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Child Guidance Clinic.—The Child Guidance Clinic was opened on
3rd January, 1949, at Loxford Hall, Loxford Lane, Ilford.
Dr. W. M. Burbury, the Psychiatrist, reports as follows:—
"During the past 12 months this Clinic has seen considerable
changes of staff. Dr. Burton retired in July and I succeeded him in
October. We have also now got the services of the fully qualified
Psychiatric Social Workers, Miss Zaphiriou, who comes to us with
experience gained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and in Cambridge, and
Mrs. Guttsman, who has just completed the Mental Health Course in
London. These two workers replace Miss Cawley who has now returned
to Canada, and to whom we send our grateful thanks. The Psychological
service has been reinforced by Miss Reed, who has also recently finished
her training in London.
This alteration in the balance of the staff does of course mean that
now the shortage of Psychiatric time and of that of the Non-Medical
Psycho-therapist is very serious ; but in the present premises, it is really
impossible to cope with more sessions and at present we quite often are
reduced to one or other of the staff working in the caretaker's kitchen—
a proceeding which is grossly unsatisfactory. The premises are, in fact,
entirely unsuitable for the purpose of such a clinic as this, and it is to
be hoped that soon effect will be given to the provision of something
more fitting.