Psychological Screening and Counseling Services

The Vendor is required to provide Psychological Screening and Counseling of Law Enforcement Personnel and other law enforcement agencies in the County.
- Services shall include, but are not limited to, professional counseling, psychological assessments, fitness-for-duty evaluations, pre-employment psychological screenings, critical incident response, and related mental health support services for County law enforcement personnel.
- Pre-employment psychological screenings represent the primary driver of both volume and cost, with an estimated 500–750 screenings conducted annually to support ongoing hiring across the Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies.
- The provider will be responsible for the entire process of supplying, administering and grading of all written psychological tests. All portions of the pre-employment testing must be done by the provider at the location to be agreed upon by the provider, Department, and other law enforcement agencies in the County.
- Provider shall provide a personal one-on-one conference with said applicants subsequent to the evaluation of the written tests. Based upon provider’s professional determination, provider shall either pass or fail the applicant for fitness for employment. Provider shall sign the required state form (L-3) and affix his state licensing number. Provider shall sign departmental evaluation form with pass or fail marked along with diagnosis if applicable.
- Provider shall provide written feedback within 48 hours on personal applicant interviews and test evaluation.
- Provider shall provide the above enumerated pre-employment services for the Department and other law enforcement agencies in the County.
- Availability of Provider for said counseling to be 24 hours a day. Provider will be required to provide an answering service for patients to reach when services are needed.
- Suggestion of Provider and concurrence of the client determine location of counseling. Location of counseling shall include, but not be limited to, any facility under control and operation of the Sheriff and/or other law enforcement agencies in the County, or the Provider’s personal/professional office. The convenience of Provider is superseded by respect for confidentiality required by the client.
- The manner and method of counseling shall be deemed appropriate for the circumstance/condition by Provider. Client has the right to refuse manner and method of counseling unless departmentally required.
- Provider shall provide personal instruction in various police psychological/social psychology areas including but not limited to peace officer’s role in society, recognizing and handling abnormal people, police stress (recognition and management), and handling the mentally ill.