Making Referrals In Medicine

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It is crucial for professionals to know the boundaries of their own competence and to refer clients/patients to other professionals when working with them is beyond their professional training or when personal factors would interfere with a productive working relationship/therapeutic relationship.

After counseling with a psychiatric patient for a few sessions, for example, you may determine that he or she needs more intensive therapy than you're qualified to offer.



    Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Callanan, P. (2011) Issues and ethics in the helping professions (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.