By doing a referral, all you have to do is get the information that you've collected and pass it on to emit health professional, just contact them and that could be by making a phone call or that could be by, you know, emailing them or writing to them and also expressing that this child needs their help. So that is with regards to referral. Now what about signposting? All you have to do with signposting is do the research and find out organizations that could help this child within you know the local area. Once you've done that, and you can do that by just going on Google looking into the directory looking into the school or community directory if you have any. And once you have identified them, get that information and pass it on to parent or caregiver.
And once that has been done, then they can contact the organization or the staff And get the support for the child. As simple as that. However, whether you do a referral or you do obtain poster child, it's important that you follow up, because that is the only way you're going to know whether the child is getting the support that they need. It is possible that a child can fall into the crack in the system. So by not following up you will not know whether the child is pulling in the crack or is getting the support. So always follow up and ensure that the child is getting