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Suncrest Psychological Services Specializing in First Responders

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Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluations

  

Suncrest Psychological Services is proud to offer Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluations for police and fire agencies throughout Indiana. These evaluations are completed in compliance with PERF/INPRS requirements and are designed to provide agencies with a professional, efficient, and dependable local option.

Dr. Dardeen works with agencies across the state and also provides services for several Indiana departments locally. In some cases, Suncrest Psychological Services can go directly to the department to conduct pre-employment evaluations on site, helping make the process more convenient and accessible for agencies in our region.

Most evaluations can typically be scheduled with 7-10 days' notice, and reports are generally completed within 1-3 business days after testing. Our goal is to provide timely turnaround, clear communication, and a smooth process for departments seeking qualified candidates.

Agencies interested in learning more about how this process can be coordinated locally are encouraged to contact Dr. Dardeen directly.

At this time, Suncrest Psychological Services does not offer Fitness for Duty Evaluations.

Please contact Dr. Dardeen for pricing, availability, or to begin setting up pre-employment psychological evaluations for your agency.

EAP Services for Police and Fire/ City Municipalities

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Suncrest Psychological Services is now a National Fraternal Order of Police Vetted and Approved Wellness Provider.

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Our Specialties

Trauma Focused Work with EMS/Police/Fire

 Dr. Dardeen spent her undergraduate and early graduate years working as an EMT for various paramedic services in Indiana and completed her first several years as a psychologist in the VA Healthcare system working with veterans returning from OEF/OIF/OND missions. She is uniquely placed to assist our first responders with resolving stressors and symptoms that result from their demanding work environments. She also serves as the clinical director for an embedded peer support team within the Crawfordsville Police Department.  Dr. Dardeen is trained in two evidence based treatments for trauma: CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) and EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).  

Training for First Responder Agencies

Preparing first responders for the stresses unique to their role is very important for remaining healthy over time. Dr. Dardeen works with her departments on a regular basis to introduce wellness topics and prepare organizations and individuals for how to adapt to traumatic events. Wellness topics include: Creating Healthy Sleep, Alcohol Awareness, Trauma Exposure: How to Manage It, Warrior Skills for Mental Toughness, Building and Sustaining Healthy Relationships, Building Resilience, and Self Care for First Responders. 

Insomnia and Sleep Disorders for First Responders or the General Public

 Insomnia and Sleep Disorders affect a significant portion of the population. Most insomnia is behavioral in nature and as such, can be addressed with CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) in as little as 6 sessions for most individuals. The efficacy of CBT-I has been well established and evidence typically shows greater improvement and better long term outcomes than medications alone. Dr. Dardeen and Megan Terry are certified in CBT-I consistent with the current AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) guidelines. Other sleep disorders are also responsive to this type of behavioral intervention. Dr. Dardeen and Megan Terry can also coordinate with your sleep medicine physician to make sure all aspects of your sleep disorder are addressed. 

Critical Incident Response

Dr. Dardeen is a credentialed specialist in Critical Incident Stress Management and is recognized as an expert in traumatic stress from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She can respond to large scale trauma incidents and provide support services. Call for information about this process.

Consultation for businesses

Dr. Dardeen offers team building skills and group activities to help move your business forward.

Our Practice

Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care to first responders. We treat a number of mental health disorders and provide a neutral ground to individuals to make changes. We utilize a strengths-based, cognitive behavioral therapy orientation that is often solution focused and very active.

Our Patient Promise

We promise to be there for you every step of your journey. Our goal is to help you learn from your life experiences, improve your daily functionality, and move forward to where you want to be in your life. 

Our Treatment Focus

Our focus is to help first responders reduce the impact of psychological symptoms, improve their health and well-being, and build new healthy behaviors conducive to managing ongoing wellness. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, building on your current strengths, and customizing a treatment plan to fit your needs. 

Other Issues We Treat

Stress and Life Challenges

Stress is a normal part of life, however, even small stressors can build up over time and create negative symptoms. If you are having stress related to work, relationships, stages of life, or others sources working with a psychologist to explore ways to decrease stressors and manage ongoing stressors in a positive way can be helpful.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression, discontent, and anxiety are some of the most common symptoms that we can experience at some point in our lives. Through problem exploration, identifying and enacting behavioral changes, and support, we are able to help you improve functionality, decrease the impact of negative emotions, and improve your quality of life. 

Health and Behavior Changes

Making lifestyle changes to adjust to a new medical illness or to make general improvements in your health can be overwhelming and difficult to accomplish on your own. A psychologist can help you translate medical knowledge into positive health behaviors and improve many medical and health related conditions such as managing diabetes, asthma, weight loss, increasing your fitness level, and taking charge of your health. You don’t have to do this alone. Working closely with a psychologist can make the process less daunting and more enjoyable.

We treat many other issues including, but not limited to:

• Insomnia

• Sleep Issues

• PTSD

• Stress

• Job Stress

• Anxiety

• Adjustment Disorders

• Health Problems

• Depression

• Panic Disorders

• Adjustment after Divorce

• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

• Concussion/TBI recovery

• Behavioral Changes and Weight loss

• Post-Partum Depression

• Life and Coping Skills development

.       LGBTQ+ issues


Additional Resources

Lafayette Crisis Line: 765-742-0244

24/7 staffed crisis line. This is an option for any urgent or emergent mental health needs. 

6th Alarm Peer Support: 833-684-2527

6th Alarm is a group of first responders who have had additional training to be able to provide individual or group support to individuals who are experiencing stress from a traumatic event or general life stress. This is not the same as professional counseling, but it can be really beneficial for getting emotional support.  

Online Support Services

Blue Help (police resource): www.bluehelp.org 

Copline (police resource): 1-800-267-5463

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (firefighter resource): ffbha.org

IAFF Center of Excellence- (firefighter resource): 301-358-0192 

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National Suicide Hotline: 988 or 800-237-8255

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    Office Number: (765) 607-1097 Email: drdardeen@suncrestpsychologicalservices.com

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