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CITE( 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 past -traumatic counseling. <br />Consultant shall 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 officers) 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 officer(s) 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 />8. 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(s) <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 privateLservlce 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(s) comes Into <br />doubt. <br />RFP No. 22-061 Psychological Evaluation and Counseling Services Page 19 of 36 <br />