Course Details
Course Description
This advanced course provides comprehensive training on integrating the MMPI-3 and Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) in peace officer pre-employment psychological evaluations. Participants learn evidence-based interpretation strategies aligned with California POST requirements and current research on psychological screening dimensions.
Course Objectives
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the key components of California POST Commission Regulation 1955(e)(2) regarding standardized psychological instruments in pre-employment evaluations
- Describe the conceptual differences between threshold risk and cumulative risk patterns in MMPI-3 profile interpretation
- Analyze the validity scale configurations that may compromise MMPI-3 profile interpretability in peace officer candidate contexts
- Evaluate the relationship between specific MMPI-3 scale elevations and their corresponding POST Psychological Screening Dimensions
- Demonstrate the integration of MMPI-3 and MPQ findings to support defensible peace officer suitability determinations