CHED Course Specification on Psychological Assessment

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Course Specification on Psychological Assessment
Refer to CHED Memorandum Order 38 Series of 2010 -
http://www.ched.gov.ph/chedwww/index.php/eng/content/download/1744/9056/file/CMO_38_s2010.pdf

Course Description

Orientation into the rudiments of psychological testing. The principles, methods and uses of

psychological testing are tackled. Emphasis is placed on issues of item analysis, reliability, and 

validity in test construction. The administration, scoring, and interpretation of objective, cognitive,

and affective tests used in various applied fields of psychology, particularly the educational,

industrial, and government settings are covered. Ethical considerations as well as current trends and issues in psychological testing in the Philippines settings are discussed.

For those reviewing and planning to take the Psychometrician Licensure Exam the following course content should be covered as per CHED Memo Order 38 Series of 2010:

1) Statistical Foundations - Reliability, Validity

2) Test Construction - Item analysis, Norms                                                                     

3) Administration, scoring, and interpretation - Intelligence tests, aptitude tests, objective personality tests

4) Applications of psychological testing - educational setting, industrial setting, government setting

5) Ethics of psychological testing

The link below is a reference/textbook material I am using. What are your reference materials/texbooks?

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2013/08/psychological-testing-textbooks.html

CHED Course Specification on Abnormal Psychology

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Course Specification on Abnormal Psychology
Refer to this link for the CHED Memo Order 38 Series of 2010 -
http://www.ched.gov.ph/chedwww/index.php/eng/content/download/1744/9056/file/CMO_38_s2010.pdf

Course Description

An introduction to the nature, causes and possible interventions of psychological
disorders. The students are expected to be familiar with the nomenclature and
classifications of mental disorders, by the end of the course. Indigenous concepts
of abnormality and abnormal behavior will also be discussed. Ethical considerations
in abnormal psychology/clinical psychology are discussed.

For those reviewing and planning to take the Psychometrician Licensure Exam the following course content should be covered since these are CHED suggested course content:

1) Definitions of Normality and Abnormality

2) Some Abnormal Behaviors (including indigenous forms)                                                                    
a) Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence                                        
b) Cognitive Disorders                                                                                                                  
c) Substance-related Disorders                                                                                                        
d) Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders                                                                                
e) Mood Disorders                                                                                                                          
f) Anxiety Disorders                                                                                                                        
g) Dissociative Disorders                                                                                                                  
h) Personality Disorders

3) Diagnosis using DSM-IV TR (Axis I to V - with the recently published DSM 5 it would be good to familiarize on the updated version of this categories)

4) Alternative Approaches to Diagnosis (ICD-10)

5) Therapeutic Interventions and Related Issues

Check my blog posts here for reference/textbook materials. What are your reference materials/texbooks?

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2013/08/abnormal-psychology-textbook-by-jane-q.html

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2013/07/reference-textbook-for-abnormal.html

CHED Course Specification on Industrial Psychology

CHED Course Specification on Industrial Psychology
Refer to this link for the CHED Memo Order 38 Series of 2010
http://www.ched.gov.ph/chedwww/index.php/eng/content/download/1744/9056/file/CMO_38_s2010.pdf

Course Description

A course providing an overview of psychological concepts, theories and research findings for
effective human interactions and performance in the workplace. Topics include organizational structures and systems, organizational communication processes, leadership, motivation, conflict resolution, problem solving ad decision making, team dynamics, efforts in human resource development and management, and organizational change and development.

For those reviewing and planning to take the Psychometrician Licensure Exam the course content above that covers:

• History and development of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (perhaps both West and Philippine context)
• Organizational structures and systems
• Team dynamics
• Human resource development and management
• Organizational change and development

should not be taken for granted since these are CHED suggested coverage or topics. Check my blog posts here for reference/textbook material. I have yet to see a Philippine textbook on this course. Do let me know if you know one.

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2013/07/reference-textbook-on-industrial-and.html

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Policies and Standards for Undergraduate Programs in Psychology

Commission on Higher Education
CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO)
No. 38
Series of 2010

Subject: Policies and Standards for Undergraduate Programs in Psychology

In accordance with the pertinent provision of RA 7722, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994," and by virtue of the Commission en banc Resolution No. 289-2010 dated November 12, 2010 and for the purpose of making relevant the general principles and guidelines for the establishment and operation of undergraduate psychology programs in all Higher Education institutions (HEIs) in the country, this set of Policies and Standards (PS) is hereby adopted and promulgated by this Commission.

Sikolohiyang Pilipino - Metodo ng pananaliksik

Sp197 report from Karla Cristobal

• 3. WESTERN PSYCHOLOGY HAS ITS LIMITATIONS!not always applicable/appropriate different processes & connections possibly artificial & distant
• 4. APPROACH research guide or outline to carry out METHOD different ways of gathering data
• 5. GUIDINGPRINCIPLES FOR INDIGENOUS METHODS
• 6. 1 The quality of data depends on thedegree of the interaction betweenresearcher and respondent. 2 The relationship between researcher and respondent should be seen as equal.
• 7. 3 The respondent comes first before the data does.4 Methods to be chosen depend on how appropriate it is to the situation.5 Use the respondent’s language.
• 8. pakapa-kapa
• 9. ANO BA ‘TO?- also means groping (field method) -searching, probing into an unsystematized mass of social and cultural data to be able to obtain order, meaning, and directions for research
• 10. METODOexploration into cultural, social or psychologicaldata without the chains of overriding theoreticalframework borrowed from observations outsidethe focus of investigationcan be related to unobtrusive techniquesbecause the actual procedures for collectinginformation may range from observation,documentation, intervention, participation
• 11. pakikipag-kuwentuhan
• 12. ANO BA ‘TO? is an occasion for exchange of information, ideas, insights, and opinions also it is asharing of beliefs, thoughts, and experiences.an informal, free, as well as a social process of exchanging information, thoughts, and knowledge that is part of human daily activities.
• 13. Oral (pasalita) Written (pasulat) Transmitted (pasalin-salin)metodo through time Request (paki – paghingi ng pahintulot)
• 14. PROCEDURES-initially make visits (padalaw-dalaw)before living-in the community(panunuluyan)-introduce yourself to the community-invite yourself to community gatherings-initiate a conversation when in a naturalcluster-invest time in story sharing sessions
• 15. PRINCIPLES-may pakikipagkapwa sa kwentuhan-may ‘paki’ ang kalahok sa kwento-may pakinabang sa kwentuhan--libangan--linangan ng kaalaman--lunas sa karamdaman
• 16. PRINCIPLES-collective orientation(pananaliksik na sama-sama)-contains the process of validation(pagpapatotoo)-construction of social reality (pagbubuo)-cluster as unit of analysis(pagsali sa likas na umpukan)-with a topic to talk about but without a theme-worth or value of story produced from the kwentuhansession
• 17. PRINCIPLES VALIDITY trustworthiness not truth(mapagkakatiwalaan kaysa makatotohanan)RELIABILITYcertification not consistency(process of pakikipagkwentuhan-indicator)(pagpapatotoo, pagpapatibay)
• 18. PAGPAPALAYANG LOOB ATPAGDADALAW
• 19. ANO BA ‘TO?uri ng relasyon ng mananaliksik sa respondente
• 20. PAGPAPALAYANG-LOOB• Nagpapahiwatig na ang isang taoay panatag sa kalooban ng kanyangkapwa•Wala ng pagkahiya•Buo na ang pagtitiwala sa isa’t isa
• 21. PAGDADALAW• Pagpunta at pakikipag-usap ng isang tao sa kanyang kapwa• Hindi lahat nasasabi sa isang pag- uusap
• 22. PAKIKISAMA
• 23. Ibang Tao Category (Outsider) -V. Enriquez’ scale of relationship1. Pakikitungo -civility with2. Pakikisalamuha -interaction with3. Pakikilahok -participation with4. Pakikibagay -in accord with/level of conforming5. Pakikisama - being along with/level of adjusting
• 24. PAKIKISAMA?•originated as a Filipino value•being united with the group
• 25. -frequenting the participant-inviting them outside the bar/residence CALL -better than BOYS participant Nery, 1979 observation technique
• 26. PAKIKIPANULAYAN
• 27. PAKIKIPANULAYAN Nicdao-Henson, 1982• residing in the research setting• researcher lives, sleeps and eats with the host• a form of pagdalaw-dalaw
• 28. PAMAMARAAN NG PANANALIKSIK 
• 1 PAKIKISALAMUHA & PAKIKISANGKOT 
• 2 PAGMAMASID 
• 3 PAGTATANUNG-TANONG 
• 4 PAKIKIPANAYAM SA MGA PILING TAGABATID
• 29. OUR REFERENCES
• Amaryllis T. Torres in Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Teorya, metodo, at gamit. 
• Rogelia R. Pe-Pua (Ed.) (1989) UP Press.Carmen E. Santiago (1975) in Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Teorya, metodo, at gamit. 
• Rogelia R. Pe-Pua (Ed.) (1989) UP Press.Grace O. Oteza (1997). Pakikipagkwentuhan: Isang pamamaraan ng sama-samang pananaliksik, pagpapatotoo, at pagtulong sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino. PPRTH Occasional Papers Series 1997, No. 1.
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University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Briefing on the IRR of the Philippine Psychology Law

ANNOUNCEMENT and INVITATION


For those interested in attending the upcoming Briefing on the IRR of the Philippine Psychology Law, it will be on Sept. 28 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Little Theater, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos. All psychology practitioners, guidance counselors, assessment and testing professionals, HR practitioners, graduate and undergraduate students of psychology are invited to attend. Registration fee for undergraduate psychology students is 200php; for professionals and MS/MA Psych students, 550php. For registration and more information, you may contact Mr. Ganub at (034) 433-2449 or 0999-994-6598. On-site registration is also welcome.

Psychology in the Philippines: A Profession on the Rise

By Carla Marez P. Peruelo

(This is just an excerpt from the original article.)

For many, many years past, psychology in the Philippines could not satisfactorily answer this question as strongly and soundly as it now can. Fortunately for psychologists and the general public alike, a new era of psychology in the Philippines has recently been ushered in by the signing of Republic Act 10029, which is also known as the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 or simply the Psychology Law. Before the passing of this law, psychology in the Philippines was not a profession regulated by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC). Thus its standards of practice have not been as codified as those of other professions, and the attachment of the title “psychologist” has not been that regulated. But with the signing of the Psychology Law, the title “psychologist” has now become a legally protected job title, and only those who have passed the licensure exam for psychologists (except those eligible for registration without examination) and fulfilled the requirements set by the PRC for registration can rightfully take on the title of “professional psychologist.”

The Psychology Law obviously has huge impacts on the practice of psychology in the Philippines and thus concerns psychology practitioners in all its diverse areas, especially those engaging in clinical work. But what does the law mean for the general public—the individuals and groups to whom such psychological services are discharged? Why should it concern the rest of the Filipino people—or more to the point, should it? 

Much as many of us wouldn’t dream of putting our health and safety on the line by undergoing medical treatment from some sloppy quack doctor not holding a valid license to practice medicine, so should we be not vulnerable to incompetent or untrained individuals engaging in psychological practice. The Psychology Law does not only work for the welfare of psychologists; more importantly, it’s for the good of the general public as well. It works to regulate and set the standards for the professional practice of psychology in the country, and by so doing protect the public from obtaining poor quality, substandard services from individuals unfit or unqualified to practice psychology.

 “The main purpose of the law is to professionalize the practice once and for all. This will not only uplift the practice of psychology as a profession (after passing the board exam) but it will also give a concrete distinction as to what a psychometrician, a licensed psychologist, and a graduate of a Psychology degree can and cannot practice. The keyword, actually, is professionalization,” explains Mr. David Karlo I. Equipaje, OTRP, PhD (cand.), President of the Recoletos de Bacolod Graduate School (RBGS) Psychological Society. 

The rule on the conduct of the licensure examinations for psychologists is just one stipulation of the Psychology Law. The law also delineates the scope of practice of psychology, the legal requirements and procedures for registration as a professional psychologist, and other important provisions that serve to define and regulate psychology as a profession in the Philippines. The PRC Board of Psychology has been going around the country conducting orientation briefings on the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Psychology Law, and this coming Saturday, September 28, an IRR Orientation Briefing is scheduled to be held at the Little Theater, University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. 

“This IRR briefing on the Psychology Law is the first in Bacolod City and the entire province of Negros Occidental, so please come and join us as we listen to Dr. Imelda Virginia G. Villar, Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology,” invites Mr. Calvin Dave D. Ganub, MSGC, RGC, Vice President of the RBGS Psychological Society. 

The signing of the Philippine Psychology Act and the approval of its IRR mark the setting of the cornerstones of psychology as a legally protected profession. We are lucky to be currently witnessing the foundations of lawful, professional psychological practice being laid down right before our very eyes, and it would be interesting to see—and certainly a thing to watch out for—how it builds up to be the profession this country needs to assist it towards nation-building and progress. For psychology as a branch of learning offers valuable knowledge and insight into human behavior and mental processes, but as a profession it can do so much more to apply such knowledge and principles for the promotion of mental health, the eradication of the stigma of mental illness, and the maximal utilization of psychological knowhow for the betterment of the Filipino citizenry and the Philippines as a nation.

Read more here - http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/opinion/2013/09/26/peruelo-psychology-philippines-profession-rise-305345