Mental Health Evaluations in Immigration Court : : A Guide for Mental Health and Legal Professionals / / Virginia Barber-Rioja, Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, Sarah Vendzules.

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• VerfasserIn: Barber-Rioja, Virginia,; Akinsulure-Smith, Adeyinka M.,; Vendzules, Sarah,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Psychoanalytic Crossroads
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 2 b/w illustrations

A timely and important contribution to the study of immigration court from a psychological perspectiveEvery day, large numbers of immigrants undertake dangerous migration journeys only to face deportation or “removal” proceedings once they arrive in the U.S. Others who have been in the country for m...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part I. The Legal Context of Immigration Law
• 1. A Brief Overview of the Immigration System and Forensic Mental Health Assessment
• 2. Detention of Immigrants
• 3. Forms of Removal Relief and Related Psycholegal Issues
• Part II. Mental Health and Immigration
• 4. Roles of Mental Health Professionals
• 5. Risk Factors for Mental Health Distress in Immigrants Facing Removal Proceedings
• 6. Assessment of Trauma in Immigrants Facing Removal Proceedings
• 7. Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Lawyers and Mental Health Professionals
• Part III. Cultural, Legal, and Forensic Considerations in Immigration Court
• 8. Special Considerations for Collaboration Between Lawyers and Mental Health Professionals
• 9. Cultural Considerations (with the collaboration of Maria Aparcero-Suero)
• 10. Forensic Assessment Considerations
• 11. Competency to Participate in Immigration Proceedings
• 12. Violence Risk Assessment
• Summary and Future Directions
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Index
• About the Authors