PRC Resolution No 4 Operational Guidelines for the Psychology Profession
WHEREAS, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10912 was enacted to promote and upgrade the
practice of the professions in the country and institute measures that will continuously
improve the competence of the professionals in accordance with the international
standards of professional practice, thereby, ensuring their contribution in uplifting the
general welfare, economic growth and development of the nation;
WHEREAS, the Professional Regulation Commission (Commission) issued Resolution
No. 1146 (s. 2019), entitled “Amending Relevant Provisions of Resolution No. 1032 (s.
2017), otherwise known as the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic
Act No. 10912, known as the Continuing Professional Development Act (CPD) of 2016”,
which provides for a Transition Period in order to develop the necessary standards,
processes, capacity, and infrastructure while minimizing the cost and inconvenience to
concerned professionals;
WHEREAS, in order to conform with the provisions of said Resolution, the Professional
Regulatory Boards were mandated to issue operational guidelines during the Transition
Period;
NOW THEREFORE, in compliance with the mandate of the Commission and after
consultation with the stakeholders, the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology
(Board) hereby RESOLVES to issue these Operational Guidelines during the Transition
Period pursuant to Commission Resolution No. 1146 (s. 2019).
Section 1. During the transition period the following shall be observed:
a.) Licensed Psychologists and Psychometricians working overseas shall not be covered
by CPD requirements.
b.) Newly registered licensed Psychologists and Psychometricians shall not be covered
by the CPD requirement for the first renewal cycle after obtaining their license.
c.) The CPD Council of Psychology shall reduce the required CPD credit units for the
renewal of Professional Identification Card (PIC) to the following:
d.) The maximum CPD credit units that may be earned under the Self-Directed Learning
(SDL) modality shall be five (5) credit units per renewal cycle.
e.) CPD providers with valid accreditation during this transition period may continue their
offering of CPD programs.
Section 2. Recognition of Credit Units – All duly validated and recognized CPD credit
units earned by a professional shall be accumulated in accordance with the pathways
and equivalencies of the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF).
Excess credit units may be credited for the next renewal cycle.
CPD credit units refers to the value of an amount of learning achieved from formal,
informal or non-formal learning including professional work experience wherein credits
can be accumulated to pre-determined levels for the award of a qualification.
Section 3. Presumptive Approval – The approval of application shall be made by the
Council under the following conditions:
- 3.1. Applications for CPD programs of accredited CPD Providers shall be submitted not less than fifteen (15) working days before the scheduled date of program offering. Only applications with complete documentary requirement shall be accepted.
- 3.2. All CPD programs duly submitted for accreditation shall be deemed approved after ten (10) working days from official receipt thereof, if no feedback from the CPD Council is received. However, should the Council require more information, another (10) working day period is given upon receipt of additional document/s.
- 3.3. All SDL applications shall be deemed approved after fifteen (15) working days from official receipt thereof, if no feedback from the CPD Council is received. However, should the Council require more information, another fifteen (15) working day period is given upon receipt of additional document/s.
Section 4. Expiration of the Transition Period – The transition period shall expire after
the antecedents have been met as stated in Annex “A” of Resolution No. 1146 (s. 2019)
upon recommendation of the CPD Council of Psychology, through the Board, and
approved by the Commission.
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Section 5. Accreditation of CPD Program – Any accredited CPD Provider may apply
for accreditation of its program to the CPD Council of Psychology for approval after
evaluation on its relevance, value and/or applicability of the program to the profession as
basis of the grant of CPD credit units.
Section 6. In-house Training Programs – In-house training programs and capacitybuilding activities of government agencies and private employers shall be accredited and
considered as CPD compliance of their employed professionals.
6.1. Government agencies and private employers shall apply for accreditation as CPD
Providers.
6.2. Upon approval of accreditation, government agencies and private employers shall
apply for accreditation of their respective in-house training programs and capacitybuilding activities.
6.3. For registered Psychologists and Psychometricians who are employed by nonaccredited CPD providers, their certificates of training shall be applied for credit units
under SDL modality.
Section 7. Licensed Psychologists and Psychometricians Who Executed an
Undertaking – Psychologists and Psychometricians who executed an undertaking before
this transition period shall be required to comply with only fifteen (15) and ten (10) credit
units, respectively.
Section 8. Matrix of CPD Activities – The Matrix of CPD Activities with their
corresponding credit units and supported documents is hereto attached as Annex “A”.
Section 9. Repealing Clause – All resolutions, orders, circulars, issuances or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with this Resolution are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Section 10. Effectivity – This Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a major newspaper of general
circulation, copy furnished the U.P. Law Center.
PRC Resolution No 4 Operational Guidelines for the Psychology Profession
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