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Thursday, October 16 – Pre-Summit Workshops & Welcome 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | APA Immigration Advocacy Training During this half-day CE workshop, participants will learn valuable advocacy skills and how best
to engage on immigration policy and other issues important to the Latinx community. This interactive workshop will include 3, 1-hour sessions. The first session will focus on the state of play of the federal government, with a special focus on the Latinx community and immigration policy; the second session will focus on how participants can become involved in federal, state, and local advocacy as a psychologist and as a member of the American Psychological Association; and finally, the third session will focus on the role of trauma in advocacy, and how to infuse psychological science into advocacy. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Understand the current political landscape. 2. Develop skills to actively advocate in federal, state and local politics. 3. Identify the role of trauma in current immigration policy and the Latinx community. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Immigration Evaluations Certification Conducting Immigration Evaluations: An In-Depth Training for Psychologists Presented by:
Members of the Immigrant Collaborative Special Interest Group Cassandra Bailey, PhD Jerry Lockhart, PhD, ABPP Giselle Soler Lopez, PsyD Claudette Antuña, MSW, MHSA, PsyD Melvin Navarro, PhD This full-day CE workshop is designed to train licensed psychologists and psychology trainees in conducting high-quality forensic evaluations for immigration proceedings. With increasing demand for psychological expertise in immigration law, this training provides essential legal context, clinical strategies, and ethical guidance. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Distinguish between clinical and forensic roles when conducting immigration evaluations. 2. Describe the psychological and legal components of common immigration relief categories.
3. Apply ethical and culturally informed practices in immigration report writing and evaluation.
Evening Bienvenida – Hidalgo Pump House • 5:00 PM | Food Vendors Open (TBD exact time)
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