Per 15 Employee Mental Health Services

Question 1

C.I.S.D.

Answer 1

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team

Question 2

Peer support personnel and CISD Team members may be used to

Answer 2

assist officers and their families in cases of job-related crises through informal intervention and support and through referral to professional mental health service providers where necessary.

Question 3

Types of problems for which counseling services (EAP) are available include: [22.2.6a]

Answer 3

1. Marital, family and children;
2. Financial/legal;
3. Alcohol abuse;
4. Drug and substance abuse;
5. Grief, anxiety and depression;
6. Stress management; and
7. Any other personal/emotional problems.

Question 4

Supervisory personnel are responsible for continuously monitoring personnel performance and behavior and shall be alert to behavioral indicators that suggest emotional problems. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

Answer 4

1. uncharacteristic or repeated citizen complaints, particularly those related to excessive force;
2. abrupt changes in prescribed officer response or behavior such as excessive tardiness, absenteeism, abnormal impatience, irritability or aggressiveness, or repeated instances of overreaction or failure to act in the line of duty;
3. irrational or bizarre thoughts or actions,
4. unexplained changes in work habits or patterns of leave usage;
5. erratic mood swings; and
6. indications of alcohol or drug abuse.

Question 5

In instances where the commanding officer believes that an employee is experiencing serious or debilitating emotional or psychological problems, he shall direct that an agency-authorized mental health service provider interview the employee.

Answer 5

1. A written copy of the referral order shall be forwarded to the subject officer, to the mental health service provider and to the agency’s chief executive officer.
2. The commanding officer shall take all necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of the referral order and its contents and shall restrict access to those persons with a legitimate need to know.

Question 6

The mental health professional shall:

Answer 6

1. maintain the confidentiality of all communications concerning the referral and its findings;
2. acknowledge receipt of the order and advise whether the officer responded;
3. advise the Chief of Police of the officer’s fitness for duty and provide recommendations for assignment; and
4. not have been involved in the peer support or CISD Team debriefing.

Question 7

An employee’s work status shall be reevaluated every _________ while under the care of a mental health professional or until such care has been terminated.

Answer 7

30 days

Question 8

Reinstatement to regular duty of an employee requires the affirmative recommendation of an agency-authorized psychologist/psychiatrist. True of False?

Answer 8

True