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This chapter offers a discussion of how to present the identifying information and the reason for referral sections of a report. Both sections are among the first you will encounter when reading a psychoeducational report. They present important contextual information that set the stage for the rest of the report.
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Dombrowski, S.C. (2015). Identifying Information and Reason for Referral. In: Psychoeducational Assessment and Report Writing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1911-6_6
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