Announcements

MEMBERSHIP

May 7, 2013

Dear PAP Colleagues,


We wish to inform you that PAP membership renewal is ongoing until June 1, 2013. You may get an update on the status of your account with the PAP Secretariat through email at pap_1962_08@yahoo.com or call (02) 4538257, Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00 pm only. For those who are unable to pay personally, you may pay membership dues through the PAP BPI account.

Account Name: Psychological Association of the Philippines
Current Account Number 0421-020868

Please email the deposit slip to the PAP Secretariat to ensure updating of your record.

Guidelines of Payment Fees:

Renewal fees:
Affiliate - P500.00
Associate - P800.00
Fellow - P1,200.00

* Effective June 1, 2013 -  New Rates for New members:
Affiliate - P800.00
Associate - P1,000.00
Fellow - P1,500.00

* New members are applicants who submitted their documents to the Membership Committee and have received an acceptance letter from the Membership Chair. Please check your records if you have been accepted before you pay your dues.

*To avail the discounted rates for the PAP ARUPS Convention on October 23-26, 2013, membership dues must be updated on or before June 1, 2013.

Thank You.

 Sincerely,

Dr. Angela V. Regala

Executive Secretary

Membership Chair

How to be a PAP member?

You may apply as a PAP member via online application. Please follow the steps:

1) Register at pap.org.ph using the register button at home page section . Please make sure you have completed the fields


2) Send your completed Transcript of records (Psychology course e.g. BS/AB course in Psychology, MA/MS in Psychology, PhD course in Psychology ) via email at pap_1962_08@yahoo.com


3) Wait for results of application via email


4) Payment for the approved membership category is needed for activation of your membership with PAP.

Please be reminded that incomplete documents will not be evaluated.

Thank You.

PAP-ARUPS  2013 CONVENTION

 May 7, 2013

Dear Colleagues,

Please be advised that registration for this year’s Joint International Convention with the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) will start July 1, 2013. To facilitate payment for ASEAN Regional Union of Psychologists (ARUPS) 4th Congress Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) 50th Annual Convention, we will be processing payments online through the PAYPAL method. This payment system is accessible to all who wish to register for the convention in October 2013.

Please log on to www.papconvention.org to get the latest updates on the PAP-ARUPS Convention 2013.

Thank You.

Sincerely,

Dr. Angela V. Regala

PAP Executive Secretary

Membership Chair

Call for Papers Extended Until May 31!

Go to http://papconvention.org now!

 

The Psychological Association of the Philippines has partnered with the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) for a joint conference on October 23 – 26, 2013 in Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines.

 
Featured international speakers are:

·        Dr. Saths Cooper, South Africa, IUPsyS President

·        Dr. Soree Pokaeo, Thailand, ARUPS President

·        Dr. Ma. Regina Hechanova, Philippines, PAP President

·        Dr. Tomohide Atsumi, Japan

·        Dr. Allan Bernardo, Macau

·        Dr. Elizabeth De Castro, Philippines

·        Dr. Cecilia Essau, United Kingdom

·        Dr. Chee Leong Goh, Malaysia

·        Dr. Pamela Maras, United Kingdom

·        Dr. Elizabeth Nair, Singapore

 

You may submit your abstract online at  http://www.papconvention.org/call-for-paper.html

 
See you in October!

PAP PARTNERS WITH ARUPS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
 
The Psychological Association of the Philippines is proud to announce that for its 50th annual convention, it has partnered with the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) for a joint conference on October 23–26, 2013 at Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines.  The convention seeks to be a venue for exchange of best practices and cutting edge research in Psychology in the ASEAN region.  It will feature international speakers and include learning sessions, research and practice sessions, and skill-building workshops.  

This joint ARUPS 4th Congress and PAP’s 50th Annual Convention will focus on the role of ASEAN Psychologists in building hope and resilience among individuals, communities, and organizations.  This conference will take the place of PAP’s 2013 annual convention. Cagayan de Oro City will be the site of the PAP national convention in 2014.  For further details please go to: www.papconvention.org

WORKSHOPS:

The Psychological Association of the Philippines IO Division in partnership with the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) presents:

A FORUM ON THE PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGY ACT OF 2009

Find out how the law impacts on your HR & IO Psychology practice and career on March 8, 2013, Friday 1:00 to 5:00 PM

PMAP Centre , 670 Lee St. Addition Hills Mandaluyong City

Resource Person: Dr. Miriam Cue, Acting Chairperson of the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology

Reactors: Dr. Gina Hechanova, PAP President and one of the PMAP Officers

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FLYER WITH REGISTRATION FORM and Map to the PMAP Centre)

Registration Fee covers certificate of attendance and snacks
                            Paid before  Mar 1                    Paid on-site
PAP members              P 500                                  P 1,000
Non-PAP member       P 1000                                P 1,500

This Continuing Professional Education Workshop is worth four (4) CPE Points.

Please make check and PMO payment payable to PAP. Bank deposits may be made in the name of PAP through: Bank of Philippine Islands Commonwealth Avenue Branch (C/A No. 0421020868). Participants will be considered registered only upon payment of fees. Please email copy of the deposit slip and registration form to pap_1962_08@yahoo.com for confirmation of attendance and payment.

For more information, please contact the PAP Secretariat c/o Linda Sevilla/Mercy Mondejar PSSC, Commonwealth Ave.Quezon City, Telefax: 4538257 or pap_1962_08@yahoo.com

You may also email queries to the PAP_IO Division through Ms. Edna Gutierrez (ehgutierrez@firstasia.edu.ph) Section Head for CPE; Dr. Joy Calleja (mcalleja@ateneo.edu), IO Division Chair; and Dr. Sally Caballero (sally@netship.com.ph), IO Division Co-Chair.

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE DEVELOPMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL DIVISION:

We would like to inform everyone that the workshop entitled "Publishing Brief Reports of Psychology Research Replications: A Writing Workshop" with Dr. Allan Bernardo scheduled on February 8th 2013 (Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm)  will be postponed until further notice.
 
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.  We will inform everyone as soon as we are able to reschedule a new date for the workshop.  Thank you very much.

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RA 10029 (IRR) BRIEFING  UPDATES & SCHEDULES:

For those who would like to get a copy of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Psychology Law (RA 10029) you may now get your copy.

You may download it here just copy and paste the url below:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3b2sc2voze4x4x/_4Dcd4oPdH

Thank You.

Dear Colleagues,

Please find below an update on IRR Orientation Briefings as prepared by PRB Chair Hon. Miriam Cue for the PRC. Please be guided accordingly.

Thank you very much.

All the best,

Margaret Udarbe-Alvarez
External Relations, PAP
Chair, PAP RA 10029 Committee

So far, the Board has conducted briefings on the IRR of RA 10029 in the following places:

January:

Jan. 29 - for Quezon City, Cavite, Rizal and Quezon Province HEIs and practitioners Host: Univ. of the Phils. in Diliman
Jan. 30 - for NCR and the Mendiola Consortium of HEIs and practitioners... Host: Univ. of Santo Tomas

February

Feb. 5 - for Baguio City, Regions 1 & 2 HEIs and practitioners... Host: St. Louis Univ. Baguio
Feb. 7 - for DLSU and neighboring schools and institutions... Host: DLS- College of St. Benilde (by Dr. Villar)
Feb. 9 - for Cebu City and Region 7... Host: Univ. of San Carlos
Feb. 11- for Tagbilaran City and Bohol Province... Host: Bohol Island State University in coordination with Holy Name Univ. and the Univ. of Bohol
Feb. 12- for Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental and Region 6... Host: Silliman University

Still to be done are the orientation briefings in the following areas:

February

Feb. 20 - for NCR and the Intramuros Consortium of HEIs, including FEU, UE and other institutions in the area Host: Lyceum Philippines Univ. (Dr. Villar)
Feb. 22 - for Region 3... Host: Letran, Bataan (Dr. Villar)
Feb. 22 - PRC Davao applications staff
Feb. 23 - for Davao City, Bukidnon, General Santos, Koronadal, Kabacan, Cotabato City and Region 11.. (Organizers/Host: PRC Davao in coordination with San Pedro College)
Feb. 25 - for Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City, Ozamiz City, Misamis Oriental & Misamis Occidental, Marawi City and Region 10... Host: Xavier University
Feb. 27 - for the CALABARZON HEIs and practitioners... Host: FAITH in Tanauan, Batangas (Dr. Villar)
Feb. 28 - for Pampanga and Tarlac areas... Host: Holy Angels Univ. (still to be finalized with Howell Calma)

March

March 8 - for those in Business and Industry... and I/O Psychology Professors... Organizers/Host: I/O Division of the Psychological Ass. of the Phils (PAP) and the People Mgmt Ass. of the Phils. (PMAP) Venue: PMAP Office in Mandaluyong

We have pending requests but no schedules have been set so far:
PRC Tuguegarao (Dir Rod in coordination with SLU Tuguegarao)
PRC Legaspi
PRC Iloilo
National Center for Mental Mealth, DSWD and government psychologists

Briefing on the IRR of Psychology February 7, 2013 at DLS-College of St. Benilde.

The latest on Registration without Examination from PRC:http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/default.aspx

LETTER FROM PAP PRESIDENT:

January 22, 2013

Dear PAP Members,

Happy New Year to all!  Last week, we hosted the 2013 PAPJA convention at the SMX MOA and FEU and it was a great way to start the year.  We had about 4500 participants who gave us positive feedback on the program. Thank you to all the participants, student and faculty volunteers, our emcees, workshop facilitators and the board members who made the event a success!

At the end of last year, the PAP board and division officers finished our strategic planning process. We revised our vision and mission and identified our key result areas, goals and strategies that will serve as our roadmap in the coming years. We are happy to share with you the plan which can be downloaded in the PAP website. Here are some highlights of the plans:

Revised Vision and Mission. The new PAP vision is PAP is an internationally recognized leader in Psychology in Southeast Asia. Our mission statement is “We are a national organization that advances the professional development of Filipino psychologists in the areas of teaching, research, and practice; upholds the quality standards of the practice of psychology; facilitates the generation and dissemination of knowledge in Philippine psychology, promotes the public awareness of psychology as a scientific discipline; shapes public policy via providing psychological perspective and fosters collaboration and partnerships towards social transformation.”

Quality Assurance. As part of our efforts at quality assurance, the certification process will continue. The deadline for application for/renewal of certification is on March 31, 2013. Details are posted in our website. The publication of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 10029 signals the start of the licensure and registration process. We have posted the IRR in our website and will be releasing another document on Frequently Asked Questions about the Psych Law shortly. PAP will also be assisting in the orientation sessions on the Psych Law and we will inform you when these will take place.

Research & Publications. We wish to announce the appointment of our new Editor in Chief Dr. Melissa Macapagal who will be responsible for bringing in an international advisory board and reviewers for the Philippine Journal of Psychology.  Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Allan Bernardo who raised the quality of PJP and made it available online.  Dr. Bernardo will continue to serve on the PJP advisory board and we are grateful at his willingness to continue conducting publication workshops in the country.

Professional Development. In line with our efforts at continuous professional education (CPE), the various divisions and certified CPE providers will be hosting workshops throughout the year. We are inviting schools, psychological centers especially in the regions to apply to become CPE providers so that we can have more CPEs across the nation. 

Our next big event is the upcoming PAP Convention on October 23 to 26, 2013 at the Miriam College, Quezon City. We are happy to announce that this will be an international convention in partnership with the Asean Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS).  We look forward to going to Cagayan de Oro for our convention in 2014.  PAP has also agreed to partner with the Asian Association of Social Psychology for an international conference in 2015.

Partnership & Extension. Our initial partnership with Department of Education will continue as we seek to broaden and deepen our involvement in helping our public schools.  This year, we will be launching a volunteer program entitled “Psychologists for Philippine Education” (“Sikolohista para sa Sambayang Edukasyon”) that aims to match public schools with Departments of Psychology that can provide faculty and student volunteers to assist in teaching and guidance counseling services.

Public Awareness & Advocacy. Last year, PAP was able to publish 17 media articles through our partnership with Interkasyon. We encourage you to contribute articles that will educate and inform our public on psychology.  We will continue putting forth position papers and assisting in policy formulation on psychology related matters.

Inclusive Growth. As the PAP grows, we wish to encourage greater representations from the regions. This year, we will put out guidelines for the formation of regional chapters so we may ensure that the voices of psychologists across the country are heard.

We thank all those who participated and gave their inputs to our strategic directions. As we celebrate a glorious past, we also look forward to the future with great excitement. More importantly, we enjoin all of you to actively take part in the future yet to be! 


Yours truly,


Ma. Regina M. Hechanova, PhD
President, PAP

A Message from PAP President

September 10, 2012

Dear PAP Members,

In behalf of the PAP Board, allow me to extend our thanks to all who came to the 49th PAP Annual Convention in Cebu.  We would also like to give recognition to the people who were instrumental in making it happen: Dr. Mira Ofreneo (Convention Chair), Dr. Delia Belleza (Convention co-chair) and all the faculty and student volunteers from the University of San Carlos.  Daghang salamat sa inyong tanan!

New Board Members and Officers

We also wish to welcome our newest PAP board members: Dr. Ronnie Motilla, Dr. Arsenio Alianan, Dr. Grace Dalisay, Mr. Hector Perez, and Sr. Angie Julom.  After our election last Sept. 7, 2012, the PAP officers are:

Vice President – Dr. Ronnie Motilla
Secretary – Dr. Ola Regala
Treasurer  - Dr. Seann Tan-Mansukhani
Internal Relations Officer – Dr. Arsenio Alianan
External Relations Officer – Dr. Marge Udarbe Alvarez

Our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing officers who have so generously shared their time: Dr. Chit Salonga who served as our Treasurer, Ms. Mariflor Gatchalian who was head of our 50th anniversary committee, Dr. Aurora Corpuz-Mendoza who was head of the Psych Law committee. 

Our utmost appreciation goes to Dr. Caring Tarroja who after her sterling leadership of the PAP now becomes a part of the board as ex-officio and Dr. Allan Bernardo former ex-officio who has been a big influence in the growth and professionalization of Filipino psychologists.

Update on the Psych Bill

Many people are concerned about the status of the IRR of the Psychology Law (RA 10029).  We have sought legal counsel and are continuing to dialogue with the members of Professional Regulatory Board to ensure that the IRR reflects the spirit and the letter of the law but is also fair to all psychologists.  We realize that there are those who have different opinions about the coverage of the bill and we accept that consensus in such a large organization may be difficult. However, the bill was crafted after many years of consultation, research and benchmarking with the intent to protect clients as well as allow clinical and counseling psychologists and psychometricians to practice given existing licensure in similar professions. We enjoin those who have questions about the Psych Law to read PAP’s position or contact us if you have questions.  Please be assured that once we have reached a resolution regarding the IRR, we will launch a communication campaign.

Psychosocial Support

We are happy to announce that we raised a substantial amount of funds for the psycho-social support fund during the convention.   After discussions with DOH and organizations such as Save the Children, we are in the process of mobilizing debriefing and training for those affected by the Habagat floods.  The PAP Board has created a Psycho-social Support Committee to spearhead these efforts.

Strategic Planning

In the coming months, the board will be sitting down to craft the organizations strategic plan for the coming years.  Please feel free to email us your ideas on the directions for PAP until the end of September.  

We have seen the growth of Psychology and we thank you for your involvement and for making such growth happen. As we celebrate the past, we begin to look towards the future. We realize that there is much to be done for our members, organization and the nation and we look forward to continue building a community of competent psychologists and serving the nation.


 Sincerely yours,


 Ma. Regina M. Hechanova-Alampay
 PAP President

 Report on the 49th PAP Convention in Cebu

This 2012, the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) celebrates its 50th founding anniversary as an organization. In light of this celebration, the recently concluded 49th National Convention focused on “Strengthening Psychology, Serving the Nation.”

The Department of Psychology of the University of San Carlos (USC) hosted the 2012 Annual Convention, which gathered over 1,100 scholars and professionals from all over the country. The convention was held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, from August 15 to August 17, 2012. With such a remarkable attendance, the 49th PAP convention is considered to be the biggest assembly in the organization’s history.

Day 1 of the three-day event was packed with stimulating speeches and symposiums. Following USC President Fr. Dionisio Miranda’s welcome message, incumbent PAP President Dr. Maria Caridad Tarroja briefly talked about the organization’s history and its present thrust in her presidential address.
The convention’s keynote speaker was no less than Hon. Patricia B. Licuanan, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Hon. Licuanan, who also formerly served as PAP President, gave her personal tribute to pioneers, namely Fr. Jaime Bulatao, Dr. Alfredo Lagmay, Dr. Estefania Aldaba-Lim, and Dr. Virgilio Enriquez.

The first plenary session focused on the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 (RA 10029). The salient features of the controversial IRR were discussed by the members of the Psychology Professional Regulatory Board (PRB), Hon. Imelda Virgina Villar and Hon. Miriam Cue. Dr. Lourdes Carandang has officially resigned from her post as chair of the PRB for health reasons. The IRR remains subject to the Professional Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) final approval.
Day 2 started with a plenary session that discussed how to strengthen the teaching, research, outreach and professional practice of psychology in the Philippines.

Dr. Lota Teh talked about the establishment of the CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 38 Series of 2010 and CMO 39 Series of 2010 in line with strengthening the teaching of Psychology in the Philippines, among other things. Dr. Allan Bernardo followed with a discussion on Research in Psychology, highlighting ten (10) important things to do when engaging in research. Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio discussed Outreach in Psychology, which she notes is a “promising and a very fruitful approach.” Dr. Carandang then talked about Practice in Psychology, which she capped with the statement that “the ultimate goal of our practice is the well-being of the people we serve.”

Parallel oral presentations were conducted in the afternoon of both Day 1 and Day 2. Topics covered various areas of interest in the different divisions, specifically Assessment, Teaching, Clinical, Counseling, Developmental, Industrial-Organizational, and Social Psychology Divisions.

A Special Policy Forum on the PAP Statement on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Nondiscrimination was also conducted during Day 2 of the convention. The well-attended LGBT Forum discussed the key concepts and implications for practice and for Psychology in the public interest.

The PAP 50th Anniversary Dinner at the Pacific Grand Ballroom capped Day 2. Prior to officially starting the evening’s feast, Dr. Cue informed the body that the PRB will be asking for an extension from the PRC, with regards the filing of the final IRR in light of the issues raised on the matter. Among the highlights of the night’s festivities were the tribute to past presidents, the service awards given to Ms. Linda G. Sevilla and Ms. Mercedita G. Mondejar of the PAP Secretariat, and a sneak peek of next year’s venue.
Day 3 began with the final set of parallel oral presentations followed by the Closing Ceremonies, which was held at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront Hotel. Newly certified psychologists took their oaths and PAP Awards were presented. Dr. Maria Teresa Batangan of the University of the Philippines Diliman and Dr. Marylenda Penetrante of Divine Word College (Legaspi) received the Estefania Aldaba-Lim Service Award; Prof. Lina Marie Sycip was granted the FG David Teaching Award; and a total of 10 researchers received distinction for Most Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation.

With several outgoing members of the PAP Board of Directors, an election for new BOD members for 2012-2013 was conducted. With 294 qualified votes cast, the newly-elected members are Dr. Ronaldo A. Motilla, Dr. Arsenio Sze Alianan, Jr., Dr. Grace Aguiling-Dalisay, Sr. Angelina M. Julom, and Mr. Hector M. Perez.

Workshops capped the three-day convention. The topics for the said workshops were: Test Development and Adaptation: Process and Issues; Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques Techniques in Emotional Management; Conducting Child Custody Evaluation; Issues and Trends in Assessing Adolescents; Developing Instruments for Research in Educational Psychology; Strategic Training for Transformation in the Workplace; Quantifying Qualitative Analysis using Open Source Tools: A Workshop on Text Mining; and Integrating Course-Based Service in the Teaching of Psychology: Principles and Application of Service-Learning.

Next year’s venue for the 50th national convention is Cagayan De Oro City, which is dubbed as The City of Golden Friendship.

This report is written by: Gracele Canilao-Nieva 08/27/2012