Professional Assessment

The Sexual Recovery Institute’s Professional Assessment Program offers comprehensive, empirically based fitness for duty psycho-sexual evaluations for governing boards, professional organizations and the self-referred professional.

The Professional Assessment Program (PAP) was created for situations where licensed and other professionals, having crossed sexual or relationship boundaries in or out of the workplace, require intensive evaluation to effectively determine whether or not they can safely continue to work in their current positions or need to be guided toward treatment related options. This program is provided to protect both the individual client as well as the referring licensing board, corporation or religious organization.

Typical Concerns

• Accusations of workplace sexual boundary violations
• Internet or other pornography viewed in the workplace
• Multiple concerns or claims of sexual harassment
• Child offender concerns
• Sexual harassment: Use of a “power position or role” to obtain sexual favors
• Sexual violations of ethical and moral work guidelines
• A history of problematic sexual behaviors

Typical Professional Patients Include

• Physicians
• Attorneys
• Clergy – All Denominations
• Therapists – Physical & Psycho-therapeutic
• Psychologists
• Professors and Teachers
• Chiropractors
• Entertainment Agents / Executives
• Police and Firefighters
• CEO’s

Typical Referring Clients Include

• Medical Boards
• Catholic and Jewish Councils and Local Parishes
• Legal Bar Associations
• Professional Licensing Boards
• Chemical Dependency Programs
• School Boards
• EAP Organizations

What We Offer

We assist professional bodies and institutions evaluate the need for sexual disorders treatment and provide return-to-work prognoses for professionals who have engaged in, or have been accused of workplace sexual violations. Our evaluations help to clarify any psycho-sexual concerns; resulting in a clear prognosis. Follow-up treatment guidelines (if relevant) are also provided.

The Process

Our professional assessment process takes 4-5 days. Participants can expect to be occupied anywhere from 4-6 hours on any given day.

Assessment Overview

The psycho-sexual evaluation utilizes tests focused on psychological functioning, sexual functioning, personality profile, and psychophysiologic testing specific to the alleged misconduct or concerns in question. A representative battery integrates self-report measures, objective measures and extensive clinical interview.

Typical Tests Administered

• Extensive clinical interview with multiple interviewers
• Review of legal, licensing board, therapy and other records
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-II)
• Millon Clinical Multiaxial Personality Inventory III (MCMI-III)
• Rorschach Ink Blot Test
• Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
• The Male G-Sexual Addiction Screening Test (G-SAST)
• Sexual Dependency Inventory (SDI)
• Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest (AASI)
• Lafayette LX4000 Polygraph

Admission

We require a full week of advance notice and a deposit prior to scheduling a professional assessment. All potential clients go through a phone screening/intake process and are then reviewed for approval by our clinical team. Clients are required to sign releases of information to all referring organizations upon admission. Those attending the program will need accommodations in Los Angeles, either in a hotel or with family/friends. A list of convenient hotels is available upon request.

Why Use Us?

Our 10-plus years leading the field in the outpatient treatment of sexual addicts and sexual offenders make SRI uniquely qualified to provide this type of sensitive assessment. Furthermore, we offer a rapid turnaround time for these evaluations and are able to provide verbal information within just a few days of the completion of the testing. A formal written report is provided within 10-14 days.

For more information or to schedule an evaluation, please call our intake department at 855-900-7357 or e-mail info@sexualrecovery.com.

If you would like more information about the PAP program or would like to schedule an appointment for assessment please contact us by email or telephone.

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