Course Description
This intermediate-level home-study course is for licensed psychologists and doctoral level mental health professionals interested in police and public safety related topics. In particular, this course is designed to address the Fitness-For-Duty Evaluation (FFDE), its processes and related topics. The course will focus what is a fitness-for-duty evaluation, how fitness-for-duty evaluations differ from pre-employment evaluations, what specific issues/behaviors trigger a fitness-for-duty evaluation, and the legal responsibilities and rights of employers and employees. This home-study course will also expand upon legal/ethical principles and procedural issues involved in FFDE as well as examiner qualification. Other topics covered in this course include but are not limited to: the psychologist’s obligation in offering consultation, as well as knowledge of declining a referral that falls outside the area of competency; discussing the examinee’s rights and limitations to access the report and other personal health information; integration of multiple sources of data; the examination process; the legal standards for determining fitness; and other salient and relevant FFDE related matters.