![]() March 4 Webinar | Join HIAS and the ABA Commission on Immigration on Friday, March 4th from 1:30-3:00pm ET, for the third webinar in a series of presentations for attorneys and accredited representatives representing Afghan Parolees seeking asylum. ![]() You will also hear about opportunities to assist these families through the partnership between HIAS and the ABA Commission on Immigration.Īsylum for Afghans 201: Bars to Asylum and Common Concerns Our expert panel will include Cynthia Groomes Katz, Supervising Attorney at HIAS (and former asylum officer!) and Lindsay Harris, Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Clinical & Experiential Program, and Director of the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia Law School. ![]() We will specifically address issues that commonly arise in asylum cases filed by members of the Afghan community. In this advanced asylum training, we will discuss best practices for how to prepare for the asylum interview, including what steps to take as an attorney, and how to conduct effective practice interviews with your client. March 15 Webinar | Join HIAS and the ABA Commission on Immigration on Tuesday, March 15th from 3:00-4:30pm ET, for the final webinar in a series of presentations for attorneys and accredited representatives representing Afghan Parolees seeking asylum. Notably, STS symptoms mirror Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder which include intrusive thoughts, traumatic nightmares, insomnia, chronic irritability, fatigue, trouble concentrating, and hypervigilance.Īsylum for Afghans 202: Anatomy of the Asylum Interview Asylum attorneys reported burnout symptoms including not only depression, but boredom, cynicism, discouragement, and a loss of compassion. Their groundbreaking study found that asylum attorneys displayed symptoms of burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) at rates higher than immigration judges, social workers, hospital doctors, nurses, and prison wardens. To address this crisis, in 2020, Professors Lindsay Harris and Hillary Mellinger surveyed over 700 immigration attorneys utilizing the National Asylum Attorney Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress Survey. The pandemic, sweeping regulatory changes, and uncertainty created deeper dimensions of stress in an already chaotic immigration system. Webinar | April 7 Asylum attorneys have been facing a longstanding mental health crisis. The Lifeguard is Drowning: Identifying and Combating Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Asylum Practitioners
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