Forensic Psychological Assessment in Immigration Court

F. Barton Evans, Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist in private practice in Asheville, NC and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. He is a Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12). He is a forensic psychological consultant and expert for courts in immigration law, family law, personal injury, and criminal matters. Giselle A. Hass, Psy.D., ABAP is a licensed psychologist in Virginia and the District of Columbia and is a Diplomate by the American Board of Assessment Psychology. For the past 25 years, she has worked as a forensic expert and consultant in family and immigration law for local and national attorneys, non-profit, and government agencies. Since 2009, she has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, Center for Applied Legal Studies.

Foreword Judge Lory D. Rosenberg Introduction: Our Personal Journey Part I: Conceptual Foundations 1. Forensic Psychology and Immigration Court: Basic Concepts 2. The Cross-Cultural, Gender, and Language Perspective 3. Ethical Standards and the Assessment of Credibility and Malingering Part II: Applications to Forensic Practice 4. Forensic Psychological Assessment in Asylum 5. Relief from Victimization: Violence Against Women Act 6. Relief from Victimization: U Visa and T Visa 7. Forensic Psychological Assessment of Extreme Hardship 8. Other Areas of Forensic Assessment in Immigration Court Part III: Methodology 9. Diagnostic Interviewing and Trauma-Specific Instruments in Immigration Evaluations 10. Rorschach and Performance-Based Measures in Immigration Evaluations 11. Report Writing and Expert Testimony Bibliography Index