Lending Library and Online Resources

Broad Topic/Orienting

Books:

• The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
• The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives
• Refugee Mental Health

Videos

• WARM Foundational Training
• The Refugee Crisis: Understanding and Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Families and Children Displaced by Armed Conflict
• Asylum: Overview of Asylum Procedure

General Intervention with Refuggees:

Books

• A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Work with Asylum Seekers and Refugees
• Counseling Refugees: A Psychosocial Approach to Innovative Multicultural Interventions
• The Mental Health of Refugees: Ecological Approaches To Healing and Adaptation

Videos

• Screening and Intervening with Refugees; Understanding Trauma and the Mental Health Needs
• Fundamentals of Providing Services to Survivors of Torture
• Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques for Vulnerable Populations and Caregivers

Culture

Books

• The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health
• Cultural Humility: Engaging Diverse Identities in Therapy
• Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Videos

• Cultural Humility
• Cultural Competence in Trauma Treatment

Interpretation

Books

• Working with Interpreters in Psychological Therapy: The Right To Be Understood

Videos

• Introduction to Working with Interpreters
• Working with Interpreters with Refugee Populations in Healthcare Settings and for Asylum Evaluations
• Overcoming Challenges in Interpretation

Psychological Evaluation (related to Immigration Cases)

Books

• Forensic Psychological Assessment in Immigration Court
• Psychological Evaluations for the Courts, Fourth Edition: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers

Videos

• Conducting Asylum Evaluations

• Asylum Evaluations Continued: A More In-Depth Look at Evaluating Special Populations

• Beyond Asylum Evaluations: Conducting Immigration Evaluations for Cancellation of Deportation, Hardship Waivers, and Waivers from Taking the U.S. Citizenship Exam

• An Attorney’s Perspective: Best Practices for Collaborating with Attorneys in Support of Immigrant Clients; Writing Effective Medical Affidavits; Testifying in Court; and Understanding Asylum Law

Trauma

Books

• Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Short-Term Treatment for Traumatic Stress Disorders
• The Presence of the Absent: Therapy with Families and their Ghosts

Videos

• Assessment and Treatment of Torture Survivors: Resilience-Centered Healing
• Narrative Exposure Therapy

Children and Families

Books

• Family Therapy in Global Humanitarian Contexts: Voices and Issues from the Field
• The Presence of the Absent: Therapy with Families and their Ghosts

Videos

• Intervening with Displaced Children and Families: Refugees, Immigrants and IDP’s