IME or Peer Review: How to Decide
Independent medical evaluations (IMEs) and peer reviews are frequently used behavioral health referrals used in the absence management industry. Some would say they can be used interchangeably. I, however, am not one of those people. IMEs and peer reviews are significantly different. While they may at times answer similar questions, they do so in different […]
Purpose of an FFD/FFD-VS
In this day and age of highly publicized workplace violence, the interest in fitness for duty (FFD) evaluations is growing. Private companies and governmental agencies are creating crisis response plans. Schools are practicing active shooter and lockdown protocols. Employers are concerned about the potential for violence in the workplace more than ever before and are […]
R3 Speaks: Affective vs. Predatory Violence: All Violence is not the Same
There is a clear and well-developed body of research showing that humans have two distinct psychobiological modes of violence and aggression response. One is Affective, or emotional; the other is Predatory, or targeted. Affective violence mobilizes the emotional “fight or flight” response system, towards thwarting off or evading a threat. Predatory violence mobilizes a more […]
Workplace Violence vs. Lone-Actor Terrorism – a False Dichotomy
How do we manage workplace violence differently from lone-actor terrorism? I get this question all the time from businesses and schools, large and small. The spirit of the question is sound. The wording is not. Talking about “workplace violence” vs. “lone-actor terrorism” is a false dichotomy. To unpack this confusion and add clarity, we need to dissect the wording. The workplace is a location, a […]
In Mass Attacks There is No Typical
Over 40 years of forensic research has taught that while there are some clear patterns to predatory violence and mass attacks, human violence is a complex and multi-dimensional behavior resulting in atypical manifestations with each new event. There have been several watershed moments in America’s experience with terrorism. The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and the […]