The
project Pag-igpaw is a response to the challenges of mental and emotional
struggles that each one of us might be facing now. A program designed to help
in the awareness of mental health with activities and services providing
support for people to cope with their mental health struggles.
Pag-igpaw
Program was developed and first presented by the students (Mia, Ronald,
Xelanna, Pauleen, Rhea, Rosalinda, Angelica, Joy Ann and Lourice) during the
CACES Encounter last January 31, 2019 led by Sir Francis Emman Santiago. Last
August 07, 2019, Pag-igpaw was launched as a school program with Mr. Argel
Bondoc Masanda as our guest speaker on Mental Health Awareness. Ma’am Adelma
Libunao Salvador joined as well to tell the story on how the project had been
thought of.
Originally,
the services are the Listening room/Call a friend where the clientele can open
up their problems to professionals or trained individual who can guide and
counsel, Cell group sharing Friday where clientele can gather together to share
their problems and experiences, Monthly Seminar on matters regarding mental
health, and Recreational activities composed of music, arts, board games and
reading. After a year, a study is conducted to evaluate and enhance the current
services of Pag-igpaw. This is in response to the call of the CACES Encounter
2020 for Project-Based Learning. A new set of student (Girlie, Princess, Mary
Rose, Hanz and Jastine) were guided by Sir Francis to conduct the project. The
evaluation conducted has found out that some of the services did not reach the
intended operation level due to lack of resources, facilities and lack of a
system to train and develop students who will supervise and operate the
services.
Through
modification, the current project aims to enhance the services based on data to
answer the problems unresolved during the first year of Pag-Igpaw. The members
utilized survey forms in order to gather necessary data. Sample size was taken
through the process of margin of error using the Slovin’s formula. 180
respondents were selected to represent the 326 students of St. Nicholas Senior
High School. Weighted mean was used to consider the important data values. The
frequency distribution in tabulating and presenting data was shown by
percentages. Upon interpretation, the members presented enhancements on
services and came up with solutions on sustainability and monitoring. The final
output was presented to the CACES administrators in-charge of the PBL last
January 28, 2020.
