Course Details

Course Title	Improving Use of the POST Psychological Screening Dimensions in Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluations
Date	Varies
Provider	CONCEPT Continuing and Professional Studies (Palo Alto University)
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Website	https://training.concept.paloaltou.edu/courses/Improving-Use-of-the-POST-Psychological-Screening-Dimensions-in-PreEmployment-Psychological-Evaluations
Location	Online
Credit Hours	4
Instructor(s)	Nancy Ryba Panza, PhD
Method of Instruction	Independent Learning
Approving Agency	APA
Course Syllabus

Course Description

The focus of this program is to increase evaluators’ understanding of the 10 POST Psychological Screening Dimensions and to provide an interactive experience that allows for practice and training in consistently and effectively using the dimensions to support qualification decisions in pre-employment psychological evaluations for public safety candidates. This program demonstrates clinical cases and participants submit ratings for each dimension and make Q/D decisions for each case. This course also covers the benefits and challenges of applying the dimensions.

Course Objectives

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

Describe the 10 POST Psychological Screening Dimensions

Describe research on use of the dimensions in clinical practice

Describe how to apply the dimensions to qualification decisions in pre-employment psychological evaluations

Describe strategies to increase consistency and efficacy of use of the dimensions in clinical practice