Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
Mariela G. Shibley, Psy.D.
25 episodes
1 week ago
When a client’s fear sounds irrational on paper, it can quietly undermine their credibility, even when the emotion behind it is completely valid. This episode explores how to translate those fears into clear, compassionate language that preserves both emotional truth and clinical accuracy. Using real examples of clients who catastrophize medical results or describe relocation in dramatic terms, you’ll learn how context, framing, and careful wording can transform a report from questionable to ...
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When a client’s fear sounds irrational on paper, it can quietly undermine their credibility, even when the emotion behind it is completely valid. This episode explores how to translate those fears into clear, compassionate language that preserves both emotional truth and clinical accuracy. Using real examples of clients who catastrophize medical results or describe relocation in dramatic terms, you’ll learn how context, framing, and careful wording can transform a report from questionable to ...
U.S. Immigration Law for Clinician Evaluators with Immigration Attorney Jacob Sapochnick Part 1
Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
23 minutes
3 months ago
U.S. Immigration Law for Clinician Evaluators with Immigration Attorney Jacob Sapochnick Part 1
Immigration evaluations that actually help clients start with understanding what attorneys need. This episode dives into exactly how clinicians can collaborate effectively with immigration attorneys to write legally impactful psychological evaluations. Mariela speaks with attorney Jacob J. Sapochnick about what USCIS and immigration courts are really looking for in hardship evaluations, the legal meaning of “extreme hardship,” common pitfalls clinicians accidentally fall into, and how private...
Beyond Borders: The Immigration Evaluation Podcast
When a client’s fear sounds irrational on paper, it can quietly undermine their credibility, even when the emotion behind it is completely valid. This episode explores how to translate those fears into clear, compassionate language that preserves both emotional truth and clinical accuracy. Using real examples of clients who catastrophize medical results or describe relocation in dramatic terms, you’ll learn how context, framing, and careful wording can transform a report from questionable to ...
