Philippines

Professional title for a Practicing Psychologist:

Psychologist

Criteria, Regulations and Procedures to obtain a License:

Must have a Masters Degree in Psychology and passed the licensure exam (https://www.prc.gov.ph/psychology)

Any Supplemental Resources regarding procedures for Licensure: —

Reciprocity of Licenses:

The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualification (MRPQ) is still being discussed by the members of the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS)

Temporary/Short-Term Licenses (which are often needed for psychologists doing humanitarian work in foreign countries):

Not yet

Name and Website of the Licensing Body/Bodies To Which You Belong:

Professional Regulation Commission (https://www.prc.gov.ph)

Per Document:
Licensure is on two levels:

• For those with at least a Master’s Degree in Psychology who can be called a Psychologist.
• For those with at least a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology who can work under the supervision of a psychologist, called a psychometrician.

  A Psychologist as defined by law, is duly registered and holds a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as Professional Psychologist, issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology (PRBP) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) pursuant to Section 3(c), Article III, of R.A. No. 10029, for the purpose of delivering the different psychological services defined under the IRR.

  A Psychometrician is a person who has been registered and issued a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as psychometrician by the PRBP and the PRC in accordance with Sec. 3 (d), Article III of R.A. No. 10029, and is authorized to do any of the following activities; Provided, that these activities shall at all times be conducted under the supervision of a licensed professional psychologist: (1) administering and scoring objective personality tests, structured personality tests, excluding projective tests and other higher level forms of psychological tests; (2) interpreting the results of these tests and preparing a written report on these results; and (3) conducting preparatory intake interviews of clients for psychological intervention sessions.

  All the assessment reports prepared and done by the psychometrician, shall always bear the signature of the supervising psychologist who shall take full responsibility for the integrity of the report.