Sources of referral
Effective referrals are a product of knowing:
- When to refer
- Where to refer
- Who to refer to
- The referral procedure/policy
Referral sources may be intra-agency or inter-agency
Your source of referrals might include the following:
- Social worker
- Youth worker
- Psychologist
- Medical services
- Drug and alcohol services
- Mental health workers
- Registered nurses
- Counsellors
- Religious organisations
- Case managers
- Government agencies
- Legal advisors
- Emergency response workers/agencies (e.g. crisis care).
The needs of the client may be extremely varied and broad. Although each organisation would like to fulfil all of their client’s needs, this is often not possible. As a result, it may be necessary to refer the client elsewhere.