Assessments for Professionals

Comprehensive Assessment Program for Professionals (CAPP)

Clarity when it matters most.

Athena Care offers a three-day integrated evaluation for licensed professionals facing complex clinical, behavioral, or fitness-for-duty questions.

When a professional’s fitness to practice is in question

Referrals reach CAPP when something in a professional’s work, health, or conduct raises a question that deserves a careful, objective answer. Our integrated three-day evaluation delivers the clarity, depth, and credibility essential when professional practice, public safety, and regulatory decisions are at stake.

Common referral scenarios include:

• Concerns involving substance use, behavioral issues, or professional boundaries
• Licensing board inquiries or monitoring requirements
• Physician Health Program referrals
• Employer fitness-for-duty evaluations
• Court-ordered or forensic assessments
• Complex diagnostic presentations affecting professional capacity

Who we serve

CAPP is designed for licensed professionals across disciplines where public safety and professional accountability intersect:

• Healthcare: Physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, mental health providers
• Transportation: Commercial drivers, railroad and maritime workers
• Aviation: Pilots, ATCs, mechanics, and other aviation professionals
• Legal: Attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals
• Public Safety: Military, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, corrections officers
  
  Individual assessments are also available.

What’s included

Assessment components

• 01 CLINICAL EVALUATION
  • Extended interviews addressing emotional functioning, personality structure, coping patterns, judgment, insight, and behavioral history — including comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnostic formulation, and medication review.
• 02 OBJECTIVE TESTING
  • Standardized psychological instruments evaluating personality functioning, emotional regulation, cognitive style, and response validity, interpreted within the context of clinical interviews and collateral data.
• 03 MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
  • Laboratory testing and genomic evaluation when indicated, to clarify medical contributors and support individualized treatment planning.
• 04 RECORD & COLLATERAL REVIEW
  • Detailed examination of mental health, substance use, and medical treatment records, along with employment documentation, legal materials, and prior evaluations. Collateral interviews with treating providers or relevant parties when appropriate.
• 05 INTEGRATED FORMULATION
  • Multidisciplinary case consultation consolidating findings across all domains. Diagnostic conclusions reflect integrated clinical judgment and careful differentiation among psychiatric conditions, personality factors, situational stressors, and medical issues.
• 06 CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Individualized treatment planning, monitoring guidance, and practical recommendations tailored to the referral context and decision-making needs

At a glance

3 days Integrated onsite evaluation
6 domains Assessed per case
1 team Fully multidisciplinary
25 years Of conducting professional assessments

What makes our assessment different?

Our approach is intentionally integrated, individualized, and evidence-based. Each assessment is coordinated by a lead evaluator who ensures all findings are synthesized into a coherent, clinically defensible conclusion — not a collection of disconnected opinions.

Integrated expertise

We bring psychology, psychiatry, medical evaluation, and collateral review together into a single, cohesive process. The result is a complete picture of functioning across clinical, personality, cognitive, and professional domains.

Data-driven and objective

Our assessments utilize standardized psychological testing, comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medical and biological data, and thorough record review. We emphasize longitudinal functioning and objective findings rather than relying solely on self-report.

Sample schedule for three-day assessment program

Actual schedule may vary.

Custom evaluations

Each evaluation will follow a schedule and intensity level that is based on the referral questions.  Not all participants will need all three days, and some evaluations may be done remotely.  This will be based on the complexity of the case, preferences of the referral source and participant, and the specific referral questions. This will be determined prior to scheduling and initiating the evaluation process.

Why Athena Care?

Athena Care started as Dr. Ihrig’s private practice 26 years ago and is now one of the largest mental health providers in the Southeast.  However, we do not offer any specialized care for professionals beyond the assessment process.  We are truly independent, and our only priorities are, first, public safety, and second, but equally important, the care and well-being of the participant.

Dr. Ihrig is the lead on each of these cases and conducts the extended interviews.  He is a forensic psychologist who has been conducting psychological assessments in complex cases his entire career. 

Contact us

Our referral coordinators will help determine whether CAPP is the right fit and walk you through scheduling. Call or text us at 615-502-0911 or email [email protected].

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