[518] SCREENING FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST APPLICANTS FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, TIER 2

摘要

INTRODUCTION: As outlined in the yoked abstract, those ATCS applicants who do not clear the initial psychological screening process are offered the opportunity to undergo a thorough psychological assessment. METHODS: ATCS job applicants who do not clear the initial screening with the MMPI-2 are afforded the opportunity, at the FAA's expense, to undergo an assessment that includes review of records, psychosocial/clinical interview, mental status examination, and re-administration of the MMPI-2 (to include specialized instructions for those who rendered invalid profiles), administration of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) and/or the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-Ill (MCMI-III), and whatever other assessment instrument(s) the assessing psychologist deems appropriate. At the outset of the Tier 2 assessment, it is established with the job applicant that the FAA is the assessment client.The completed assessments, to include all raw data, are reviewed by a FAA clinical psychologist who makes a recommendation concerning the job applicant's fitness according to FAA standards, as delineated in the AirTraffic Control Specialist Health Program (FAA ORDER 3930.3B), which incorporates Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) diagnostic entities.