referral service
Professional matching agency
A referral service connects people seeking something—usually professional help—with providers who can supply it.
A lawyer referral service matches potential clients with attorneys; a physician referral service helps patients find doctors.
The service acts as intermediary, screening or categorizing providers so users don't have to search blindly: I found my therapist through an employee referral service.
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- word of mouthInformation passed through conversation
- agencyPower to act
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- directoryFile system container
resource guide · broker · matchmaking · connection · intake · helpline · counselor · network · resource · placement · employee assistance · outsource · handoff · navigator · screening · assistance · coordinator · liaison
- assistancehelp, help desk, aid, helpdesk, assistance
- outreachcold calls, canvassing, door-to-door, cold calling, flyer
- childcaredaycare, after-school programs, babysitter, nanny, babysitting
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- Bar Associationbar exam, bar, disbarment, admission standards, suspension
- Healthcare Directoriesprovider network, medical centers, emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, outpatient clinics
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