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l CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />began conducting peace officer evaluations. <br />B. Complete Post Traumatic Psychological Incident Evaluation <br />Provide City's Police Department employees involved in violent incidents, such as a life - <br />threatening and/or serious injury or death to any person, complete post -traumatic <br />psychological evaluation. <br />A complete post -traumatic psychological incident evaluation includes, but is not limited to, <br />clinical interview and post -traumatic counseling. <br />Consultant shalt provide <br />1. Initial psychological service contact with involved officer(s) shall be made immediately if <br />possible, but no later than forty-eight (48) hours following the incident. <br />2. A minimum of three (3) follow-up counseling sessions shall follow, if the Consultant deems <br />those sessions necessary. Such follow-up sessions shall, whenever possible and practical, <br />be scheduled by Consultant at Consultant's office location, unless otherwise agreed by <br />involved officer(s). <br />3. One (1) follow-up session within a period of not less than fourteen (14) days and not more <br />than thirty (30) days following the traumatic incident with the involved officer(s) to assess <br />whether additional sessions shall be deemed necessary. Following such sessions, provide <br />City's Police Department with verbal recommendation as to the necessity of additional <br />sessions and an assessment of officer(s) recommended duty status within forty-eight (48) <br />hours. A written psychological assessment of the officer(s) evaluated shall be submitted within <br />five (5) calendar days to the City's Police Department upon completion of such follow-up <br />counseling session(s). <br />4. A verbal recommendation to the City's Police Department for return of said officer(s) involved <br />in traumatic incidents to full or modified duty status as soon as possible and in no case later <br />than forty-eight (48) hours following the incident. <br />5. A written psychological assessment to the City's Police Department of officers) in question <br />and a recommendation as to their suitability to return to active duty, full or modified, and need <br />for follow-up treatment within five (5) days following the post- traumatic counseling session. <br />6. At the direction and with consent of City's Police Department, similar post -traumatic incident <br />counseling services may be requested for immediate family members of involved officer($) <br />adversely impacted by the incident. The goal of such services shall be to stabilize external <br />factors which might otherwise affect officer(s) return to duty or recovery and to determine if <br />referral to other private service providers is warranted. Verbal consultation with City's Police <br />Department Is recommended but no written reports of family member counseling sessions are <br />required unless otherwise indicated or where the fitness for duty of the officer($) comes into <br />doubt. <br />RFP No, 22-081 Psychological Evaluation and Counseling Services Page 19 of 36 <br />