Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 10.0
Sources of Referrals to Mental Health Professionals
The following people or organizations may help you begin the
search for a competent therapist:
- Your family doctor.
- Your clergyman, school teachers, or counselors.
- Friends or family members who have been in therapy.
- Your employee assistance program.
- Community mental health agencies.
- Community human service agencies.
- Nearby hospital or university medical center.
- University departments of psychology, social work, or
child development.
- The Yellow Pages of your telephone directory.
- Community branches of: the American Association of Marriage
and Family Therapy, American Psychiatric Association,
American Psychological Association, and National
Association of Social Workers.
- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. Call
(202) 966-7300 for the Council of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry nearest you.
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Written by Donna Warner Manczak, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems
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