Mental Health
Torture survivors engage in psychological services to pursue a wide range of goals, from single symptom reduction to addressing the complex effects of torture on their families and communities. Psychological effects of torture vary considerably. Likewise, there is wide variation in the types of assistance sought to address such effects, depending on a host of factors ranging from service accessibility to beliefs about health and healing.
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- Working with Interpreters
- Self-care for Providers
- Advanced Clinicians
- Training Mental Health Evaluators
- Treatment Model
- Specific Populations
- Asylum Process
- US Asylum Law
- Survivors of torture in detention
- Working with Torture Survivors
- Role of the Mental Health Professional
- Psychological Consequences of Torture
- Components of the Evaluation
- Screening Tools and Standardized Measures
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Assessment
- Client meetings & communication
- Supporting client during asylum process
- Writing effective affidavits
- Expert witness testimony
- The Adjudicator’s Perspective
- Special Topics
- Survivors from specific groups
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Psychological Issues and Techniques in Navigating the Asylum Process
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Fundamentals: Cultural Competence
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Fundamentals: Holistic Care Resources
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Kakuma 2016 CVT Mental Health Survey
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An Outline of a Best Practice Model for the Complex Care of Torture Survivors e-Consultation
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An Outline of a Best Practice Model for the Complex Care of Torture Survivors
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Syrian Refugees
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Somali Refugees
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Fundamentals: Mental Health Services