PSYCHOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES

17TH CENTURY

17TH CENTURY

taught in two Phil. Univ. UST (1st institution to offer undergraduate, master’s & doctoral degrees in Psychology) Univ. of San Carlos (Cebu)

1900s

- Brought to the Philippines by the Spanish priests

• Part of the Philosophy Department

1926

- Department of Psychology (School of Education)

- University of the Philippines

1930s

- UST (first institution to offer a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Master’s and Doctorate degrees in the field)

- Psychology Department

1948

- UST

- The BS Psychology degree was offered

AGUSTIN ALONZO

The first psychologist to become head of the UP Department of Psychology.

ISIDRO PANLASIGUI

Succeeded Alonzo as chairman of UP’s Psychology Department

SINFOROSO PADILLA

Reorganized the experimental psychology laboratory and established the Psychological Clinic at the UP in 1932

JESUS PERPIŃAN

Set up the FEU Psychological Clinic and became head of the Department of Psychology

ELIAS BUMATAY

Became the Dean of the College of Education at National University

ANGEL DE BLAS, O.P.

Chairman of the Department of Psychology at UST in the early 1930s to 1954

Established the Experimental Psychology Laboratory at UST in 1938

EMMANUEL VIT SAMSON

Chairman of UST’s Psychology Department for 18 years

ESTEFANIA ALDABA LIM

The first Filipino to receive a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Began the psychology program at PWU in 1948 with the establishment of its Institute for Human Relations

ALFREDO LAGMAY

Became chairman of the UP Psychology Department for 22 years

MARIANO OBIAS

Joined Caltex Philippines as head of their Personnel Department

JAIME BULATAO, S.J.

Established the Department of Psychology at the Ateneo de Manila University.

1932

The first psychological clinic was set up by Sinforoso Padilla at the UP.

The clients at this clinic were mainly students but outsiders were also accepted. Counseling and therapy were the main services offered. Hypnosis was used. Suspended in 1941 and was never reestablished after World War II.

1948 History

The Institute of Human Relations was established at PWU by Estefania Aldaba-Lim.

October 1947

Jaime Zaguirre, psychiatrist and parttime instructor of clinical psychology at the UP set up the first neuropsychological services unit at the V. Luna General Hospital with clinical psychologist Olga Ruiz de Araoa.

1960s to 1980s

Since the abolition of the undergraduate pre-med course, psychology has been used as one of the preparatory courses for medicine.

Psychological Association of the Philippines

was founded in 1962 and its annual convention held traditionally at the National Science Development Board (now National Science and Technology Authority) pavilion at Taft Avenue became the forum for the reading of scientific papers

Ateneo

was the first to offer an M.A. with specialization in Industrial Psychology.

The first thesis written in Pilipino was wrote by Amelia Alfonso at UP

“Ang Pag-uulit ng Isang Wika at Pagsalin sa Ikalawang Wika: Isang Eksperimento sa Malayang Paggunita” in 1974.

ATENEO’S CENTRAL GUIDANCE BUREAU (CGB)

Established in 1960 by James Culligan.

Offered services in counseling, testing for employment and research for business firms.

Today, CGB also includes training and development.

PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORPORATION (PPC)

Was set up in 1962 by Estefania Aldaba-Lim.

Now owned by the Ayala Group of Companies.

Specialized in the sale of various psychological tests.

The first group to go into industrial testing.

Have expanded to include test research and development, administration of professional examinations, research, training on human resources management, assessment center techniques and executive placemen

PSYCHOLOGY BILL

The bill provides the certification of psychometricians and the licensing of practicing psychologists.

(1960s) a group of government psychologists mainly from the National Mental Hospital (NMH) were pushing for the licensing of psychologists