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Post Graduate Education Certificate Program

$180.00
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 Gary Aumiller, PhD, is Executive Director of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, has co-written the base articles establishing the proficiencies in police psychology, and has set up the first education programs in the profession.

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 Clark Smith, MD, is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, and also Forensic and Addiction Psychiatry. He has frequently served as a consultant and forensic expert in cases involving the defense of law enforcement personnel.

As a psychiatrist and a specialist in addiction, Dr. Smith is uniquely qualified to address issues specific to this population -- what is the impact on critical physical and cognitive skills of the long term use of Percocet? What about the impact of drugs used to treat ADHD? 
Psychopharmacology Related Issues with Police and Public Safety Personnel

This course provides an overview of the use of psychoactive medications, pain medications and other commonly prescribed medication especially focusing on medicated prescribed by physical health providers other than psychiatrist.

Police are treated by a wide variety of physicians and others with medication which may have an impact on the critical elements of their jobs. These medications may be for chronic pain, anxiety, and other medical conditions. Personnel performing fitness-for-duty need to have an appreciation of the impact of these medications on job specific skills and task. Psychologists interacting and treating police/public safety personnel need to be knowledgeable of the effects on critical skills so that such issues can be addressed or risk factors identified.
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 Dave Corey, PhD, ABPP, is a consulting police & forensic psychologist whose practice is limited to evaluations of applicants and incumbents in high-risk positions—including preemployment screening of law enforcement and other public safety applicants, fitness-for-duty evaluations, threat assessments, and competency-to-practice examinations of health care professionals.

Among his agency clients are Oregon State Police, Portland Police Bureau, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Honolulu Police Department, Salt Lake City Police Department, and approximately 70 other agencies. He is the immediate past chair of the Police Psychological Services Section, International Association of Chiefs of Police
Psychological Assessment with Police and Public Safety Personnel

This course reviews ethical standards, regulations, statutory requirements, case law, and professional guidelines related to pre- and post-employment psychological evaluations to ensure that candidates are free from job-relevant mental impairments and fulfill other criteria necessary to meet the demands of modern policing.

The course incorporates IACP and other relevant guidelines and standards so that participants learn the importance of, and methods for, identifying evaluation criteria prior to conducting any evaluation; criteria for selecting psychological assessment instruments; and how to develop and justify an assessment protocol.

Finally, the course addresses report content, including legal and ethical limitations to information included in assessment reports of police and public safety applicants and personnel -- another relevant area for the specialty examination in police and public safety psychology.