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
- Program Evaluation
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Strengthening Case Management: Case Management and the Suicidal Client
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ACES Too High – Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
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Resilience and recovery after war: Refugee children and families in the United States
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Storytelling and bookmaking techniques & tips
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Adapted modified aggression scale
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Developing a Child/Family Focused Program
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A ‘Springy Tornado’: Therapy with a Child Refugee with Disorganized Attachment
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Assessment and Trauma Focused Treatment for Children
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Disrupted Attachments: How Torture Threatens the Fabric of Family Life