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Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology of Ateneo de Manila University is a pioneering psychology department that's one of the oldest in the Philippines, with an academic tradition of forming and training the country's future psychologists. It was founded in 1960 when Ateneo's then Department of Psychology and Guidance was split into the Department of Psychology, chaired by Fr Jaime C Bulatao, SJ; and the Department of Education and Guidance, headed by Dr Carmen Diaz-Tanedo.

The Department is committed to pursuing scientific truth and excellence in academic endeavors and professional practice. Inspired by Ignatian spirituality and combining solid foundations of psychological theories with active practice, the Department constantly aims to be an agent of change that brings about greater fullness of life among individuals, organizations, and communities in Philippine society and the world at large.

Centers

Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development

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Ateneo Bulatao Center for Psychological Services

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Psychology News

27 Feb 2024

Fr Bu, Seer of Minds and Hearts: The Legacy of Fr Jaime C Bulatao, SJ

The Department of Psychology and the Ateneo Bulatao Center for Psychological Services in cooperation with the De La Salle University Publishing House are happy to...

08 Jan 2024

General Guidelines and Application Requirements for Shifting to AB Psychology for SY 2024-2025

General Guidelines and Application Requirements for Shifting to AB Psychology for SY 2024-2025. NOTE: We will not be accepting applications to the BS Psychology program...

Dr. Edith Liane P Alampay named as 2023 Outstanding Psychologist

22 Sep 2023

Dr Liane Alampay named 2023 Outstanding Psychologist by the Psychological Association of the Philippines

The Psychology Department congratulates Dr Edith Liane P Alampay, Chair and Professor of the Department of Psychology for receiving the 2023 Outstanding Psychologist Award during...

05 Sep 2023

Recognizing excellence in community transformation: Calling for nominations for the Galing Komunidad Award

The Galing Komunidad Award seeks to increase awareness and appreciation of NGO work across different sectors in the Philippines. The award also aims to recognize...

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Events

Lecture

Intergenerational Trauma: The Transmission of Historical, Cultural and Family Trauma across Generations

Sat, 06 Apr 2024

Hybrid

The Ateneo Department of Psychology in partnership with the Psychological...

Thesis / Dissertation Defense

When the Therapist’s and the Client’s Woundedness Meet: Dialogical Selves of Filipino Self-Identified Wounded Healers

Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Online

Dissertation Defense of Anne Marie D. Topacio, PhD in Clinical...

Thesis / Dissertation Defense

Content Analysis of Suicide Expressions in Reddit Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Online

Dissertation Defense of Dorothy C Mapua, PhD in Clinical Psychology...

Thesis / Dissertation Defense

Nakatago sa Mata ng Publiko ang Makinarya ng Pag-Tokhang: Kolateral’s Protest Music as an Affective-Discursive Practice against Duterte’s War on Drugs

Thu, 06 Jul 2023

Online

Dissertation Defense of Jonathan Robert A. Ilagan, PhD in Psychology...

Academic Conference

Psychology Undergraduate Research Colloquium 2023

Thu, 04 May 2023

Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University

The Department of Psychology would like to invite the LS...

Thesis / Dissertation Defense

Breaking the Ceiling: The Lived Experiences of Senior High School Female Student Leaders in a Former Exclusive School for Boys (Towards a Gender-Fair Leadership Development Program)

Wed, 29 Mar 2023

Online

Dissertation defense of Socorro Perpetual F. Esguerra-Escarez, PhD in Leadership...