Referral Issues (original) (raw)

Damico, J. S. and M. J. Ball (eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publishing, 2019

Abstract

First paragraph: A clinical referral is a request for specialist attention to a suspected disease or disorder. It represents a transfer of information about an individual, as well as of clinical responsibility over that individual, and must therefore provide a rationale for that transfer. A referral initiates a process typically consisting of consultation, assessment, intervention (if necessary), and follow-up, resulting in either client discharge or further referral. Concerns over communication disorders commonly involve referrals to speech-language pathologists (SLPs), making it important to understand both how those referrals reach them and on what grounds they are made.

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