Immigration Mental Health Evaluation Primer
1.25 CEs | $10 | George Ramos, LMHC, Ph.D.
Join Dr. George Ramos as he discusses information about the “how to” of performing a mental health evaluation on a person who is an immigrant and needs a mental health evaluation to get treatment or to improve or verify his/her immigration status. This 1.25 hour long beginning to intermediate level recorded webinar, created in February, 2019, is a primer for social work and mental health professionals who are conducting and writing immigration hardship evaluations.
Participants will be able to:
- identify two reasons why a mental health clinician might be asked to perform an Immigration Mental Health Evaluation
- list two barriers that hinder an immigrant from getting mental health treatment
- list 2 ways in which the status “undocumented” may come to be applied to an immigrant
- list two types of visas that may preclude the removal of an undocumented immigrant from the US
- describe 2 circumstances under which a Hardship Application may be filed that would preclude an undocumented immigrant’s removal from the US
- list 3 assessments which may be important in constructing an immigrant’s mental health evaluation
What you get from this offer
Access to the course
Get access to a 1.25-hour long course.
Approved CEs
The completion of the course will grant you 1.25 CEs.
Insights to immigration mental health
Understand and use the insights in your own practice.
Approved credits
For CASACs
Connections Counseling Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC is recognized by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports as an approved provider of continuing education for re-credentialing CASACs (#1435). This course work/training has been approved to satisfy CASAC renewal requirements and CPP/CPS initial/renewal credentialing requirements.
For NYS Clinicians
Recognized CE provider for NYS Social Workers (# SW-0747), LMHCs (#MHC-0272), and LMFTs (#MFT-0115) and has provider level approval to offer CEs for these recorded webinars to NYS SWers, LMHCs, and LMFTs. Registrants should note that only 1/3 of contact hours needed for NY LCSWs and LMSWs can come from non-interactive web coursework. Please double check with NYSED for latest updates. Restrictions may have changed during COVID.
All Other Social Workers*
In 2024, Connections Counseling is not offering credit for counselors in states other than New York State. We do not have ASWB approval to give CEs for this course to counselors in other states.
About the author
George Ramos, LMHC, Ph.D.
Dr. George Ramos, LMHC, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling at Nyack College in New York City. He is thrilled to be the father of a wonderful daughter, Arya Camilla. From 2006 until 2019, he was a Child Protective Specialist for NYC Administration for Children’s Services, NY. This was a full-time position in which he performed investigations of reports of child abuse/neglect and ensured child safety and welfare.
He says of his current interests,
“In my practice, I now am very interested to find how those with immigration issues can be served better by our mental health system. I’m doing a research project on barriers to service experienced by Latinos, and this webinar on mental health evaluations for immigrants is another way to examine and diminish barriers that immigrants experience to getting services.”
Read more on his bio here.
Completion requirements
To earn CE credit, participants must log in, attend the entire course as determined electronically and complete a course evaluation and posttest with at least 75% accuracy.
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