Cecilia Briseno Does Hardship Evaluations And Is Changing The World | PoP 325

Have you ever heard about hardship evaluation? Wondering whether this is a service you can offer in your own practice? Maybe you have thought about it but are not too sure where to get the training?
In this podcast episode, Joe Sanok speaks with Cecilia Briseno about doing hardship evaluations and changing the world.
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Cecilia Briseno is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice, Bright Side Family Therapy, in Arlington, TX.
Cecilia has found her niche in working with couples primarily while also working with families navigating through the immigration process. When appropriate, Cecilia provides evaluations explaining the hardships they face when separated from their loved ones. She is now also providing training for clinicians interested in working with immigrants.
By first having her client’s paint a detailed picture of their desired future, Cecilia is then able to help them explore past and present successes, no matter how small, in order to start attaining the future they desire. The beauty of the approach Cecilia uses is that this process often times helps the client to see that they are closer to their desired future than they realized, increasing hope and motivation.
Cecilia Briseno’s Story Cecilia has a total of 17 years of experience in social work in a variety of settings and roles. She received her BSW and MSSW from the University of Texas at Arlington. It was during her graduate internship that she studied the model of therapy that she still uses today, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT). Following the completion of her Master’s program, Cecilia went on to study Marriage and Family Therapy in a doctoral program at Texas Woman’s University, which helped her to broaden her knowledge of SFT and family systems.
In This Podcast Summary In this episode Joe Sanok speaks with Cecilia about how she started doing hardship evaluations and how you too can start offering this.
Hardship Evaluation A report written by a mental health professional in relation to a pending immigration case. The process of evaluation aims to predict the hardship or psychological distress that would be experienced by a US citizen as a result of the removal of the non-permanent resident relative from the US.
Types Of Clients Who These Evaluations When a spouse requests for their undocumented husband/wife to stay with them because it will create hardship if they were to leave for an extended amount of time
People that are requesting to stay in the country if they have been in a domestic violence situation
Asylum seekers
Offering This Service If you’re interested in offering this service in your practice it would be useful to call an immigration attorney in your area and assess the need. It is also not necessary to be bilingual as most times you will be dealing with English speaking clients.
Cecilia typically meets with clients for 3 sessions for about an hour. She discusses their background and tries to get a feel for what their life has been like and tries to tie it into what is currently happening – identifying the hardships emotionally and financially.
Skills and Training It just takes persistence, just keep at it!
The skill most useful when offering this service is assessment skills. Cecilia offers this service at a lower rate than her usual therapy as its her way of giving back. These clients already having very high attorney fees whilst going through this process.
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