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June 2015

In This Issue

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The Relationship of Identity to How can we learn from the racial discrimination in our country's troubled past to better resolve the discrimination of ethnic and racial minorities today? In this issue, we

the Organizational

examine racial identity through a Puerto Rican perspective, shedding new light on the

Development of FLECHAS:

ways that we as Americans have perceived racial matters from past to present. Some

Perceptions of Race ...

solutions to inequality may be found at the intersection of Puerto Rican history and the struggles faced by descendants of African American slaves. Next, Reuben VaismanTzachor, who will be presenting at our Executive Summit August 6-8, guides us through the psychological assessment protocol for individuals seeking asylum in federal immigration courts. As matters of immigration become more urgent and complex, it is increasingly important that forensic psychologists know the tools for deciding the validity of asylum-seekers' claims of persecution. Reuben VaismanTzachor considers the legal, ethical, and scientific aspects of this matter and leaves us with specific suggestions immigration officers can put into use today.

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Free Continuing Education (CE) To take CE's you will need your: ID: In this issue we here from Dr. Reuben Vaismen-Tzachor in Psychological Assessment

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Protocol for Asylum Applications in Federal Immigration Courts. He will also be presenting at ES23. His 1st presentation on August 8th will be Psychological Impact of Betrayal and will explore the dimensions of betrayal, the responses of those betrayed, and ways to bring about resolution to the victims.

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