Referrals

We accept referrals from GPs, psychiatrists and licensed mental health professionals. As CCI is a tertiary service offering short-term treatments for mental disorders, we require a relevant point of contact for when patients are discharged from our service to ensure continuity of care. If you will not have ongoing involvement in the patient’s care, we ask that a supporting referral be provided from a relevant medical practitioner who will have ongoing contact with the patient (e.g. GP or Psychiatrist).

March 2022 - Please be aware that in accordance with current instructions about COVID-19 restrictions, all of our appointments are currently being conducted via telehealth. Exceptions may be made when there is a clinical need for someone to attend appointments face to face – this will be determined on a case by case basis. Please ensure your patients are aware of this before referral.  

Inclusion criteria:

CCI is a state-wide service and can accept referrals from all regions within Western Australia. We can provide treatment via videoconferencing to clients in rural areas if they are able to access facilities at their local community mental health service.

• Patient must be over 18 years of age (or over 16 years of age for the Eating Disorders Program)
• Patients must have a current Medicare card

Patients must have a clearly defined primary diagnosis in one of the following areas:

• Major Depression
• Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
• Bipolar Disorder (adjunctive to psychiatric management)
• Panic Disorder
• Agoraphobia
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Health Anxiety
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Anorexia Nervosa & Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa & Atypical Bulimia Nervosa

Exclusion criteria:

Referral to CCI is not appropriate for patients who:

• have a Body Mass Index < 16
• misuse alcohol or other drugs (a referral to Next Step may be more suitable)
• have a concurrent diagnosis in the psychotic spectrum
• are concurrently receiving treatment as an in-patient in a psychiatric hospital
• current aggression / problems controlling anger

Referral Form

If you believe your patient would benefit from short-term, problem focused treatment offered at the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI), please refer to our service using one of the referral forms below:

• Referral & Consent Form for all adult treatment programmes (age 18+)
• Referral & Consent Form for youth eating disorders programme (age 16-17)

Last Updated: 11/03/2022