Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor shall accept referrals from the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to complete psychosexual assessments of convicted sex offenders referred by the Court prior to sentencing. A written report on each offender evaluated will be submitted to the Program Services single point of contact within two weeks of the completion of the clinical interview for submission to the referring Court. Exception to this timeline, including reasonable extensions, may be discussed and approved on a case-to-case basis. The assessments may be conducted at facilities, clinical offices of the Contractor or field office sites as requested by DOC. SCOPE OF WORK - 3.1. Documentation of signed informed consent. 3.2. Contractor will review all available relevant records, to include but not be limited to affidavits, victims’ and witnesses’ statements, pre-sentence investigations. The State shall be responsible for providing all relevant correctional records to the Contractor in a timely fashion. 3.3. Contain a brief bio-psycho-social assessment. 3.4. Include a detailed sexual history and sexual offense history Revised: December 27, 2023 Page 3 of 8 3.5. Psychometric testing to include but not be limited to: A child cognitive distortion scale and/or a rape cognitive distortion scale and/or a comparable scale approved by the RIS Division Director. The following test may also be requested: Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). 3.6. Actuarial risk assessments to include but not be limited to: 3.6.1. Static-99R. 3.7. Detailed summary of evaluation conclusions and recommendations. 3.8. Contractor will report to the RIS Division Director on all issues relating to design, development, implementation of programs and quality of service delivery. 3.9. Contractor will consult on specific cases to the RIS Division Director or designee on an as needed basis 3.10. Contractor will follow a specific “Psychosexual Evaluation Outline” in submitting the report. 3.11. Selected vendor may be provided with State partner account.
