STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL STAFF O/TR

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02315482
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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2022
• Case Number: F-2021-00970
• Publication Date: August 13, 1951

STANDARD FORM NO. 64
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Office Memorandum � UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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FROM :
SUBJECT:
Deputy Director of Training
William J. Morgan
Statement of Functions, Psychological Staff 0/TR
1. Basic Mission of Psychological Staff VTR
DATE: 13 August 1951
a. To provide psychological services to the Office of Training
and to other offices and units of CIA, as authorized by the
Director of Training.
11. Major Functions.
a. To advise and assist the Director of Training and other mem-
bers of his Staff on training problems that involve technical
phases of psychology.
b. To develop plans and implement procedures for the testing,
assessment, evaluation and guidance of Career Corps Trainees.
c. To develop plans and implement procedures for the testing,
assessment, evaluation and guidance of all students in train-
ing.
d. To direct and engage in operational research for the improve-
ment of psychological techniques in 0/TR.
e. To direct surveys of existing psychological services in the
agency with a view to their more effective utilization and
coordination.
f. To coordinate and, if necessary, direct all psychological
services under the jurisdiction of the Director of Training.
111. Major Tasks Now Being Done
a. Career Corps Trainees.
1. Testing prior to training.
2. Analysis of aptitudes.
3. Guidance interviews.
4. Development of evaluation procedures.
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0. un/A Students.
b. Russian Language Students.
1. Testing prior to training.
2. Analysis of aptitudes.
3. Rejection of those not qualified.
4. Er preparation of evaluation reports by (b)(1)
and o/TR. (b)(3)
5. CorrIllation studies between effectiveness of nredicting
language proficiency and evaluation by (b)(1)
(b)(3)
1. Testing prior to training.
2. Analysis ofjptitudes.
3. Supervisioniltreparation of evaluation reports.
d. Agency Psychological Services: A coordination of ETS survey.
e. Clerical Refresher Course: Pre-training and post-training '5;441
programs for clerical skills.
f. Liaison with Personnel Section AGO, Department of the Army,
and the Classification and Field Branch of the Bureau of
Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy.
g. Compilation of norms and analysis of statistics for purposes
of prediction and classification.
Personnel Swart.
a. One secretary full time,
b. One secretary part time,
c. One testing assistant part time,
d. Periodical scoring assistance by uncleared pool employees.
Major Tasks Completed.
a. Career Corps Trainees: Testing, assessment, evaluation and
guidance plans (see Appendices C, G and J in "A Program for
the Establishment of a Career Corps in the Central Intelligence
Agency").
b. Personnel Procurement Division, Interview Training Course.
c. University of Wisconsin Recruitment Project.
d. Evaluation procedures of Clerical Refresher Course.
(b)(3)
(b)(3)
(b)(3)
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e.
Evaluation procedures by
instructors at
f.
Original preparation of Training
Request form.
g.
Analysis and review of Mr.
training
report.
h.
An analysis and review of
assessment.
report on
Major Tasks Plan Near Future.
a. Spoken Russian aptitude program.
b. OSI evaluation study.
c. Preparation of an overall plan for coordinated psychological
services in CIA.
d. Implementation of a Career Corps Program as it relates to
the Psychological Staff. This will include recruitment of
personnel, establishment of procedures, development of test,
and considerable statistical research.
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