Art of The Referral
Art of The Referral
Podcast Description
Navigating the challenges of mental health referrals can be daunting, from deciding the right time to involve a specialist to ensuring ethical practices and continuous patient support.
Our interview series invites experts in the field to help you demystify the process and provides actionable insights. Here, you'll find expert advice, success stories, cautionary tales, and practical tips to help you make the most of your network. Whether you're new to referrals, a seasoned professional, or looking to refine your approach, our series will guide you every step of the way. Join us to enhance your professional skills and master the art of referrals, ensuring you always know when and how to leverage additional resources for the best patient outcomes.
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Specializes in various aspects of mental health referrals, including couples counseling, eating disorder treatments, and psychedelic-assisted therapy, with episodes providing actionable insights, like recognition of when to refer patients, ethical considerations, and success stories from professionals in the field.

Navigating the challenges of mental health referrals can be daunting, from deciding the right time to involve a specialist to ensuring ethical practices and continuous patient support.
Our interview series invites experts in the field to help you demystify the process and provides actionable insights. Here, you’ll find expert advice, success stories, cautionary tales, and practical tips to help you make the most of your network. Whether you’re new to referrals, a seasoned professional, or looking to refine your approach, our series will guide you every step of the way. Join us to enhance your professional skills and master the art of referrals, ensuring you always know when and how to leverage additional resources for the best patient outcomes.
In this insightful episode of “Art of the Referral,” we welcome Dr. Funke Brown, founder of The Restful Sleep Place, and a medical doctor specializing in sleep medicine. Dr. Brown shares crucial information about the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health, explaining how poor sleep can worsen anxiety and depression, while these conditions can also disrupt sleep patterns. Learn about the CREATE framework for better sleep (Consistency, Routine, Environment, Assign bed for sleep only, Tackle technology, and Eliminate sleep disruptors). This episode provides practical assessment questions for identifying sleep issuesand clear guidelines on when to refer clients to sleep specialists. Perfect for therapists and anyone interested in the powerful connection between sleep and mental wellbeing.

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