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GO 4600 Health and Fitness

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What are several programs (5) and services BSU offers to department members and their families
Peer Support Program
The Chaplain Program
Critical Incident stress debriefing
Crisis intervention
Referral assistance to department employees
In addition to BSU what other programs are availed to city employees
-city provided health care programs
-Pima county attorney victim/witness program
What personal assistance is BSU generally restricted to ?
Career and educational counseling
Problem assessment and referral
Will BSU serve as a substitute mental health provider for employees or provide long term care or counseling ?
No
What if an employees problems require long term counseling and/or exceeds the scope of services normally provided by BSU
BSU will facilitate employee referral to appropriate community based program or outside provider
Who is BSU headed by ?
headed by a department psychologist and staffed by sworn supervisors, and reports directly to the Human Resources Division Commander.
What is the department psychologist for ?
The department psychologist is responsible for liaison with contract service providers and the local mental health treatment community, acts as a clinical supervisor and resource to the BSU sergeants and oversees and assists with the development of related training and programs in the department.
What is the role of BSU sergeants
The BSU sergeants are primarily dedicated to providing direct peer counseling and interaction with department members in need of the unit's services.
An employee's identity will not be revealed outside of BSU except in the case of ?
-An employee's confession to commission of a felony or act of domestic violence with a weapon or injury
- In instances where the employee presents a clear and present danger to him/herself or others
- Fitness for duty assessments
What are the two forms referrals take to BSU ?
Voluntary
Referred Entry
What are BSU programs and services ?
Peer Support Program
Police Chaplain Program
Psychological Evaluation Services
Information and Education Services
Other services (death of an employee)
What is the purpose of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
is to provide prompt debriefing of members involved in critical incidents. This assistance from BSU is primarily delivered through a group meeting, but may include individual contacts as well. The focus of the contact is to provide an educational experience that will mitigate the effects of stress following a critical event. This service is not intended to replace other forms of crisis intervention or psychological treatment, but to supply education and peer support as a means to normalize the effects of critical incident stress.
Whom will assist an Officer in a deadly force incident (BSU)
The department psychologist or designee shall communicate personally with any member directly involved in a deadly force incident,
Who will complete a return to duty form (BSU)
The department psychologist
Who will the department psychologist notify of an employees return to duty ?
The involved members division commander
Employees who are directly involved in critical incidents ______ be offered the services of
BSU. In most cases, however, participation by an employee is voluntary
Shall
Following an OIS how many days will the officer be placed on admin leave without using their time ?
3 (documented by BSU and approved by the Human Resources Division Commander)
What is EAP
Employee Assistance Program
What is the role of EAP
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to help supervisors and members address work performance problems before such problems significantly impact overall job performance. The program is designed to assist all members and supervisors in addressing work-related performance and behaviors that may have an adverse impact on the member, the department or our service to the community. The role of the Behavioral Science Unit in EAP is to facilitate or provide resources for individuals seeking to address or correct work performance issues.
When would a supervisor make EAP mandatory
when performance problems, or the potential for personal problems to interfere with work performance, are evident. Behaviors such as tardiness, rudeness, or an individual's inability to work well with others
Is a EAP an alternative to discipline
No
but may be used by supervisors in a proactive way to help employees improve performance, work-related behaviors, or to avoid more serious discipline.
Supervisors ______identify the issue or potential problem and may seek referral assistance form BSU or may identify the appropriate source for referral by themselves. Although BSU will serve as a resource and facilitator for all members, it _____be the involved supervisor's responsibility to enroll a member in the program when a mandatory referral becomes necessary.
Shall,shall
The supervisor _____contact the EAP source and arrange the member's on duty initial visit. At that time, it is appropriate for the supervisor to discuss the reasons for the referral and the desired outcome with the contract professional. The supervisor shall then notify the member of the date, time and location of the appointment and require attendance. The initial visit will be the only appointment that is carried on duty.
The supervisor shall request confirmation of attendance of the member's initial visit. Supervisors shall be entitled to confirmation of initial attendance after the member signs a release provided by the employee assistance professional. The confirmation of attendance may be verbal or written, and it shall be the supervisor's responsibility to ensure compliance on all mandatory referrals.
Shall
What is EIP ?
Early Intervention Program
What does the early intervention program do ?
Help department members have the greatest opportunity for success and is not disciplinary in nature
What is the purpose of the EIP?
- Identify patterns of behavior that may be indicative of officers in need of training, direction, or other assistance.
- Protect the officer and the agency from inappropriate behavioral patterns.
- Identify activities or trends requiring changes in training or policy.
The immediate supervisor of the member that reaches an alert threshold shall ?
Review the information.
Conduct an interview with the employee as needed.
Make a recommendation for action (Action Alternatives Issued under 4617.3).
Forward the completed one-page, recommendation form through the affected member's Chain of Command level for information purposes.
Send the information and recommendation back to the Professional Standards Division within 30 days of assignment.
What is the criteria that will be tracked (AIM program)
Use of force reports.
Preventable accidents.
Focus Officer Internal Investigations (II).
Focus Officer in Administrative Investigations (AI).
Focus Officer in External Investigations under Category 1-2 (EI).
o Category One EI - Formal Complaint with disposition.
o Category Two EI - Informal Complaint with notification to member's
supervisor.
Pursuit Summaries.
Focus Officer in any BOI incident.
VOLUME 4 HUMAN RESOURCES
4100 HEALTH AND FITNESS
Issued May 2001
The following criteria will be tracked within the existing RMS system:
o The number of times an officer is the victim of an assault
o The number of times an officer makes arrests for resisting arrest charges
o The number of times an officer makes arrests for disorderly conduct
chargess
What is the AIM
Administrative Investigative Management
What are the action alternatives of AIM ?
No action taken (the officer's performance was found to be appropriate)
Referral to counseling services
Supervisory counseling and coaching
Period of supervised observation and monitoring in the field
Employee self-initiated contact with the appropriate resources
Training
Reassignment
Other
What are the two ways a trigger will alarm the threshold system (EIP)
The first will occur when a department member reaches a threshold in any one of the monitored categories.
The second method will occur when a member reaches a predetermined number of incidents in all the categories combined
What is the overall number of combined incidents ?
8 (for 1 calendar year)
What are the individual thresholds for administrative inspections
3 or more in one quarter or 5 or more in one year
What are the individual thresholds for use of force reports
4 or more in one quarter or 8 or more in one year
What is the individual threshold for focus officer in any board of inquiry incident
2 or more in one year
What is the individual threshold for a focus officer in any internal investigation ?
2 or more in one quarter of 4 or more in one year
What is the individual threshold for a focus officer in category 1 (formal complaint) or category 2 (internal complaint)
External investigation - 3 or more in one quarter of 4 or more in one year
What is the individual threshold for pursuits ?
three (3) or more in one quarter or four (4) or more in one year.
What is the individual threshold for number of times the officer was listed as a victim of assault ?
three (3) or more in
one quarter or five (5) or more in one year.
What is the individual threshold for the number of times resisting arrest cases completed by an officer
three (3) or more in one quarter or seven (7) or more in one year.
What is the threshold of individual number of doc arrests made by an officer ?
8 or more in one quarter and 15 or more in one year
Are sworn TPD members covered if they take police action while traveling to and from work , working special duty , or taking police action while off duty ?
If the injury occurred while taking police action , Yes
What is a occupational disease ?
is a physical condition that is due to causes and conditions characteristic of a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment and not the ordinary diseases to which the general public are exposed.
What are the 6 requirements deemed to "arise as a result of employment"
-Must have a direct correlation between conditions under which the work is performed, and the occupational disease

- Can be seen to have followed as a natural result of the work

- Can be fairly traced to the employment as the cause

- Does not come from a hazard to which workmen would have been equally exposed
outside of the employment

- Is incidental to the character of the business and not independent of the relation of
employer and member

- Appears to have had its origin connected with the employment, and to have flowed from that source as a natural consequence, although it need not have been foreseen or expected
How long does the member have to file an occupational illness claim ?
One year
What are some examples of a dangerous diseases/virus and what is the method of exposure ?
HIV/ Hepatitis A,B,C and (blood, urine, semen or vomit) and an employee's broken skin, mouth, eyes or mucous membrane areas (such as the nose).
What is the procedure when a member has a significant exposure ?
-To protect a member's rights to file a future claim of infection, (i.e. HIV infection or
Hepatitis A, B, and C) due to a significant occupational exposure, members will:

- Within 24 hours of a possible significant exposure that arises out of, and is in the course of employment, file all necessary reports.

- Complete a baseline blood test within ten days after the possible significant exposure. This is to determine that the member is free of the HIV infection or Hepatitis A, B, and C at the time of exposure.

- Test for the HIV infection or Hepatitis A, B, and C within thirty days of a significant exposure.

-The baseline test is voluntary. The purpose of the blood test is to establish that the member is free of HIV infection or Hepatitis A, B, and C at the time of exposure.
What is the treatment for significant exposure ?
-If a significant exposure to HIV or Hepatitis A, B, or C occurs, preventative measures
must be started immediately. Members receiving a significant exposure will immediately:

- Go to the current designated department health provider listed in the TPD Wiki during regular hours, or

- Go to a hospital emergency room after hours. If the hospital refuses treatment, contact the City Physician at (520) 628-4340 for triage instructions.

- Get their blood drawn

- If possible, get blood drawn from the source to prevent unnecessary procedures
(see General Orders 4636)

- Call the current designated department health provider currently listed in the TPD
Wiki with any questions

- Follow up with the current designated department health provider the next day
To counter the threat of hepatitis when exposed to blood or body fluids, members must seek medical treatment within 48-hours of the incident of exposure to begin the hepatitis vaccination series or booster.
If exposed by assault whom will the PSB patrol sergeant coordinate with
AGG Assault
If exposed (non-assault) whom will the PSB supervisor contact ?
NCS Supervisor
During a member's death whom will notified immediately
Risk Management (contact communications)
If an employee has a sudden severe illness while on the job whom will be notified
must be reported to Risk Management as soon as possible even after normal working hours or on weekends. After normal working hours the supervisor in charge will call Police Communications and ask that someone from Risk Management be notified. During normal working hours, the supervisor in charge shall contact the Police Human Resources Division with this information, who will in turn contact Risk Management.
What is the maximum amount of leave days if a member sustains a hernia injury ?
60 days of industrial compensation and medical benefits will continue until the case is closed
In the event of a members death what chain of command will be notified ? And whom is responsible ?
Chief of police , members bureau commander and risk management

On scene incident commander
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