Seated SFST Battery Course

 This course has been approved by ILETSB to meet the following  mandates:

Legal Updates                             1 Hour

Civil Rights                                 .5 Hours 

Const/Proper use of Auth.          .5 Hours

Procedural Justice                      .5 Hours

Seated SFST Battery Course

Intro and Overview-30 Minutes

• Increase deterrence of violation by impaired operators

• To understand the scientific basis and history of field sobriety testing that led to the validation of the seated battery of SFSTs.

• To know and be able to carry out appropriate administrative procedures for validated divided attention psychophysical tests.

• To know and be able to carry out appropriate administrative procedures for the HGN test

                              Review of HGN- 30 Minutes

• Describe the administrative procedures for the horizontal gaze nystagmus test

• Identify each of the clues and interpret the evidence observed during the HGN test

• Discuss vertical gaze nystagmus and its evaluation during a BUI investigation

                              History of Validation Research- 30 Minutes-Law Updates

• Discuss the history of SFST research and why it was necessary to develop a seated battery

• Discuss the limitations of the standing battery of SFST’s

• Discuss the research that led to the validated seated battery of SFST’s

                              The Seated SFSTs- 30 minutes-Law Updates

• Discuss and properly administer the seated battery of SFST’s

• Discuss and recognize the clues of the seated battery of SFST’s

• Describe in a clear, convincing fashion and properly record test results on the SFST Performance Report Form

• Discuss the limiting factors of the seated battery of SFST’s

                              Demonstrations and Practice- 1 hour Law Updates & Scenario Based Training

Lunch Break

                              Testing Subjects-2 hours-Law Updates & Scenario Based Training

• Properly administer the seated battery of standardized field sobriety tests

• Properly observe and record subject’s performance utilizing the SFST Performance Report Form

• Properly interpret the subject’s performance

• Properly use and maintain the SFST Field Arrest Log

                              Review and Proficiency Exams- 1 hour

• Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in administering the seated battery of SFST’s

                              Exam and Program Conclusion- 1 hour

• Complete written examination