Filipinx American Ecological Processes (FAEP) Model

A culturally-responsive wellness approach made for those ready to take their self-care to the next level

The workshop, "Filipinx American Ecological Processes (FAEP) Model In Action: Beyond Self-Care to Collective Resiliency" on FAEP was a breath of fresh air! Although I am not Filipina, the model easily applied to me as a 1.5 generation immigrant of the Asian diaspora. I've always been a fan of the Brofenbrenner ecological model but the FAEP adapted version fits so well for those of us from collectivist-group-centered communities. There's a lot of gold in our shared experiences and the FAEP highlights that and more!

— Jenn T. Young, PsyD
The aspect of my life that felt particularly resonant through the FAEP Model was my work in outreach programming in the Philippines - through the workshop, I'm able to truly value our culturally value of 'malasakit' - a 'self-care' habit into a "Collective/community-care" (Ko-care) practice."

— Clinician, Philippines
The ecological dimension of the FAEP Model (Individual, Ancestral, Ecological, Collective) felt most 'unlocked' today, and in particular, the cultural value of pakikiramdan is one care practice specific to my cultural or ancestral lineage that stood out for me.

— Clinician, Philippines

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