Pacifica Graduate Institute Training to Conduct Psychological/Forensic Evaluations for Hardship Waivers for Federal Immigration Court, conducted by Dr. Reuben Vaisman-Tzachor; sponsored by Pacifica Alumni Association and the Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology Specialization of the MA/PhD Depth Psychology Program
Part I. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The APA Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) webinars series, co-sponsored with Divisions 35, 52, and 55, has offered excellent free webinars that are available online at http://www.apatraumadivision.org/527/webinar-series.html
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinars: An APA Interdivisional Project
New webinars are added every few months.
Conducting Asylum Evaluations
Elizabeth Carll, William Salton, & Jennifer McQuaid
Screening and Intervening with Refugees; Understanding Trauma and the Mental Health Needs
Elizabeth Carll, Betsy Gard, & Carl Auerbach
Assessment and Treatment of Torture Survivors: Resilience-Centered Healing
Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, Katherine Porterfield, and Hawthorne E. Smith
Working with Interpreters with Refugee Populations in Healthcare Settings and for Asylum Evaluations, Elizabeth Carll, William Salton, and Betsy Gard
An Attorney’s Perspective: Best Practices for Collaborating with Attorneys in Support of Immigrant Clients; Writing Effective Medical Affadavits; Testifying in Court; and Understanding Asylum Law
Elizabeth Carll and Shana Tabak
Beyond Asylum Evaluations: Conducting Immigration Evaluations for Cancelation of Deportation, Hardship Waivers, and Waivers from Taking the U.S. Citizenship Exam
Elizabeth Carll and Marta Miranda
The Refugee Crisis: Understanding and Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Families and Children Displaced by Armed Conflict
Kenneth E. Miller
The Immigration Taskforce of the California Psychological Association offers these excellent free webinars:
Webinar 1: 2/4/2014
Basics of Conducting a Psycholegal Evaluation for Immigration Court, with Nancy Baker, Ph.D., ABPP.
Webinar 2: 2/11/2014
Legal Relevance of Psychologists’ Opinions in the Immigration Context, with Robin Goldfaden, Esq. & Lisa Frydman, Esq.
Webinar 3: 2/18/2014
Conducting Psychological Evaluations for Asylum and Hardship Cases, with Margaret Lee, Psy.D.
Webinar 4: 2/25/2014
Writing Psychological Assessment Reports for the Immigration Court, with James Livingston, Ph.D.