Fitness & Suitability for Duty
WHO NEEDS THIS TYPE OF EVALUATION?
Police officers, corrections officers, and first responders of various types.
MAIN GOAL OF SUITABILITY EVALS:
To identify any thought patterns, behavioral patterns, emotional responses, and personality traits that are likely to impact job performance in helpful or unhelpful ways.
Do you need another type of proficiency evaluation? Please contact me!
MAIN GOAL OF FITNESS FOR DUTY EVALS:
To provide an employer with relevant behavioral data so that the employer can ascertain whether an employee is reasonably ready and able to return to work.
Psycholegal
WHO NEEDS THIS TYPE OF EVALUATION?
A person who is involved in a criminal or civil case and there is a desire to better understand the behavior through a psychological lens.
SOME EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS THIS TYPE OF EVAL AIMS TO ANSWER:
Is a person competent to stand trial?
What, if any, mental health condition(s) exist(s) for a person charged with a crime?
Did a person understand the Miranda warning at the time of their arrest?
How likely is it that a person will commit the same or similar crime in the future?
How has a person been harmed psychologically within a hostile workplace?
How severely has a victim of a crime been psychologically injured?
Intended Parent & surrogacy
WHO NEEDS THIS TYPE OF EVALUATION?
A person(s) trying to build a family via IVF, IUI, or surrogacy.
A person who wants to help a person or couple build a family by serving as a surrogate.
WHY A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT?
To identify any especially helpful or unhelpful behaviors, personality traits, habits, etc. that exist for a candidate.
To provide potential parents and surrogates, or other involved parties with information so that the most appropriate next steps can be determined.
To equip potential parents and/or surrogates with valuable information/considerations as they pursue this life-changing endeavor.
Psychological
A “psychological evaluation” is a very broad term. The types of evaluations described above are very specific and specialized. In Theory, LLC also offers more “generalized” psychological evaluations that aim to:
Diagnose one or more mental health conditions (or affirm that no diagnosis exists).
Determine if another, specialized type of assessment is warranted.
Offer treatment considerations, recommendations, and resources.
Identify one’s behavioral, emotional, cognitive, interpersonal, and occupational assets and areas that are in need of development.
Psychological Autopsy
We learn from tragedy. Slowly.
What is a psychological autopsy?
-Josephine Hart
Similar to a medical autopsy conducted to establish a cause of death, a psychological autopsy examines the various factors that contributed to a person’s death by suicide. Identifying these factors can accomplish several goals, including improving suicide prevention and intervention efforts.
who might request a PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY?
These are often conducted in correctional facilities, but they can be conducted in a variety of other settings and situations (e.g., military settings, treatment facilities, as part of a civil or criminal investigation). So anyone who is tasked with clarifying the why and how of a suicide can request a psychological autopsy.
therapy
WHO GOES TO PSYCHOTHERAPY?
Anyone who is self-respecting enough to take care of their mental health.
Someone who is struggling to feel whole, peaceful, clear-minded, and strong.
A person who is seeking to better understand and love oneself.
Anyone who is seeking to better understand and love others.
A person who will allow me to help them help themselves.
Anyone who is willing to work on and talk about what they don’t want to work on and talk about.
A person who is realizing that doing the same thing and expecting different results is not working.
Someone who wants to live the motto “nothing changes if nothing changes.”
SPECIAL TOPICS
Jury Service
Workplace Psychology
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