The psychologist is bound to reveal only the information that is directly relevant to the specific evaluation. Any other information must be kept confidential.
In a related vein, the psychologist should keep the assessment as focused as possible to the question at hand and not use the session to "go fishing." Issues that are directly relevant to such an assessment would be how stable the person is emotionally and psychologically, how prone the person is to explosive again, how well the person can work in a team (which includes how reliable and trustworthy the individual is). Also key to the assessment would be how well the person deals with stress.
Someone who would be a good member of the SWAT team would be someone who has very good communication skills. This is important both in terms of how well that individual can communicate with other members of his or her team and in terms of how well that individual can communicate with suspects. (This latter is important because SWAT members might have to serve as hostage negotiators before a formal negotiator could be summoned.)
Finally, the assessor would want to determine how well the individual could balance the ability to be a leader with the ability to take orders.
Question Four
An Latina officer who tells her psychologist that she is a lesbian brings up a number of clinical issues for the psychologist. Such an officer occupies at least a dual minority position in that she is a woman as well as gay. Depending on where this officer is working, she will probably...
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