Mental Health Services, LLC in Lacey & Longview, Washington, USA.                     He also clinically supervised the Pathways Telehealth Clinics and the Telehealth International clinic of Pathways MHS. 
• An international Therapist licensed in the United States and in the Philippines
• Licensed Psychologist in the Philippines - (PRC) RPsy #0000207
• Training Program Developer - Mental Health First Response

• Licensed Marriage  & Family Therapist (LMFT) in the State of Washington and Hawaii
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the State of WA, USA

• Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) certified by NAADAC and NBCC
• Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP) in the State of Washington, USA
• Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) under the  US Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Former Mental Health consultant at Ft. Simcoe - Job Corps in White Swan, WA, USA
• Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) by the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE)
• Approved Clinical Supervisor & Clinical Fellow - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) 
• Adjunct faculty at a local University in Lacey, WA USA - St. Martin's University
• Former online associate faculty at a regionally accredited university - Ashford University (USA)
• Former Washington Dept. of Health Chemical Dependency Professional Advisory Board Member
• Former Board Member of the Oregon Board of licensed MFT and LPC (Oregon, USA)
• Former University of Phoenix's Faculty (Undergraduate & Graduate programs - USA)
• Dr. Tolentino has  been in the field of behavioral health since 1994. His experiences include  inpatient, outpatient, crisis intervention, dual diagnosis treatment, addiction, community mental health, transitional home administrator, consulting, clinical supervision, agency departmental clinical  management and military substance abuse clinical and prevention management.
• Former Clinical Director for the United States Department of Defense (DOD) - US Army  Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) in South Korea (Camp Humphreys).
• Former Clinical Director and ASAP Manager for the United States ​Department of Defense - US Army  Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) in Schweinfurt, Germany (USAG Schweinfurt - Conn Barracks).​

Professional Association Memberships:

1. Psychological Association of the Philippines (Manila, Phils)
2. American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT, USA)
3. NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC, USA)
4. National Board of Certified Counselor (NBCC, USA)

Copyrights:
​1. USA Copyright Registration # TX 8-674-438 (February 2019)
2. Philippines Copyright Registration ​# 02018-5167 (December 2018)

Trademark:
1. Mental Health First Responder - Registered at IPOPHL. 
2. Mental Health First Response - Pending approval (USA & Philippines)