James Lactao
Vice Director, Center for Student Affairs · University of Asia and the Pacific
James L. Lactao received his PhD Education, majoring in Educational Psychology at the University of the Philippines. His dissertation is on the motivation of mentees to seek out their mentors using Self-determination Theory as a framework, and hermeneutic phenomenology as a methodology. He has organized two national conferences on youth mentoring and has given training workshops for mentors. In 2018 he headed the scientific committee of the 1st International Mentoring Conference. He is Vice Director of the Center for Student Affairs, and Officer-in-charge of the Office of Guidance and Counseling at the University of Asia and the Pacific. He is also a guidance counselor, instructor, and mentor at the same University.
The impact I want to make
I want to help others who will, in turn, help others as well.
My Expertise
- youth empowerment
- learning & development
- Counselling
- Motivating people
- Career Advice
- Positive Psychology
- Learning & Development
- Facilitating Training & Development
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Mental Health
- Intrapersonal
- Self Development
- counseling skill
- interpersonal skill
- People Development
- Tutoring
- Interpersonal skills
- Education
Industries I'm familiar with
- Education
- Mentor
- councelling
- Social Work (Volunteerism)
- Mental Health & Wellbeing
Languages
- Tagalog
- English