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Frequently Asked Questions
Burning Questions Your Fellow Therapists Asked Before Joining the Training
Questions about immigration evaluations
A mental health evaluation is important for an immigrant’s case because it provides crucial evidence. (For instance, an asylum seeker has been through trauma in their home country but may not have physical scars. A mental health assessment can document the invisible scars of PTSD, which provides evidence for their case.) A mental health evaluation is often the only evidence that an immigrant has, and frequently, it’s the deal-breaker in an immigrant’s case. It’s often THE deciding factor in whether a client’s family can stay together or whether an immigrant can escape life-threatening circumstances in their home country.
A mental health evaluation for an immigration case varies substantially from an evaluation provided in other clinical contexts. To be as effective as possible, it's critical that the evaluation addresses numerous legal aspects of the immigration case. Georgia’s training gives you the “inside scoop” on how to effectively address these legal nuances, and her templates easily walk you through the process step by step. When therapists understand the legal structure of immigration cases, their evaluations become much more powerful, and they can help give an immigrant the best shot at winning their case.
Generally, therapists charge around $1000 to $1500 per evaluation. This covers the hours needed to meet with the client and write up the report.
The length of time varies depending on the case. Therapists often average approximately 5 to 8 hours per evaluation (which would include meeting with the client and writing the report). Often, therapists find that it takes them longer when they're first starting out, and then it goes faster with more experience. Some therapists also collaborate with proofreaders or writers, which can greatly speed up the process, even cutting the time in half.
The people who need immigration evaluations come from all walks of life and from a wide range of economic and professional backgrounds. Georgia has provided full-fee evaluations for accountants, engineers, and computer scientists from all over the world, and she's done pro bono and low-fee work with people fleeing gang violence and political persecution.
Balancing pro bono and full-fee work can be an amazing way to create a sustainable practice, and often, therapists find that offering payment plans and accepting credit card payments can go a long way in providing accessibility to clients from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances.
Referrals often come from immigration lawyers, and the right tools and strategies can help you connect with them. It’s good to remember that you only need a handful of lawyers who like your work in order to have ongoing referral streams. Georgia’s training includes cutting-edge marketing strategies that are proving successful for therapists in the field. Not only do these include an email script and sample flyer for networking with lawyers, strategies also include marketing to immigrants directly and connecting with agencies providing low-fee legal services. The training provides a wide range of tools, tips, and strategies for hitting the ground running and developing referral streams.
Questions about Georgia’s training
One of the unique aspects of Georgia’s training is the quality and detail of the templates she provides. Over the past decade, she’s worked with dozens of lawyers and hundreds of immigrants to create highly effective templates for each kind of immigration case. Furthermore, her templates are extremely detailed and easy-to-use, so therapists can easily adapt the fill-in-the-blank format to each new case. This contrasts with other trainings which often only provide a general outline of suggested components.
Georgia’s training is also unique because she focuses a great deal on the marketing strategies therapists can use to create thriving, sustainable practices. Her trainings include the latest, cutting-edge strategies that are proving effective for therapists in networking and developing referral sources.
Plus, Georgia is one of the only trainers in the country offering live workshops on immigration evaluations. She often hears from workshop attendees that they love the interactive nature of the trainings, as well as the chance to get their questions answered in real time. They say that this helps strengthen confidence and motivation to hit the ground running as they move forward in this work.
The training covers the most common immigration cases: Asylum, Extreme Hardship Waivers, VAWA (domestic violence), and U Visas. Here’s a brief summary of what these cases typically look like. For more complete details, please go to the USCIS website, www.uscis.gov.
You’re welcome to take the training anytime you like. Registration gives you instant access to all training materials and resources, including the video recording of the most recent training. Go at your own pace as you view the recording and learn the material. Plus, you’ll receive a free ticket to the next live training in case you’d like to get the live experience.
The training is designed to provide all the knowledge and tools you need to hit the ground running and start providing immigration evaluations right away.
Yes! We want you to have peace of mind and feel good about your purchase, so we provide a 7-day money-back guarantee. Feel free to view the recording of the training, and check out the templates, sample evaluations, and marketing materials. If you don’t feel confident in our approach, simply reach out within 7 days of your purchase and we’ll refund 100% of your investment, no questions asked.
Please note: The only condition for the refund is that you do not download the templates or sample evaluations. You’re welcome to view these documents, but the refund policy will be voided once they are downloaded.
Yes. The training includes 6.5 continuing education credits approved by NASW, the National Association of Social Workers.
Registration includes lifetime access to the training, including all resources and materials. You’re welcome to view the training at your own pace and go back and review anytime you'd like a refresher.
Absolutely! Registration includes lots of opportunities for continued support through our private facebook group, as well as a 6-month pass to the ongoing consultation group hosted by alumni of the training center. Workshop attendees report that these resources are invaluable as they grow their confidence and their business.
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