Office of Medical Services Counseling Services

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000300030004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 1998
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 10, 1966
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 1999/09/01: CIA-RDP784180A000300030004-8
10 June 1966
ME40RANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Medical Services
SUBJECT : Office of medical Services Counseling Services
1. Appreciation is expressed to the Committee on Counseling for
its initial efforts in conceptualizing a counseling program. The
Committee's suggestions and recommendations have been given careful
consideration and it is recognized that these provide a workable approach
to a unified functional concept.
2. Over the past several months I personally have grown a little
less eager to develop immediately a fully established counseling program.
My hesitation is a reflection of an awareness of our already somewhat
burdened load of requirements and the prospect that such level of burden
will continue. In this regard, the use of a committee or group to ac-
complish counseling on a case basis might well strain available supplies
of manpower. It would seem preferable, if at all possible, that simpler
techniques and resources be utilized.
3. Consistent with the general attitude of conserving our manpower
there may be some advantage in limiting the immediate scope of our services.
If our services were concerned primarily with supervisor-employee problems
perhaps phases of development would permit enlarging the scope in proportion
to need and capabilities.
Ii-. I would appreciate the Committee's giving additional considera-
tion to these observations. I would be happy to meet with the Committee
at anytime if such action would prove helpful. It is understood that
our exchange of observations does not intentionally alter the counseling
considerations of the Committee on Alcoholism.
FOIAb3b
Attachment:
DD/MS memo to DIMS, subject as
above, dtd 13 May 65
Approved For Release,
Direct` o Medical services
----_JOHN" k. TIETJEN, M.D.
DP78-0618OA000300030004-8