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.
Topics
- Working with Interpreters
- Self-care for Providers
- Advanced Clinicians
- Training Mental Health Evaluators
- Treatment Model
- Specific Populations
- Asylum Process
- US Asylum Law
- One-Year Filing Deadline
- Asylum seekers in detention
- Evaluation Practice Manuals
- Working with Torture Survivors
- Role of the Mental Health Professional
- Psychological Consequences of Torture
- Components of the Evaluation
- Screening Tools and Standardized Measures
- Client meetings & communication
- Supporting client during asylum process
- Writing effective affidavits
- Expert witness testimony
- The Adjudicator’s Perspective
- Special Topics
- Survivors from specific groups
Webinar
Maximizing Clinical Care of Survivors of Torture Through the Use of the Trauma Story and Reflective Writing
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Self-Care during COVID-19
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Mental Health Resources during COVID-19
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Wellness and Resilience During COVID-19
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The Science of Empathy, Empathic Reflection, and Empathic Regulation in Clinical Care
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How Do You Deal With the Trauma? VT and Me
E-Learning
Fundamentals: Self Care
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Healthy Organizations: Beyond Individual Self-Care
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An End to Self Care
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Help for the Helper: Self-Care Strategies for Managing Burnout and Stress
