Training Materials

If you are a victim advocate, attorney, judge, or another professional working with an immigrant victim and you would like to receive case-specific technical assistance on access to publicly

funded benefits and services that an immigrant crime victim or immigrant child would be eligible to receive in your state, please call NIWAP for technical assistance. (202) 274-4457 or email us at info@niwap.org. For more information on immigrant survivor’s legal rights visit NIWAP’s web library https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/

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 Webinars

• (October 30, 2013): “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-care
• (March 19, 2014): “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-interviews-story-writing
• (February 24, 2014): “Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands On Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with Immigrant Women Who Are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/hands-on-trauma-crisis-training
• (November 8, 2017): “Legal Protections and Forensic Considerations for Immigrant and Refugee Child Victims” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/nov2017iafnwebinar
• (Oct. 23, 2018): “Trauma-Informed Webinar Series: Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/times-up-oct-23
• (September 1, 2020): “Immigration, Family Separation, and COVID-19” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/immigration-family-separation-covid-19
• (October 29, 2020): “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Public Benefits and Services in Prince George’s County Through A Trauma-Informed Approach” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/benefits-prince-georges-county-2020
• All NIWAP Webinars https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-niwap-webinars

Trauma-Informed Assistance

• (January 1, 2013): Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/traum-qref-advocatestooldevelopingsurvivorstory-7-10-17
• December 2011: Representing Domestic Violence Survivors who are Experiencing Trauma and Other Mental Health Challenges: A Handbook for Attorneys http://niwap.wpengine.com/pubs/attorneyhandbookfinaljan2012/
• June 19, 2014: Grounding Tool https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/GroundingTool.pdf
• June 20, 2014: Self Care Tool https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/Self-Care-Tool.pdf
• (July 23, 2015): How to Prepare Your Case Through a Trauma Informed Approach:  Tips on Using the Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Family Court Cases (SIQI) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/siqi-for-family-lawyers-7-23-15
• (July 29, 2015): Slides from A Trauma Informed Approach to Attorney/Client Relationships and Collaborations: Strategies for Divorce, Custody, Protection Orders, and Immigration Cases https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/powerpoint-trauma-informed-approach-to-attorneyclient-relationships-and-collaborations-2
• (July 29, 2015): Slides from Trauma Informed Interviewing of Immigrant Sexual Assault Survivors: For Law Enforcement, Advocates and Family Law Attorneys (July 29, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/powerpoint-trauma-informed-approach-to-attorneyclient-relationships-and-collaborations
• (July 12, 2018): Trauma Informed – Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases (SIQI) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-interviews-story-writing

Impact of Trauma on the Brain Development of Children

• (March 20, 2020): Declaration of David B. Thronson Discussing Trauma and the Neurobiological Health and Well Being of Children https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/thronson-declaration-child-brain-science
• (July 11, 2016): BIA Amicus Brief on Recent Research Concerning the Neurobiological, Cognitive, and Psychological Development of Children and Adolescents https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/niwap-bia-amicus-child-brain-development
• May, 22, 2017: BIA Decision RE Trauma https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/BIA-Decision-RE-Trauma-May-22-2017.pdf
• (2018): Vulnerable But Not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways Among Unaccompanied Children From Central America https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vulnerable-but-not-broken
• (March 29, 2018): Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/sijs-manual-table-of-contents

Immigration Relief for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Abuse 

• (October 27, 2010): Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights
• (June 30, 2011): Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-options-victims-of-crimes
• (July 6, 2012): Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/questions-for-identifying-trafficked-or-enslaved-persons
• (January 12, 2017) DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-f-dhs-interactive-infographic-on-protections-for-immigrant-victims
• (January 27, 2017): Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bc-pamphlet-judicial-english
• (January 27, 2017): USCIS Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fgmc_brochure_final
• (October 24, 2019): Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates. https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/resources-for-foreign-born-student-victims
• (February 28, 2020): USCIS and Blue Campaign Continued Presence Pamphlet https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/contin-presence-pamphlet-2

Immigration Relief  for Immigrant Children and Youth

• (June 20, 2014): Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/
• (July 1, 2014): Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts
• (July 1, 2014): Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers
• (July 1, 2014): Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch13-foreign-students-sexually-assaulted
• (May 1, 2016): Immigration Relief for Abused Children https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure
• (August 2016): Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/aja-2019
• (October 28, 2016): Interim and Supportive Measures to Help and Protect Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/title-ix-foreign-students
• (October 27, 2016): Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “M” Visa Holders https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-measures-for-m-visa-holders
• (October 27, 2016): Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “J” Visa Holders https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-measures-for-j-visa-holders
• (October 27, 2016): Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “F” Visa Holders https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-measures-for-f-visa-holders