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...
Why Immigration Attorneys Rely on Psychological Evaluations: Legal Insights from Attorney Ginger Jacobs
Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
43 minutes
9 months ago
Why Immigration Attorneys Rely on Psychological Evaluations: Legal Insights from Attorney Ginger Jacobs
Legal outcomes in immigration cases often depend on the precision and credibility of psychological evaluations. From hardship waivers to asylum and cancellation of removal, courts and immigration officers rely on these evaluations to determine whether someone’s suffering meets the legal threshold for relief—but not all reports are created equal. In this episode, immigration attorney Ginger Jacobs shares what mental health professionals need to know to write evaluations that hold up under scru...
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...
