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
E-Learning
Fundamentals: Mental Health Services
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Mental Health and Wellness
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Promoting Safety with our Clients
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Physical forensic signs of sexual torture in children. A guideline for non specialized medical examiners
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Working with Unaccompanied Minors in the U.S.
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Joyful Heart Foundation
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Social Work Podcast: An Overview of Trauma-Informed Care
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Information Guide: Sexual Violence as a Tool of Torture and Weapon during Conflict
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Refugee Survivors of Torture: Trauma and Treatment
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Controlled Trial of Psychotherapy for Congolese Survivors of Sexual Violence
