Advanced Immigration Evaluation Training for Mental Health Clinicians
Train to conduct U-visa, asylum, and immigration-related psychological evaluations with the clinical team depth, cultural competency, and procedural rigor that immigration attorneys, courts, and applicants rely on.
This self-paced training is designed by a licensed clinical professional counselor with real-world experience conducting immigration evaluations — built for clinicians ready to expand their practice into one of the most meaningful and undersupplied areas of mental health work.
Who is this training for?
This training is designed for licensed mental health clinicians who want to ethically and competently
conduct immigration psychological evaluations as part of their practice. It is well-suited for:
• LCPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and licensed psychologists in any state
• Clinicians fluent in or working with multilingual / multicultural populations
• Clinicians serving immigrant communities and looking to deepen relevant expertise
• Mental health professionals interested in legal-clinical collaboration with immigration attorneys
• Clinicians seeking to add a specialty service line to their practice
What You Will Learn
Foundations of Immigration Evaluations
Understand the legal landscape of U-visa, T-visa, asylum, and VAWA cases. Learn how psychological evaluations function within immigration proceedings, what attorneys and adjudicators look for, and how your clinical work supports the applicant's case.
Clinical Assessment Standards
Master the clinical assessment process specific to immigration evaluations — trauma-informed interviewing, culturally responsive assessment, screening tools, diagnostic considerations, and the differential between immigration-related trauma and other clinical presentations.
Report Writing
Learn the structure, content, and tone that immigration evaluation reports require. Practice writing in a way that is clinically rigorous, legally usable, and respectful of the applicant's experience. Templates and exemplars included.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Navigate the ethical complexities of forensic-adjacent clinical work: dual relationships, scope of practice, court testimony, confidentiality limits, and how to maintain clinical integrity while serving applicants who are deeply vulnerable.
Cultural Competency
Build the cultural and linguistic awareness this work demands. Learn how to work with interpreters, how cultural context shapes trauma presentation, and how to avoid common pitfalls when evaluating clients from different backgrounds.
Practice Integration
Understand how to build and price an immigration evaluation service line, how to partner with immigration attorneys, what referral pathways exist, and how to manage the unique pacing of this work alongside the rest of your practice.
Immigration psychological evaluations are one of the most undersupplied areas in clinical mental health practice. Immigration attorneys nationwide actively seek out trained clinicians to conduct these evaluations for their clients — and the supply of qualified clinicians has not kept pace with demand.
Course Format & Details
• 100% online, self-paced.
• Designed and taught by Olivia L. Baylor, LCPC — licensed clinician with forensic evaluation experience.
• Includes written modules, sample reports, ethics scenarios, and a final assessment.
• CEU credit available where applicable.
• Lifetime access to course materials.
• Q&A support throughout the training.
Why Train in Immigration Evaluations?
• A meaningful service line that directly supports vulnerable populations.
• Steady referrals from immigration attorneys once you are established.
• Higher per-evaluation rates than typical session work.
• Practice flexibility — evaluations can be conducted in dedicated blocks or alongside therapy.
• Deep cross-cultural clinical experience that strengthens all of your work.
About your instructor
My Mental Health University ™ was founded by Olivia L. Baylor, a multi-state licensed clinician, clinical supervisor, and forensic evaluator with over 15 years of experience in criminal justice, therapy, education, systems work, and clinical training.
She’s trained and supervised clinicians across the U.S., conducted hundreds of immigration and forensic evaluations, and developed a wide range of therapeutic programs for couples, families, and communities.
She’s also a mother, a homeschool educator, and a business owner, deeply invested in what sustainable growth, integrity, and care look like across all areas of professional life.
Olivia started MHU because she saw the gap between what professionals are taught and what they’re actually asked to do. She wanted to create something that filled that gap with clarity, support, and excellence.
Ready to Enroll?
Join clinicians nationwide who are training to provide one of the most meaningful — and most needed — clinical services available today. Enrollment is open and self-paced; you can begin the moment you register.
Have questions about whether this training is right for you?
Contact hello@mymhuniversity.com.