In this Bell Work Talks Debra Holbrook discusses the elements required to seek legal asylum based on torture and/or persecution and assure chronic forensic medical evidentiary evaluation to these persons. As Forensic Programs that traditionally see victims of sexual assault become more integrated in caring for all forms of violence this podcast will assure understanding of how and why chronic evaluations for legal immigration, asylum, T and U Visa examinations are often critical components of creating a comprehensive body of evidence. Participants will review the affidavit preparation and referral process for these foreign nation victims of abuse.
Mrs. Holbrook attended The Union Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, in Baltimore, Maryland and completed both undergrad and graduate studies through the Wilmington University. After working in the field of critical care, Mrs. Holbrook founded a Forensic Nurse Examiner Program in Delaware that became a model of the United States (US Senate Subcommittee / Biden, 2002).
In 2002 she testified on Capital Hill before a Senate Judicial Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs on behalf of the Bill that was signed into law in 2005 as the DNA Justice Act. She is the recipient of numerous international awards, including the ANCC Magnet International Nurse of the Year, the Delaware Nurse of the year, the International Association of Forensic Nurses Pioneer Award, the 2014 Most Influential Marylanders in Healthcare, Distinguished Fellow – Academy of Forensic Nursing, and the prestigious Fellow American Academy of Nursing. She has authored grants totaling over 15 million dollars to benefit victims of major person’s crimes and lectures nationally for the Office for Victims of Crime, educating medical professionals across the country. She has conducted over 200 pediatric and adult SANE educational offerings both nationally and internationally.
