Documenting Persecution and Trauma Workshops: Training on Forensic Evaluations and Country Reports for Asylum Claims
Join us for a day of training and workshops on the updated Istanbul Protocol and its application to work with asylum-seeking individuals.
This full-day event will consist of talks and workshops that inform, educate, and train practitioners to deliver pro-bono asylum support services that adhere to the best-practice standards of the updated Istanbul Protocol. Topics covered will include mental health and medical forensic assessments, country reports, and asylee representation and advocacy.
Continuing education credits are available. The cost for 5.5 CEUs is $137.50. For Crown Family School alumni, the fee is $110. This program satisfies the cultural competence requirement for social workers. For questions about CEU credit, contact the Professional Development Program at the Crown Family School at pdp@crownschool.uchicago.edu.
The medical and psychological forensic assessment training is a Physicians for Human Rights-certified training.
These talks and workshops are designed for:
- Clinicians and physicians wishing to conduct independent, impartial clinical evaluations of alleged torture
- Individuals who want to learn more about using the updated Istanbul Protocol to investigate and document alleged torture and ill-treatment among asylum seekers
- Persons wanting to use their knowledge of country's political and social conditions to advance asylum claims
- Anyone interested in stronger collaboration between health and legal professionals
This is Event is Co-Sponsored by:
- Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health
- The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
- Midwest Human Rights Consortium
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
- The Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development
- The University of Chicago Law School
If you have any questions about access or to request a reasonable accommodation that will facilitate your full participation in this event such as ASL interpreting, captioned videos, Braille or electronic text, food options for individuals with dietary restrictions, etc. please contact the event organizer.