Come to a training for health professionals and learn how to utilize clinical skills to support unaccompanied immigrants applying for asylum and other special visas. This training is hosted by the Refugee Immigrant Child Health Initiative (RICHI) of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and co-sponsored by the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, Loyola University School of Social Work, Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Co-sponsored by Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, Loyola University School of Social Work, Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Training Highlights:
- Human rights law, asylum law, and the critical role of the health professional in this process
- Forensic and medical-legal documentation in immigration cases
- Physical and psychological evidence of torture or other human rights abuses
- Focus on issues specific to the evaluation of children
- Best practices for collaboration between health professionals and attorneys
Featuring Guest Presenter:
Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP
Director of Global Health Initiatives
Georgetown University
Additional Featured Speakers:
Sioban Albiol, JD - DePaul University, College of Law Asylum and Immigration Clinic
Greg Lewis, MS, PsyD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Hilary Richardson, JD - National Immigrant Justice Center
Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Constance Sheehan, PhD, LCSW - DePaul University, Department of Social Work
We ask that trainees commit to performing 1-2 forensic evaluations per year upon completion.
