8 Hour Seated SFST Battery Course
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Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:
O'Fallon Police Department
Instructor: Ari Briskman and Dave ChristiansenO'Fallon Police Department
285 North Seven Hills Road
O'Fallon, Illinois 62269
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O'Fallon, Illinois 62269
Class Limit: 40
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Intro and Overview
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
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
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
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.
Intro and Overview
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
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
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
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.
