The document summarizes key aspects of the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009, which aims to regulate the practice of psychology and psychometrics in the Philippines. It establishes a Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology to oversee the registration and licensure of psychologists and psychometricians. It defines psychologists and psychometricians and their roles. It also outlines the requirements and subjects covered in the licensure examinations for psychologists and psychometricians, and states that the passing score is a general weighted average of at least 75% with no grade lower than 60% in any subject.

1. Philippine Psychology Act 2009
Republic Act No. 10029
Presented by:
DR. RHEA LOWELLA SANTILLAN. FISER, RPsy, RPm,CSIOP

2. Republic Act 10029
Philippine Psychology Act 2009
A. An act to regulate the practice
of psychology.

3. Psychology Act
2009
B. Provides a legal definition and distinction
of a psychologist from a
psychometrician.
C. Identified the particular subjects that will
covered in the licensure exam.

4. Philippine Psychology
Act of 2009
Regulate the
practice of
psychology and
psychometrics
here in the
Philippines.

5. What does the new law seek
to achieve?
RA 10029 seeks to regulate the practice of psychology
and psychometrics in the Philippines to protect the public
from inexperienced or untrained individuals offering
psychological services, and to nurture competent, upright
and assiduous psychologists whose standards of
practice are excellent and globally competitive.
Republic Act No. 10029
Philippine Psychology Act 2009

6. How does the law achieve
this purpose?
• RA 10029 has created the
Professional Regulatory Board of
Psychology which will monitor
the registration, licensure and
practice of psychologists and
psychometricians in the
Philippines.
• The new law has also required
psychologists and
psychometricians to pass a
Licensure Examination.

7. Who are covered by law?
Psychologist – natural person who is duly registered
and holds a valid certificate of registration and a valid
professional ID card issued by the Board and the PRC (Sec.
3 c)
Psychometrician – natural person who holds a valid
certificate of registration and a valid professional ID card as
psychometrician issued by the Board and the PRC...(Sec.
3d)
Republic Act No. 10029
Philippine Psychology Act 2009

8. PSYCHOLOGY
It is the scientific study of the human behavior.
This involves the application of scientific
methods to inquire into biological, cognitive,
affective, developmental, personality, social,
cultural and individual difference dimension of
human behavior
Section 3: Definition of Terms
As used in this Act,

9. PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY
Consist of the delivery of psychological
services that involve application of
psychological principles and procedures
for the purpose of describing,
understanding, predicting, and
influencing the behavior of individuals
or groups in order to assist the
attainment of optimal human growth and
functioning.
Section 3: Definition of Terms

10. The delivery of psychological services includes,
but is not limited to:
• 1. Psychological interventions:
A. psychological counseling
B. psychotherapy
C. psychosocial support
D. coaching
E. psychological debriefing
F. group processes
all other psychological interventions that involve
the application of psychological principles to impress
psychological functioning of individuals, families,
groups and organizations

11. 2. Psychological
assessment:
gathering and integration of
psychological-related data for the purpose
of making psychological evaluation,
accomplished through a variety of tools,
including:
individual tests
projective tests
clinical interview
other psychological assessment tools

12. 2. Psychological assessment:
or the purpose of assessing diverse
psychological functions including:
1. cognitive abilities
2. aptitudes
3. personality characteristics
4. attitudes
5. values
6. interests
7. emotions
8. motivations

13. 2. Psychological assessment:
in support of:
1. psychological
counseling
2. psychotherapy
3. and other
psychological
intervention

14. Psychometrician
“RPm”
is a PROFESSIONAL who has
been registered and issued a
valid certificate of
Registration and a valid
Professional Regulation
Commission Identification
Card to practice Psychometrics.
Section 3: Definition of Terms
As used in this Act, the following terms
shall have the following meaning?

15. Psychologist
“RPsy”is a PROFESSIONAL who has
been registered and hold a valid
certificate of Registration and
a valid Professional
Identification Card as
professional Psychologist,
issued by the Professional
Regulatory Board of
Psychology and PRC for the
purpose of delivering
psychological services
defined in this Act.
Section 3: Definition of Terms
As used in this Act, the following terms
shall have the following meaning?
PSYCHOLOGIST

16. Certificate of Registration
& Professional ID Card

17. RPm for Registered
Psychometrician
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of
Psychology said in a report that the Registered
Psychologists and Registered Psychometricians can use
RPsy and 'RPm to append their names respectively.
Given example:
• Juan D. Dela Cruz, RPsy
• Maria D. Gomez, RPm
The use of appending titles will identify the bearer that
he/she is a duly registered and licensed Psychologist or
Psychometrician.
PRC added that non-registered individuals are not allowed
to use the codes.

18. Need for registration of individuals
practicing the profession
By passing a licensure
examination for
psychologists &
psychometricians
(Section 11, Art. V)

19. For how long will the professional
identification card be valid?
• 3 years, renewable
upon proof of
compliance with
continuing education
requirements
prescribed by the
Board and/or the
PRC.
PSYCHOMETRICIAN

20. Need to disclose registration information
(Sec. 22, Article VI)
Psychologist or psychometrician must
indicate on each document signed, used
and issued in connection with the practice
of the profession…
1. Registration and professional ID card
number
2. Date of issuance
3. Duration of validity
4. Professional tax receipt (PTR) number

21. What is
Psychometrics?
is the branch of psychology that
deals with the development,
administration, and interpretation of
quantitative test for the measurement of
psychological variables such as
intelligence, aptitude, and personality
traits.

22. Role of Psychometrician
• Psychometrician plays a secondary role to
the psychologist
• When giving psychological assessment a
psychometrician should be supervised by a
psychologist.
• The greater responsibility is delegated to
the psychologist who should review very
well the output of the psychometrician.
• Any blunder by the psychometrician will be
blamed to the psychologist who serves as
signatory a psychometrician's report.

23. Functions of
Psychometrician
• Administering & scoring objective
and structured personality test
• Interpreting the result of these
tests and preparing a written
report on these results
• Conducting preparatory intake
interviews for psychological
intervention sessions
• Test design and construction;
developing the table of
specification, item writing and
item analysis

24. Functions of
Psychometrician
• Test validation & standardization
• Developing norm sampling plans
• Conducting item tryout data
analysis
• Completing analysis and scale
development
• Writing technical manual

25. Skills and
Competencies• Discipline, Knowledge, Research and Scientific
Foundation
• Framing, Measuring, Planning
• Statistical Procedures, tools and computer
applications
• Data Management, Analysis and Reporting
• Interviewing and Relational Skills
• Administration of different types of
psychological test using innovative delivery
platforms, scoring, profiling and interpreting the

26. Skills and
Competencies
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Writing a Psychological Report
• Professional, Legal and Ethical Practice
• Attention to details in the pursuit of
Accuracy
• Oral and Written Communication
• Independence and Collaborative

27. #How to be a Psychometrician
• You need to have
a Bachelor’s
Degree in
Psychology and
pass the
licensure
examinations for
Psychometrician
.

28. Who are required to take the
psychology and psychometrics
licensure examination?
All applications for registration to practice
psychology and psychometrics shall be
required to pass a licensure examination
for psychologists and psychometricians to
be conducted by the board in such places
and dates, and subject to such
requirements prescribed by the
Commission.
Section 11: Examinations Required
Article V
LICENSURE EXAMINATION

29. An applicant for the Licensure Examination for
Psychometricians must be:
A Filipino citizen, a permanent resident or a citizen of a foreign
state/country which extends reciprocity to the Philippines relative
to the practice of psychometrics
A. Holds at least a bachelor's degree in psychology conferred by a
university, college or school in the Philippines or abroad
recognized/accredited by the CHED, and has obtained
sufficient credits for the subjects covered in the examination
B. Of good moral character
C. Has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.
Who are qualified to take the Licensure
Examination for Psychometricians?
Section 13: Qualification of Applicants for the
Licensure Examination for Psychometrician

30. The licensure examination for
psychometrician shall cover the
following subjects:
A. Theories of Personality
B. Abnormal Psychology
C. Industrial Psychology
D. Psychological Assessment
Section 15: Examination Subjects for
Psychometrician

31. What is the passing score for
the Licensure Examination?
• The candidate must obtain a weighted
general average of at least 75% for all
subjects
• with no grade lower than 60% in any given
subject.
• An examinee who obtains a weighted general
average of 75% or higher but obtains a rating
below 60% in any given subject may retake
such subjects within the next 2 years, and
upon obtaining a rating of at least 75% in
each such subject, will then be considered to
have passed the licensure examination.

32. What is the passing grade for the
licensure exam for psychologists and
psychometricians?
The examinee should attain
a General Weighted
Average (GWA) of 75% for
all the subjects with none of
the exam receiving a score
of 60% or less.
Section 18: Rating in the Examination:

33. What if I obtained 60% or less in one of
the subjects, can I still retake the exam?
Yes, you can. The good news is
that you need not take the whole
exam but only the subjects
which you failed. Note that this
exam should be taken within 2
years from the time the last
exam was taken.

34. What if my GWA is 75% or more but in one
subject I received less than 60% will I still
pass the exam?
No, because not one
of the exams taken
should result to a
grade of less than
60% as stated above.

35. What are the requirements to take the
licensure exam for Psychometricians?
Same as the requirements for
those desiring to take the licensure
exam for psychologists, except:
1. Instead of a master’s degree,
a bachelor’s degree will suffice.
2. There is no 200-hour
internship experience requirement.

36. Benefits of Passing the Board
Exam being a Registered
Psychometrician/Psychologist
A. Passing the board and acquiring a professional
license indicated that the registered
psychometrician/psychologist have the
competences that employers value.
B. It confirms therefore that your commitment to
professionalism is within the standard set by
the board of examiners and within the
expectation set by the Psychological
Association of the Philippines (PAP)

37. Perks as being Registered
Psychometrician/Psychologist
• May find it to get a job and gain
promotion
• There would be more job
opportunities because they can be
employed in government offices
since board passer becomes a
civil service passer at the same
time.
• As with other courses with board
examination, their pay compares
favorably with non registered

38. Perks as being Registered
Psychometrician/Psychologist
• They have greater influence
within their organization where
they operate in school, clinics,
industry

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