The Referral Process

The Intake Process will include:

All persons served referred for community integration services MUST be in outpatient therapy with a licensed therapist. 

Once referred each persons served and their parent and/or guardian participate in a comprehensive intake process evaluating the following  domains:

1. Home
2. School, and
3. Community involvement

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Referral Steps for Agencies
 

1. A partnership is established. 
2. The referring agency completes an online referral form and emails or faxes to Therapeutic Connections. 
3. Therapeutic Connections secures an authorization from Beacon Health Options. 
4. Once an authorization is secured Therapeutic Connections updates the referring agency’s therapist. 
5. The referring agency’s therapist informs Therapeutic Connections of the goals of the client. 
6. Therapeutic Connections schedules an intake meeting with the person receiving services and/or guardian. 
7. All necessary documents are received, processed and signed during the intake process. 
8. Community Integration services begin! 

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Our Partners

Therapeutic Connections has strong community based partnerships with:

• The Department of Workforce Development
• Howard County Department of Social Services
• Chase Brexton Health Services​
• Families First Counseling and Psychiatry
• ​Center For Children

All Adult referrals MUST have one of the following Priority Population Diagnosis