Police Psychologists
Police psychologists have many roles in the police force. They conduct pre-employment screenings for police and public safety personnel. The police psychologist will also conduct fitness for duty evaluations for police officers who have evidence against them indicating the police officer is unable to safely perform their tasks of a person in law enforcement. The police psychologist will train police officers how to work in crisis situations like hostage negotiation teams/hostage barricade team. The police psychologist will teach the police officer crime prevention techniques. The police psychologist also provides clinical counseling to police officers and their families. Police psychologists help police officers deal with trauma and stress through clinical counseling. Counseling programs include resilience, life skills building and peer counseling.
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