Overview
  Introduction
  Defining Trauma
  Impact of Trauma
  Components of Effective Collaboration
  Interviewing Techniques
  Cultural Considerations
  Self-Care
  Resources
  Questions
         Introduction
  Aimee Miller, LMSW-C, LCSW, ACSW 
  (she/hers)
   Private practice dedicated to conducting 
   psychological evaluations and reports for 
   immigration cases. 
   Currently licensed in Michigan, Tennessee, 
   Illinois, and Texas.
       Defining Trauma
  Trauma
   • An exposure to an extraordinary experience 
    that presents a physical or psychological 
    threat to oneself or others and generates a 
    reaction of helplessness and fear (American 
    Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013).
       Defining Trauma
  Big “T” trauma
   • Physical or sexual assault
   • Childhood abuse
   • Severe accident
   • Witnessing harm to others
   • Learning of a traumatic event related to a 
    close friend or family member
   • Repeated or extreme firsthand exposure to 
    details of traumatic events
       Defining Trauma
  Little “t” trauma
   • Microaggressions
   • Infidelity
   • Divorce
   • Verbal or emotional abuse
   • Medical diagnosis
   • Migration
   • Loss of friends or family members