Professionalize Psychology in Philippines_Alan Bernardo

8/7/2019 Professionalize Psychology in Philippines_Alan Bernardo

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Current Ef for t s t o

Professiona l ize Psyc hology

in t he Phi l ipp ines

Al lan B. I . Bernardo

De La Sal le Univers i t y-Mani la

Psyc holog ica l Assoc ia t ion of t he Phi l ippines


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Background

Psyc hology has been ac k now ledgedas a pro fess ion and d isc ip l ine in t he

Phi l ipp ines for around 100 years . I t has never been a regu lat ed

profess ion.

Psyc ho log is t s t ak e on var ie t y o f

respons ibi l i t i es in d i f fe ren t sec t ors

o f soc iet y .


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Dom ains of

Psyc holog ic a l Prac t ic e

Psyc hot herapy & c l in ic a l psyc hology Group and ind iv idual c ounsel ing

Indust r ia l psyc ho logy: hum anresourc e deve lopm ent , t ra in ing ,

organ izat iona l deve lopm ent , e t c .

Psyc hologic a l assessm ent

Teach ing


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Sec t ors o f Em ploym ent

Schools Government

o f f i ces

Mi l i t a ry and Po l ic e

o f f i ces

Hosp i ta ls Business and

Commerc ia l

indust r ies

Legal serv ic es(ex per t w i t ness)

Pr ivat e p rac t i c e

Media

Non-government

and peoplesorganizat ions

Ot hers (c onsul t ing

f i rm s, c hurc h, e t c .)


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Sta t i s t i cs?

There is no re l iab leac c ount ing o f t he number of

p rac t i c ing psyc holog is t s in

t he Phi l ipp ines

The Psyc ho log ic a l

Assoc ia t ion o f t hePhi l ipp ines has alm ost 2000

nam es on i t s rost er , but ..


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Credent ia ls

Di f ferent sec t ors requ i red i ffe rent c redent ia ls

Governm ent o f f ic es(hospi t a ls , soc ia l serv ic es,

mi l i tary /po l ice): B.A./B.S.

Business/ Industr ies:B.A./B.S. en t ry leve l,

M.A. at h igher levels

Sc hools : a t least M.A.


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In o t her f ie lds, t he requi redc redent ia l a re not

spec i f ied (e .g ., ex per t w i t ness

in legal proc eedings, pr ivat eprac t i ce , c onsul tanc y)

There are c onvent ional

requ i rements ( typ ica l lyassoc ia ted w i th advanced

degrees and profess ional

exper ience)


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Psyc holog ic a l Assoc iat ion

of t he Phi l ipp ines

Advoc at ed for profess ional izing of psyc ho logy s inc e t he 1970s

Approac h: Legal and profess ionalregu lat ion by an ac t o f leg isla t ion

Sinc e 1980s severa l vers ions o f a

Psyc ho logy B i l l has been subm i t t ed

t o t he Phi l ipp ine Congress

None has been enac t ed in t o law .


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Problem s and Issues

Divers i t y in t he rank s o f c ur ren tprac t i t ioners (t ra in ing , c redent ia ls ,

respons ib i l i t ies , pro fess iona l t rac k s)

Di f f i c u l t t o agree on s t andards

Di f f i c u l t t o agree on sc ope of

respons ib i l i t ies

Di f f ic u l t t o agree on proc edures and

requi rem ent s fo r l i c ensing


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Arc ha ic syst em o f pro fessiona lregu la t ion in t he c ount ry

l ic ensure ex am have t o use m u lt ip lec hoic e t est s

ex am iners have t o be not

c onnec t ed w i t h t raining ins t i t u t i onsfor at leas t f i ve years

does not a l low fo r requi redc ont inuing pro fess iona l educ at ion


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Governm ent s lac k o f unders t and ingof psyc ho logy as d isc ip l ine and

profess ion

psyc ho log is t =gu idanc e c ounse lors?

c harac t er izing psyc ho logy in sam e

c a t egory as med ic a l doc t o rs o r

l aw yers w i t h gener ic requ irem ent s

Profess ional iza t ion is low pr ior i t y


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Rev ised Fam i ly Code

New Law : prov is ions for nul l i f i c a t ionof m ar r iages

Requi res t he t es t im ony o f psyc h ia t r is t s or psycho log is ts inc ases o f nul l i t y o f m ar r iage and

c h i ld c ust ody as a resul t o f

nu l l i f i ca t ion


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The Current Vers ion of

t he Psyc hology B i l l

Foc uses on l ic ens ing of Cl in ic a lPsyc ho log is t s and Psyc hom et r i c ians

has bas is in t he requ irem ent s o f t helaw for nul l i f i c a t ion

i s t he dom ain o f psyc ho log ic a l

p rac t i c e t hat i s i n m ost need o f regula t ion (and c onsum er pro t ec t ion)

al low s for a fa ir l y w e l l -def ined set o f s t andards and proc edures


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Def in i t ion o f p rac t i c e of psyc ho logy :Diagnos is & t reat m ent o f persons

w i th psyc holog ic a l prob lem s

Assessm ent for d iagnosis and prognosis

In t e rview ing and psyc hot herapy

Appearing as ex pert w i t ness in judic ia lproceed ings

Teac h ing c ourses rela t ed c l inic a l

psyc hology and psyc hom et r ic s


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Psyc hom et r ic ian : w ork s under t hesupervis ion o f a l i c ensed c l in ic a l

psycho log is t Admin is t e r ing & sc or ing s t andardized

tes t s

Int e rp re t & p repare repor t s o f t est resul t s

Preparat ory in t ak e , in t e rview s o f c l ien t s

involved in group ac t iv i t ies


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Creat ion of a Profess ional Regulat oryBoard of Cl in ic a l Psyc holog is t s andPsychomet r i c ians

Admin is t e r and enforc e t he law

Superv ise reg ist ra t ion of c l in ic a lpsyc hologis t s and psyc homet r ic ians

Issue, suspend, revok e, and re inst at ec ert i f i c a t es o f reg is t rat ion

Moni t o r c ond i t ions o f psyc ho log ic a lp rac t i ce in t he c oun t ry


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Profess ional Regulat ory Board Ass is t in im p lem ent a t ion of gu ide l ines fo r

c ont inu ing pro fess iona l educ at ion

Coordinat e w i t h Com m iss ion on Higher Educ at ion on c om pl ianc e o f educ at iona lins t i t u t ions and preparat ion o f sy l lab i

Inves t igat e admin is t ra t ive c ases


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Quali f ic a t ions o f appl i c ant s :For c l inic a l psyc ho log is t s :

Mast er s degree in Psyc hology 300 hours o f superv ised c l in ic a l

ex perienc e under a l i c ensed c l inic a l

psyc ho log is t o r psyc h iat r i stFor psyc homt er ic ians

Bac helor s degree in Psyc hology

Cred i t s on sub jec t s c overed in ex am


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Subjec t s for Ex am inat ion for Cl in ic a lPsycho log is ts :

Researc h and Quant i t a t ive Ana lys is Advanc ed Psyc homet r ic s and Pro jec t ive

Techn iques

Counsel ing and Psyc hot herapy

Advanc ed Cl in ic a l Psyc hology

Abnorm al Psyc ho logy & Psyc hopat ho logy

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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Subjec t s fo r Ex am inat ion fo r Psychomet r i c ians

Theor ies of Personal i t y Developm ent a l Psyc hology

Behavio ra l St a t is t i c s Psyc ho log ic a l Test ing/Psyc hom et r ic s

K El t f


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Regist rat i on w i t hou t ex am ina t ion(for psyc holog is t & psyc hom et r ic ians

w i t h years o f p ro fess ional ex perienc e)

Fore ign rec iproc i t y for Fi l ip inopsyc holog is t s t o p rac t i c e in fo re ign

coun t r i es Spec ia l perm i t fo r fo re igners t o

prac t i c e psyc hology in t he

Phi l ippines

K El t f


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K ey Elem ent s of

Psyc hology Bi l l

Suspension or revoc at ion o f reg is t ra t ion

Pr iv i l eged c om m unic a t ion

In t egra t ion o f pro fession in t o oneprofess ional organizat ion


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Issues and Chal lenges

Passage o f t he B i l l (low pr io ri t y g ivenm ore urgent b i l l s in c ongress)

Developm ent o f im plem ent ing ru les and

regu la t ions Agreem ent on det a i ls o f s t andards in

requ i rements

In form at ion and advoc ac y on t he b i l l /law

Enforc em ent , m oni t or ing, and

documenta t ion


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Oppor tun i t ies

ASEAN or reg ional agreem ent s on t heprofess ional izat ion of psyc hology

pressure on governm ent agenc ies

m aint enanc e o f appropr iat e s t andards

for t he pro fess ion

s t ronger env i ronm ent fo r deve lopm entin t he pro fess ion

learning f rom ex per ienc e o f ne ighbor

psyc ho log is t s in t he region


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Thank you for l i s t en ing!

Current Ef for t s t o

Profess ional ize Psyc hology

in t he Phi l ipp ines

Al lan B. I . Bernardo

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