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Tahiri Justice Center
Another great community resource for immigrants is the Tahiri Justice Center. Here’s the link: http://www.tahirih.org/ From their website: The Tahirih Justice Center is an innovative, efficient, and strategic nonprofit organization that works to protect immigrant women and girls from gender-based … Continue reading
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Tagged domestic abuse, gender-based violence, immigration law, legal services
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Domestic Abuse Evaluations
The Violence against Women Act (VaWA), passed in 1994, allows spouses who were filing for their legal status through their marriage to a US citizen, and were abused during this marriage, to file for their legal status independently. My evaluations … Continue reading
How to prepare a client for a psychological evaluation:
1. It is helpful for the client to call the therapist directly prior to the evaluation meeting to have a conversation about what to expect during the evaluation. 2. Encourage your client to be as open and honest as they … Continue reading
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Tagged asylum, deportation, domestic abuse, immigration law, psychosocial evaluation
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Why refer a client for a psychosocial evaluation?
Some immigration lawyers use psychological evaluations regularly with their clients. Others have been slower to identify the strong benefits such evaluations provide. Here are two (of many) reasons immigration lawyers prioritize clinicial evaluations with their clients: 1, The impartial nature … Continue reading
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