About

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

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.

Mental Health First Response Training Collaborators & Supporters:

Universities
Accreditation
Companies
MHFR Training Creator
Copyrights & Trademarks

UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS:

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila
Philippine Central University - Iloilo
De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde - Manila
De La Salle Santiago Zobel - Paranaque
University of Mindanao - Davao
Poveda College - Quezon City
Dela Salle University - Manila
La Salle Antipolo - Rizal
Sacred Heart School - Cebu
San Beda University - Manila

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.
PRB of Psychology: MHFR LTE, MHFR Basic, and MHFR Training for Trainers (T4T).
PRB of Guidance Counseling: MHFR LTE, MHFR Basic, and MHFR Training for Trainers (T4T).
PRB of Professional Teachers: MHFR LTE and MHFR Basic - Pending approval.

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.

Business Collaborators:
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. Emergency Support Shelter - Longview, WA USA
3. New Day Recovery Center (NDRC) - Davao.
4. Project Bohol: Mental Health Awareness - Tagbilaran, Bohol
5. Colab: Coworking Laboratory - Iloilo
6. Space 1851 - Malate, Manila
7. Northern Trust - Taguig, Pasig
8. Financial Times - BGC
9. Life Coach Bangladesh - Chittagong, Bangladesh
10. Century Plaza Cebu - Cebu City
11. Columbia Shipmanagement, LTD - Manila

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

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology with specialization in Family Psychology (Capella University - Minnesota, USA)
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (George Fox University - Oregon, USA)
Bachelor's of Human Behavior Technology (PUP - Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines)

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.
Program Developer - Mental Health First Response and Mental Health First Responder®
An international Therapist licensed in the United States and in the Philippines.
Visiting Professor and Chairholder (2019-2020) Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sta. Mesa Manila Philippines.
Dr. Tolentino has been in the field of behavioral health since 1994. His experiences include inpatient, outpatient, crisis intervention/prevention, co-occurring disorders treatment, addiction, community mental health, transitional home administrator, consulting, clinical supervision, agency departamental clinical management, and military substance abuse clinical and prevention management.

Licenses and Certifications:

Licensed Psychologist in the Philippines - (PRC) RPsy #0000207
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in the State of Washington
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the State of WA, USA
Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) certified by NAADAC and NBCC
Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) in the State of Washington, USA
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) under the US Department of Transportation (DOT)

Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) by the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE)
Approved Clinical Supervisor & Clinical Fellow - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

Previous Work Experiences:

Mental Health consultant at Ft. Simcoe - Job Corps in White Swan, WA, USA
Adjunct faculty at a local University in Lacey, WA USA - St. Martin's University
Online associate faculty at a regionally accredited university - Ashford University (USA)
Washington Dept. of Health Chemical Dependency Professional Advisory Board Member
Board Member of the Oregon Board of licensed MFT and LPC (Oregon, USA)
University of Phoenix's Faculty (Undergraduate & Graduate programs - USA)
Clinical Director for the United States Department of Defense (DOD) - US Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) in South Korea (Camp Humphreys).
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).