Conducting Immigration Evaluations: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals

ISBN-13: 9780367690007 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 210 str.

Matthew G. Holt

Opis

This text prepares mental health professionals to conduct a thorough psychological assessment of individuals involved in immigration proceedings, present the results in a professional report, and develop a basic legal understanding of immigration cases.

Spis treści

1. What Is Unique about Immigration Evaluations? 2. Assessing Hardship for Waivers of Inadmissibility 3. The Appraisal of Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship in Cancellation of Removal 4. Evaluating Factors Concerning Protection-Related Relief: Asylum/Withholding of Removal/Convention Against Torture (CAT) 5. Evaluations Related to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 6. Assessing Psychological Impact of Trauma in Victims of Violent Crime or Human Trafficking 7.Drafting the Report8. Testifying as an Expertin Immigration Court 9. Cultural and Linguistic Considerations 10. Expanding Your Practice to Include Immigration Evaluations