The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

scores in conjunction with person
al and occupational data, will ad
wise the veteran in his vocationa,
objective. Occasionally the testing
and interviewing process will dis
close a minor emotional disturb
ance, and that particular veteran
will be recommended for further
therapeutic attention. However,
few cases OF this type arise among
those being screened for vocation
al aptitudes,' added DR.. Moffie.
In line with the Amusement prt,
cedure are included various types
of tests, each designed to accom-.
plish OF reveal a specific aim,
such as personality traits, general
Intelligence, mechanical aptitude.
manual dexterity, INSTALLATION.
and interests. OF course, only
those tests which the interviewer
deems applicable are given to the
subject.
Before administering any tests,
however, the appraiser establishes
a working relation with the appli-
cant, familiarizing himself with
the aspects OF the problem al
hand, analyzing all pertinent facts
involved, and reviewing the case
history. Amusement and testing
require an average of 71-2 hours
per case. Some cases take longer.
and others may be completed in
half the time, according to the
completely Of the problem.
Usually, however, the final OBJ
%jective is reached within the
course of one days interviewing,
testing and reviewing, even though
several advisers may be consult
ed before judgment is made. AT
important factor in terminating
the case successfully is the fact
that the objective is reached IN
concurrence with the veteran.
DR.. Moffie emphasized the i'm
portance of obtaining clinical ad
visement early, as minor disturb
ances may grow into serious
h%andicaps if not corrected at an
early stage. The non-college vet
eran, who takes advantage Of the
government training p r ogram. is
protected in a way by the fact
that he is required to consult the
clinic prior to employment, for he
is then given more assurance OF
satisfaction in his work ana best
chances for security in the future.
Although the clinic is authorized
10 take only about six cases a day
at present, it is expected that the
case turnover will be doubled in
the near future. College admins
traitors together with Veteran Ad-
ministration officials are contem.
plating a broader range Of service
to the veterans of the state in
an effort to aid them in becoming
adjusted more quickly with
reasonable expectation OF greater
satisfaction and success in their
work.
With this in mind, the Veterans
Guidance Clinic has instituted a
research program in which each
case will be followed up and tabu-
lated in order to keep a running
history of each case and thereby
obtain tangible evidence of the
success of the services rendered.
Although it will take some time
for the program to attain mo.
mentum, it is expected that the
case compilations will aid materi
ally in the execution OF further ad.
visement and assistance to the
veterans OF World War II.
The assistant director Of the
clinic is Miss Elva Burgess, and
DR.. Alan Grinsted is psychological
advisor. The staff also includes
four vocational appraisers to-
gether with three members of the
Testing division.
The Guidance Clinic is main
tanned under a c%ontractual agree
ment between the Veterans Ad-
ministration and State college and
is under the administrative Girec-
ton of Edward w. Ruggles, d.
rector of the colleges extension
division. Ruggles explained that
Pennsylvania State college and
the Georgia School Of Technology
were the first colleges to incorpo-
rate the present method Of clint
cal analysis and advisement.
State college is one of four in
stitutions in North Carolina offer.
ing the services, and the Guidance
Center extends it's aid to former
servicemen from a large area OF
the state.