Preparing Reports for Migration Law Matters

About this Training

This training is for practitioners seeking to improve their skills in preparing reports, statements and letters for clients for migration law matters. There are a number of areas that migration law intersects with allied health practice. You client may request a report in relation to their application for a visa that addresses the impact a particular visa refusal will have on them. You may be requested to provide evidence for a family violence claim and considering whether there is any risk and liability in preparing such a report. Your client may be detained and seeking a report about their character. Alternatively, you may be asked to provide an opinion on whether a client has presented consistent with their claim to have experienced persecution in relation to a protection visa. All these scenarios and more are addressed in this training. 

Learning Outcomes

• Migration Law from a birds eye view
• Reports in support of a claim of Compelling and compassionate circumstances
  • When does this arise?
  • What kind of detail should be included?
  • Distinguishing fact from opinion.
• Family violence claims
  • When does this arise?
  • Non-judicial evidence of family violence includes statements from the claimant’s Psychologist or Social Worker
  • What kind of detail should be included?
  • What am I really being asked to say exactly?
  • Presentations consistent with their claims.
• Statements in support of Character
  • When does this arise?
  • When will a character statement/letter be required in relation to character matters;
  • The limits of the opinion of non-forensic practitioners; and,
  • What kind of detail should be included?
• Psychological Assessments in support of refugees or protection claims
  • When does this arise?
  • The extent of professional opinion in factfinding;
  • The “Genuine and well-founded fear of harm” criteria; and,
  • Presentations consistent with their claims.

Audience

This webinar is principally designed for psychologists who may be approached to prepare one of the above reports. It may also be utility to a social worker.  

CPD

Practitioners can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point. This Training has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, training lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion. If you are in doubt, please verify with you CPD Rules.

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