The action taken by persons within the institution who see that a particular person needs counselor assistance
Referral in school setting
Teachers
Administrators
Parents
Other students
Referral example
Mrs. Fields sees that her student, James is failing in attendance and whenever he is present in class, he usually falls asleep or appears disoriented. Mrs. Fields suggests that James should see the school guidance counselor to get to the root of the problem
Referral
The assistance rendered to clients or their significant others in obtaining services from other people or agencies that might be more effective in helping them
Counselor referral
For ease and speed, the counselor should have a roster for specialists for purposes of referral
External Consultant
Someone external to the organization who can be contracted to conduct the evaluation - sometimes they develop the evaluation design and sometimes they implement the design outlined in the Terms of Reference
