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...
Relevant or Harmful? Ethical Guidelines for Report Writing
Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
16 minutes
3 months ago
Relevant or Harmful? Ethical Guidelines for Report Writing
Psychological immigration evaluations require clinicians to walk a fine line: include enough detail to be objective and credible, but avoid irrelevant information that could harm a client’s immigration case. This episode explores how to make those tough judgment calls in private practice, guided by the APA Ethics Code and forensic psychology standards. You’ll hear how to apply a “relevance and necessity” test, why certain disclosures belong in your private notes instead of your report, and ho...
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...
