Assessing Police & Other Public Safety Personnel Using the MMPI-2-RF
DESCRIPTION:
The material presented in the book focuses on use of the MMPI-2-RF in assessments of police and other public safety personnel. The book provides the information necessary for a qualified user to interpret MMPI-2-RF results in public safety settings.
The book content builds on the psychometric and assessment foundations provided by doctoral-level psychology training programs and tests examinees’ knowledge by discussing: foundational requirements of preemployment evaluations, special considerations and interpretive guidelines for using the MMPI-2-RF in preemployment assessments of public safety candidates, best practices for use of the MMPI-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Report (PCIR), and the recommended approach for developing an integrated MMPI-2-RF interpretation.
CE CREDITS: 9
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After taking this course you will be able to-
- Discuss legal considerations in preemployment psychological evaluations
- Describe procedures and best practices in preemployment psychological evaluations
- Discuss the research literature available to guide use of the MMPI-2-RF in preemployment psychological and fitness for duty evaluations
- Describe the basic elements of the MMPI-2-RF: Police Candidate Interpretive Report (PCIR)
- Discuss ways to integrate MMPI-2-RF Score Report and PCIR findings with other sources to reach a suitability determination
- Discuss legal considerations in fitness-for-duty evaluations
- Describe procedures and best practices in fitness-for-duty evaluations
- Discuss use of the MMPI-2-RF in fitness-for-duty evaluations
Author disclosure statement: Drs. Corey and Ben-Porath are both paid consultants for the University of Minnesota Press, publisher of the MMPI-2-RF. They receive royalties on sales of the MMPI-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Report (PCIR). Dr. Ben-Porath receives royalties on the MMPI-2-RF sales.
About the CE sponsor:
The University of Minnesota Press Test Division is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Minnesota Press Test Division maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The University of Minnesota Press Test Division provides continuing education programs focused on the MMPI and MPQ for psychologists and other mental health professionals, including in-person and virtual training, a research symposium, and book-based exams for titles published by the University of Minnesota Press.