Law Enforcement Psychological Services (LEPS) is proud to announce expanded services in partnership with its co-owned company, Public Safety Psychological Services (PSPS). PSPS is a leader in providing telehealth public safety psychological services. PSPS has a national footprint, providing services such as wellness, critical incident debriefs, and fitness for duty evaluations from Alaska to the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Fitness For Duty Evaluations
Our Psychological Fitness for Duty Evaluation (FFDE) program provides mandated assessment of an incumbent employee whose behavior is regarded as creating risk for the employer. Within a public safety setting, Fitness for Duty Evaluations can have significant legal and safety-related implications and thus demand the highest level of expertise, competence, and attention on the part of the examiner. The objective of the assessment is to:
The level of detail in Fitness for Duty report, while usually quite substantial, is restricted to job-related findings. Reports draw clearly articulated conclusions related to fitness for duty and (where employee is temporarily unfit or conditionally fit) to provide recommendations related to returning the employee to work. In cases where collateral information is not deemed necessary to render a finding, the agency will receive a fitness determination on the same day as the employee’s appointment.
Detailed psychological reports will be provided within a week of the interview. Reports are securely transmitted electronically through our HIPAA-compliant cloud system to designated contacts in your agency.
- determine the nature of the psychological impairment (if any)
- assess the impact of the mental problem on work-related behavior
- assess the risk factors for the employer
- in light of the impairment and risk factors, determine employee’s fitness for duty
- determine likelihood of improvement in employee’s condition
- address any corrective measures which might be appropriate (within the framework required by the Americans with Disabilities Act)
The level of detail in Fitness for Duty report, while usually quite substantial, is restricted to job-related findings. Reports draw clearly articulated conclusions related to fitness for duty and (where employee is temporarily unfit or conditionally fit) to provide recommendations related to returning the employee to work. In cases where collateral information is not deemed necessary to render a finding, the agency will receive a fitness determination on the same day as the employee’s appointment.
Detailed psychological reports will be provided within a week of the interview. Reports are securely transmitted electronically through our HIPAA-compliant cloud system to designated contacts in your agency.