Asylum Module 5: Mental Health, Cultural Competency, and Vicarious Trauma

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This module provides an overview of how mental health interacts with the representation of asylum-seekers as well as discussions on the importance of cultural competency.  The module will provide guidance on practical considerations of representing individuals with mental health symptoms, trauma-informed interviewing as well as recognizing and preventing vicarious trauma.  

Faculty:

  • Veronica Barba (ML), Los Angeles, CA  
  • Lauren N. Kostes, New York, NY 
  • Mayra Alvarado, Managing Social Worker, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, Phoenix, AZ 

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501 Trauma-Informed Representation of Asylum Seekers (Video)
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501 Quiz
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Practicing Client-Centered Lawyering for the Benefit of You and Your Clients (Reading)
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Open to download resource. D. Lipinski et al., “Practicing Client-Centered Lawyering for the Benefit of You and Your Clients,” Immigration Practice Pointers, 2020-21 Ed. (AILA 2020).
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502 Credibility Issues and Trauma (Video)
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502 Quiz
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Grounding Techniques and Tips for Trauma-Informed Interviewing (Document)
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503 Cultural Competency and Why It Is Important (Video)
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504 Ethically Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity and Mental Health Symptoms (Video)
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504 Quiz
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Example 1: Counsel Statements and Protective Language in Form I-589 (Document)
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Example 2: Counsel Statements and Protective Language in Form I-589 (Document)
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Sample Matter of M–A–M– Motion for Safeguards (Document)
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Mental Health Claims and Considerations: Ensuring Protections and Due Process for Your Client (Reading)
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Open to download resource. V. Barba et al., "Mental Health Claims and Considerations: Ensuring Protections and Due Process for Your Client," 2021 AILA Asylum Conference (AILA 2021).
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505 Recognizing Vicarious Trauma in Ourselves and How to Cope (Video)
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505 Quiz
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Building Resilience for Asylum Attorneys (Reading)
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Open to download resource. C. Cartwright et al., “Building Resilience for Asylum Attorneys,” 2020 AILA Asylum Conference Handbook (AILA 2020).
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Exercise: Draft Sample Safeguards That Could Be Included in a Motion for Safeguards Based on a Hypothetical (Instructions)
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Exercise: Draft Sample Safeguards That Could Be Included in a Motion for Safeguards Based on a Hypothetical (Faculty Response)
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Hypotheticals - Module 5 (Question Sheet)
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Hypotheticals - Module 5 (Answer Forum)
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Hypotheticals - Module 5 (Faculty Response)
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Discussion: Mental Health, Cultural Competency, and Vicarious Trauma (Question Sheet)
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Discussion: Mental Health, Cultural Competency, and Vicarious Trauma (Answer Forum)
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Module 5 Test
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Mark Module Complete
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