Referral Management: Agencies, Practices, and Children's Services

This report delves into the crucial aspects of referral management within agencies, emphasizing the significance of effective practices and adherence to legal frameworks, particularly the Children Act 2004. It highlights the need for agencies to manage referrals meticulously, ensuring proper documentation of all members, and maintaining detailed records of children to tailor services effectively. The report underscores the importance of considering various situations, such as substance misuse or physical health issues, and adapting treatment methods accordingly. Furthermore, it stresses the significance of following government regulations and policies to maintain best practices in agency operations. The provided references offer further insights into healthcare access and the role of emotion in related contexts.

Explain how referrals to other
agencies are managed

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REFRENCES..............................................................................................................................................5

Explain how referrals to other agencies are managed
A person or agencies member need to various practices in order to manage referral to
other agencies in effective manner. This is so because it helps them in conducting each and every
work in effective manner which help in providing proper services or facilities to the needy
person or children. Along with this, it will also help in minimizing situation which leads to
illegal activities at referral agencies. Here illegal activities can be related to leak of personal data,
improper treatment and many more. So there are referrals agencies need to consider all the
practices which are consider under the section 11 of the children act 2004 (Mirza and et. al.,
2014) These referrals agencies are based on different situations such as for providing specific
education, at the risk of modern slavery or trafficking, regularly mission from home care,
misusing drugs and alcohol and many more. International, national and local government
develop numbers of procedures as well as policies which is essential for referrals agencies to
follow so that they can provide quality and legal services to children or other persons. Such as
legislations which can be adopted by these agencies are sections 14, 47, 31 and 20 of The
Children Act 1989.
In addition to this these agencies are also need to take care or ensure about the several
factors such as they take care of children and their issues, involve families in decision making,
provide quality and according service, focus on action for child improvement and many more.
For managing referral to another agencies management need to conduct proper documentation of
all the members working at respective place. So that they get ensure that not illegal activity will
be done at place or agency which harm children. In addition to this referral agencies also need to
consider various practices according to which they need to analyze as well as maintain record of
the children so that they can provide them facilities accordingly and effectively. It is also
important because different situation required different type of methods for the treatment. For
example in situation at which child consume alcohol and drugs referral agencies need to provide
them different facilities and services such as therapy, mediation and medicines (Power and
Fyvie, 2013). On the other hand if a child gets into referral agency due to physical problem then
he/ she will get treatment in different way.

Like these peoples will be treated by medicines, exercise and therapy. So it is essential to
develop and maintain record so that members of agencies can plan treatments accordingly that
are based on procedures or rules. Along with this, these agencies also need to consider rules,
regulations and policies developed by government because that will help them in maintaining
practices of agencies. Moreover, these are the main ways or methods which help referral of other
agencies conduct practices in order to manage their operations and functions.

REFRENCES
Books and journals
Mirza, M. and et. al., 2014. Barriers to healthcare access among refugees with disabilities and
chronic health conditions resettled in the US Midwest. Journal of immigrant and
minority health. 16(4). pp.733-742.
Power, M.J. and Fyvie, C., 2013. The role of emotion in PTSD: Two preliminary
studies. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 41(2). pp.162-172.