Conducting Forensic Evaluations

 

Asylum Evaluation Medical Escalation Plan, Courtesy of and adapted from UCSF Health and Human Rights Initiative

Body Diagrams

Sample Medical-Legal Affidavits/Declarations

Examining asylum seekers: a clinician's guide to physical and psychological evaluations of torture and ill-treatment

Asylum Medicine: Standard and Best Practices

Forensic Medical Evaluation of Children Seeking Asylum: A Guide for Pediatricians

Documenting torture and ill-treatment of children and adolescents: Current practices and challenges

An absolutely necessary piece: A qualitative study of legal perspectives on medical affidavits in the asylum process

Providing Trauma-Informed Care

Stress & Trauma Toolkit for Treating Undocumented Immigrants in a Changing Political and Social Environment

Preparing for the Medical Evaluation, by Synergy for Justice

Photography as Evidence, by Synergy for Justice

Trauma Informed Evaluation & Interviewing, by Synergy for Justice

Best Practices for Defensible Forensic Interviewing, by Synergy for Justice

Making the most of your Expert Qualifications, by Synergy for Justice

Collecting and Preserving Evidence for Court, by Synergy for Justice

Building Rapport with Patients, by Synergy for Justice

Concluding the Patient Interview & Evaluation, by Synergy for Justice

Documenting the Patient’s Narrative in Expert Forensic Reports, by Synergy for Justice

Tele-psychological Services Checklist

Conducting remote medical asylum evaluations in the United States during COVID-19: Clinicians' perspectives on acceptability, challenges and opportunities

What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context?