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eight (48) hours, and with a complete written report concerning reviews of fitness for <br />duty within ten (10) working days following receipt of documents or the last clinical <br />interview of employee(s) in question. <br />Note: The City may elect to enter into two agreements to allow for a separate psychologist to <br />conduct fitness for duties. <br />D. Crisis Intervention Counseling <br />Conduct crisis intervention counseling with authorization and approval of City's Police Department <br />when a Department employee(s) is believed to be suffering from a psychological disorder or emotional <br />disturbance and unable to perform any or all of the full range of duties of an employee's classification. <br />Consultant shall: <br />1. Obtain authorization from City's Chief of Police or designate prior to conducting crisis <br />intervention counseling of City's Police Department employee(s). Should intervention be <br />requested by employee and not Department, consultant agrees to obtain authorization from <br />City's Chief of Police ordesignate priorto conducting crisis intervention counseling, <br />E. Critical Incident Stress Management <br />The work of law enforcement professionals exposes them to significant incidents that can have a lasting <br />effect on their mental health and well-being. The Santa Ana Police Department recognizes the <br />importance of routine and post -incident debriefings to assist employees in processing events in a <br />healthy and productive manner while minimizing the risk of post incident stress that can lead to physical <br />and psychological disorders. Therefore, at the request of the Chief of Police or his/her designee, the <br />consultant shall: <br />1. Conduct routine group debriefings with units that are regularly exposed to high levels of <br />stress (i.e. child abuse investigators, crime scene investigators, and dispatchers) to ensure <br />the group's ongoing well-being. <br />2. Hold a post -critical incident meeting ahead of, a formai debriefing to discuss normal <br />reactions to stress and healthy methods to process stress. When necessary, such <br />meetings shall be conducted prior to the affected employee's end of watch: <br />3. Facilitate post -incident group debriefings with affected employees following a critical <br />incident. Such debriefings should ideally be held within 24-72 hours of the incident but, <br />given the need to coordinate varying work schedules, shall be conducted as close in time to <br />the incident as practical. <br />F.Consultation Services <br />On-call status is required to respond to criminal incidents such as SWAT call -outs or major <br />investigations as requested. <br />Consultant. shall: <br />1. Consult with the Department's management regarding psychological profiles and <br />recommended approach to addressing specific suspects. <br />. Assist in interpreting intelligence data in reference to criminal incidents andtor suspect. <br />City of Sante Ana — RFP 18-001 for Psychological Services <br />Page 12 <br />