Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
Mariela G. Shibley, Psy.D.
26 episodes
1 month ago
If you’ve ever worried whether your immigration evaluations are truly meeting what attorneys and judges need, this episode will change how you practice. Psychologist and researcher Dr. Andrew Rasmussen is leading the first national, empirically grounded study on what makes psychological evaluations effective in immigration court. He breaks down what attorneys consistently say they want, what they don’t, and where evaluators unintentionally undermine cases. We explore why a clear referral ques...
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If you’ve ever worried whether your immigration evaluations are truly meeting what attorneys and judges need, this episode will change how you practice. Psychologist and researcher Dr. Andrew Rasmussen is leading the first national, empirically grounded study on what makes psychological evaluations effective in immigration court. He breaks down what attorneys consistently say they want, what they don’t, and where evaluators unintentionally undermine cases. We explore why a clear referral ques...
New U.S. Immigration Rules for N-648 in 2025: What Mental Health Professionals Must Know
Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
25 minutes
6 months ago
New U.S. Immigration Rules for N-648 in 2025: What Mental Health Professionals Must Know
US Immigration implemented major policy changes to the N-648 disability process on June 13, 2025. Mental health professionals conducting psychological immigration evaluations must now meet stricter standards and ensure clinical consistency to avoid serious consequences. We unpack how these changes impact the documentation of cognitive, psychiatric, and developmental disabilities, what counts as “extenuating circumstances” for late submissions, and why inconsistencies —even unintentional...
Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
If you’ve ever worried whether your immigration evaluations are truly meeting what attorneys and judges need, this episode will change how you practice. Psychologist and researcher Dr. Andrew Rasmussen is leading the first national, empirically grounded study on what makes psychological evaluations effective in immigration court. He breaks down what attorneys consistently say they want, what they don’t, and where evaluators unintentionally undermine cases. We explore why a clear referral ques...
