4 Hours / 4 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Assessing Bias in Police & Other Public Safety Candidates is presented by David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).

This program provides an overview of the rationale and content of the California POST Bias Assessment Framework, its use in conducting suitability evaluations of peace officers and other public safety candidates (e.g., correctional officers, dispatchers, firefighters/medics), and methods for evaluating biased behaviors, biased attitudes, and other bias-relevant traits and attributes. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe the three components of the California POST Bias Assessment Framework
  • 2 Identify at least two strategies for assessing each component of the framework
  • 3 Explain the empirical rationale for the framework

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for psychologists who specialize in forensic, occupational, or clinical psychology and are responsible for evaluating the suitability of peace officers and other public safety candidates. It is designed for professionals who conduct pre-employment or fitness-for-duty evaluations, with expertise in structured assessment frameworks, bias evaluation, and the analysis of behavioral and attitudinal traits to determine psychological suitability.

    • Psychologist
    • Forensic Psychologist
    • Occupational Psychologist
    • Clinical Psychologist
    • Mental Health Professional
    • Pre-employment Evaluator
    • Fitness-for-Duty Evaluator

  • Experience Level

    This training is designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals seeking foundational knowledge of the California POST Bias Assessment Framework and its application in suitability evaluations for public safety candidates.

    Beginner:
    Participants are new to the California POST Bias Assessment Framework and/or have limited experience conducting suitability evaluations of peace officers and other public safety candidates. They seek to understand the framework’s components, empirical rationale, and basic assessment strategies for identifying bias-related behaviors, attitudes, and traits.

  • Practice Setting

    Professionals who conduct suitability evaluations for peace officers and other public safety candidates typically work in secure, confidential environments that support psychological assessment and interviewing. These settings are designed to ensure privacy, maintain the integrity of sensitive information, and facilitate comprehensive evaluations. Workspaces may be located within private practices, public agencies, or specialized assessment centers, and often include access to standardized testing materials, secure record-keeping systems, and interview rooms. Evaluators may also collaborate with law enforcement agencies, human resources departments, or legal professionals as part of multidisciplinary teams.

    • Private psychological assessment clinics specializing in public safety evaluations
    • Police or sheriff’s department psychological services units
    • Public safety or municipal human resources offices
    • Correctional facility mental health departments
    • Occupational health and safety organizations
    • Independent consulting practices focused on pre-employment and fitness-for-duty evaluations
    • Government agencies overseeing public safety personnel selection and evaluation

Presented By

David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP, Psychologist

David M. Corey, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed psychologist with nearly 40 years of experience performing high-stakes evaluations of candidates and employees in public safety positions (e.g., police officers, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, federal law enforcement personnel) and other safety-sensitive positions, including physicians, nurses, and pilots. He is the founding president of the American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 18). He is an ABPP board certified specialist in both forensic psychology and in police and public safety psychology.

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Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • Overview and Rationale
    -Purpose and foundation of the California POST Bias Assessment Framework

  • Application in Suitability Evaluations
    -Use with peace officers and other public safety candidates
    -(e.g., correctional officers, dispatchers, firefighters, medics)

  • Assessment Targets and Methods
    -Evaluation of biased behaviors
    -Evaluation of biased attitudes
    -Assessment of bias-relevant traits and attributes

We are proud to partner with

American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)

American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)

We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).



Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.