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Guidance in The Philippines

The guidance movement was unknown in the Philippines until 1925. In 1932, Dr. Sinforoso Padilla established the first psychological clinic at the University of the Philippines to handle discipline, emotional, academic, and vocational problems. Counseling tests were conducted in Bilibid prison in 1934 and Welfareville in 1939. In 1939-1940, deans of boys and girls were appointed in four Manila public high schools to serve as student advisers and attendance officers focused on student behavior and conduct. The first Guidance Institute was held in 1945 with US army psychologists as resource speakers. Congress proposed establishing guidance programs in all secondary schools in 1951, which began being implemented in 1952. The Philippine Association of Guidance Counselors was organized in 1953

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Guidance in The Philippines

The guidance movement was unknown in the Philippines until 1925. In 1932, Dr. Sinforoso Padilla established the first psychological clinic at the University of the Philippines to handle discipline, emotional, academic, and vocational problems. Counseling tests were conducted in Bilibid prison in 1934 and Welfareville in 1939. In 1939-1940, deans of boys and girls were appointed in four Manila public high schools to serve as student advisers and attendance officers focused on student behavior and conduct. The first Guidance Institute was held in 1945 with US army psychologists as resource speakers. Congress proposed establishing guidance programs in all secondary schools in 1951, which began being implemented in 1952. The Philippine Association of Guidance Counselors was organized in 1953

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Guidance in the Philippines

1925 – Guidance movement was unknown in the Philippines


1932 – Psychological clinic was established by Dr. Sinforoso Padilla, Dean of Men, UP; the clinic handled
cases of discipline, emotional, academic & vocational problems; clinic was open until 1941
1934 – Counseling test conducted in Bilibid prison
1939 – Counseling test in Welfareville
1939-1940 – appointment of “Dean of Boys” and “Dean of Girls” for four public high schools in Manila
under the Division of City Schools, Manila; Dean of Boys and Girls were student advisers,
attendance officers, looked at the general behavior & conduct of students
November 1945 -1st Guidance Institute held at National Teachers College; US army psychologists were
the resource persons
1951 – Congress proposed that functional guidance and counseling program be established in every
secondary school. This proposal bore fruit in 1952 when the Division Superintendents of schools
recommended the establishment of Guidance Services in public schools
1953 – the Philippine Association of Guidance Counselors was organized to study the needs, interests,
and potentialities of the youth and to establish a Testing Bureau.
1965 – PGPA organized, counterpart to AGPA

Associations that were born since 1932:


1. PGCA – Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association ( the oldest and biggest association)
2. PACERS – Philippine Association for Counselor Education, Research and Supervision
3. CDAP – Career Development Association of the Philippines

Guidance in the Philippines

1925 – Guidance movement was unknown in the Philippines


1932 – Psychological clinic was established by Dr. Sinforoso Padilla, Dean of Men, UP; the clinic handled
cases of discipline, emotional, academic & vocational problems; clinic was open until 1941
1934 – Counseling test conducted in Bilibid prison
1939 – Counseling test in Welfareville
1939-1940 – appointment of “Dean of Boys” and “Dean of Girls” for four public high schools in Manila
under the Division of City Schools, Manila; Dean of Boys and Girls were student advisers,
attendance officers, looked at the general behavior & conduct of students
November 1945 -1st Guidance Institute held at National Teachers College; US army psychologists were
the resource persons
1951 – Congress proposed that functional guidance and counseling program be established in every
secondary school. This proposal bore fruit in 1952 when the Division Superintendents of schools
recommended the establishment of Guidance Services in public schools
1953 – the Philippine Association of Guidance Counselors was organized to study the needs, interests,
and potentialities of the youth and to establish a Testing Bureau.
1965 – PGPA organized, counterpart to AGPA

Associations that were born since 1932:


1. PGCA – Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association ( the oldest and biggest association)
2. PACERS – Philippine Association for Counselor Education, Research and Supervision
3. CDAP – Career Development Association of the Philippines

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