Refugee Therapy Centre

How to Make a Referral

How to refer to us

Referring a client to the services of the Refugee Therapy Centre can be done by writing to the Clinical Diretor or by completing the form below. It is important to provide all the relevant information and client's details (name, address, date of birth, languages spoken, GP details and reason for referral), in order to help us allocate cases appropriatelly.

If you have made an assessment already or the person has had a psychiatric assessment or hospital admission  it would be helpful if you include a copy of this document. It is also important to let us know if you are making a referral to other mental health services, so we can liaise with other agencies.

What happens after referral?

We will send you an acknowledgement letter confirming that your referral has been received. We will also send the client a letter explaining that they have been referred to us by your service. The person will then be invited for an assessment where they can discuss their needs.

The assessment will be with one of our senior therapists, and usually takes up to 1½ hours. More than one appointment might be required. The assessment will help us decide if our services are appropriate. If we believe we can help, we will allocate the person to a therapist and will write inviting him/her to start therapy on a regular, weekly basis.

Where a specific language is required, the treatment may be with a bi-lingual therapist, or with an interpreter. In some cases, if the client prefers, the therapy may be in English (some people may prefer not to see someone from their own cultural background).

We will send you a copy of any correspondence with the client to keep you informed of our involvement. We will contact you if the client's treatment, attendance or situation requires it.