Occupationally Mandated Psychological Evaluations

Publication Date: February 24, 2017

Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Guideline Statements

Statement 1: Psychologists strive to understand the referring party’s authority for mandating the evaluation and the legitimacy of a particular referral, prior to conducting the evaluation.
Statement 2: In addressing the referral question(s), psychologists endeavor to apply the criterion standard as defined by statutory, regulatory, administrative, and/or other authoritative sources.
Statement 3: Psychologists seek to understand the psychologically relevant demands and working conditions of the examinee’s position.
Statement 4: Psychologists strive to support conclusions about the job-relevance of a psychological condition with established scientific and professional knowledge.
Statement 5: Psychologists endeavor to understand and meet their responsibilities to the referral source, the examinee, and other relevant parties to the evaluation.
Statement 6: Psychologists are mindful of the importance of maintaining competence when carrying out all phases of the evaluation.