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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE OF DR. ARNEL BANAGA SALGADO

PSYCHOLOGY / SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

DR. ARNEL BANAGA SALGADO was educated and trained as a school psychologist from the Philippine Normal University (PNU), the premier university for teachers and school psychology in the Philippines. He was awarded a Graduate Diploma in Psychology which is equivalent to Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) based from the Ministry of Education memorandum circular. He is involved with psychometric test and scale inventory development; indigenization of psychological examination; setting up of school psychology and guidance counseling department; as well as behavior modification of misbehaving students among his other functions, he also served as psychology lecturer in several colleges and university in the Philippines and Malaysia. He has also contributed in psychology journals and publications in the Philippines. Among his writings are Introduction to Psychology which he collaborated with psychology experts, researchers and leaders in the Philippines, the Psychology for Nurses, published by McGraw Hill in 2009 and the development of the Personal Meaning Scale Inventory, published by Asian Journal of Nursing (AJN 2007). He has presented several papers in local as well as international conferences.

EDUCATION / SECONDARY EDUCATION

DR. ARNEL BANAGA SALGADO received his professional and secondary education qualification from the Saint Louis University, Baguio City as an academic scholar of the Regional Science Development Center and Regional Science Teaching Center through the Department of Science and Technology (RSTC/RSDC - DOST) with specialization in Science Education. He passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) given by the Board of Teachers of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) with a score of 84.5 %. He served as a science teacher then as a coordinator and eventually as a Principal (Headmaster) of a secondary school department of the Saint James College System, Philippines. He has contributed in the Philippine education by writing textbooks, serving as consultants in the setting up of schools as well as authored the Fundamentals of Biology that was published by Mutya Publishing House in the Philippines. He served as keynote speaker in several conferences. He is also a lifetime member of National Association of Professional Teachers of the Philippines (NAOPT).

NURSING AND NURSING EDUCATION

DR. ARNEL BANAGA SALGADO earned his nursing qualification in the Philippines by earning his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Nursing) and soon after passing the Board Examination for Nurses given by the Board of Nursing (BON) of the Professional Regulation Commission. He also earned his Master of Arts in Nursing degree from the Philippines. He practiced as a bedside nurse, as a clinical instructor, lecturer up to his promotion as associate professor and Dean. He also served as chief nurse of a tertiary hospital in Philippines thereby culminating his professional practice as a registered nurse (RN). He is both licensed and qualified to practice in the Philippines and Malaysia. He wrote several books that include Psychology for Nurses published in June 2009 by McGraw-Hill Education. He is a lifetime member of the Philippine Nurses association (PNA), the East Asia Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS), Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) and Association of Nursing Service Administration of the Philippines (ANSAP). He has presented research papers at national and international conferences held at Silliman University in the Philippines, Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan and other places. He received his mental health and psychiatric training from the University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas and the National Center for Mental Health in the Philippines, his School Psychology Graduate Diploma from the Philippine Normal University, his teaching certificate from the Saint Louis University and his Master of Arts in Nursing from the Philippine College of Health Sciences. He earned his Doctor of Education major in Educational Administration from the same graduate school.