56-personnel-Whanger.pptVIP

Psychological Demands of Submarine Environment Socially Intense No escape from workplace conflict No personal space Little to no contact with significant others Cognitively Demanding Submarine jobs require focused attention They tend to be complex Long hours Sleep Deprivation History of Psychological Screening in the U.S. Navy Submarine Force 1920s - group interviews of prospective submariners (McGuire, 1990) 1940s - screening battery Shock Fusion Time Test, the New London NDRC Confidential Questionnaire, the NRC Neurotic Inventory, and the Personal Inventory (NDRC Project 44, Div. 7, 1943) History (cont.) 1950’s 60’s The Personal Inventory Barometer (PIB) was developed and utilized for 25 years to assess anxiety, attitudes towards submarine duty, motivation, suicide ideation, and depression (Weybrew Noddin, 1969) SUBSCREEN was developed during the 1970’s and ‘80’s by Kendall Bryant from an effort to update the psychological screening program for the submarine force and was implemented as a means to refer prospective submariners for clinical psychological interviews in 1986 (Schlichting, 1993) SUBSCREEN Test Current Utilization With the current SUBSCREEN program 3% of submarine duty candidates are eliminated for… Personality Disorders Suicidal Ideation Depression Problems with Nuclear Duties High probability of adverse attrition for misconduct, substance abuse, psychological dysfunction, etc. (i.e., from SMART) Among other reasons (e.g., unreliability) Rate of Psychological Problems (Waiver/Disqual/Expeditious ADSEP) in SUBPAC Overlap Between PRP SUBSCREEN SUBSCREEN Process Ongoing Studies SMART Intervention Study Phase 1 BESS MTI’s are provided with a list of prospective submariners who flag on the SMART test Phase 2 Counseling resources on the Sub Base are communicated and phone numbers and locations are given to participants Depression-Malingering NAVSCREEN Revised SUBSCREEN is being evaluated for use early in the pipeline Test Administration was cond