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School Health Service — Social Work
Social workers in the School Health Service are jointly employed
by the Inner London Education Authority and the Borough and
work under the direction of the Principal School Medical Officer.
They are concerned with socio/medical symptoms and work in the
School Clinics, Hospitals and in Special Schools for the various
types of handicapped children. Because of the nature of their work,
they work in close contact with all other agencies but particularly
with the School Care Committee Service of the Inner London
Education Authority. They are attached to the following Clinics
and Schools:—
(a) School Health Service Clinics
Special Investigation:
Health Centre, Market Street, S.E.18.
Health Centre, Plumstead Hight Street, S.E.18.
Abbey Wood School, Eynsham Drive, S.E.2.
M. & C.W. Centre, Burney Street, S.E.10.
M. & C.W. Centre, Rusthall Lodge, Southend Crescent,
S.E.9.
Audiology:
Hearing Centre, Fairfield House, Fairfield Grove, S.E.7.
(b) Special Schools
Beverley School—Deaf.
Meridian School—Partially Hearing.
Griffin Manor—Maladjusted (Autistic).
Goldie Leigh Hospital School—Diseases of the Skin.
Moatbridge School—Maladjusted.
Charlton Park—Physically Handicapped.
Hawthorn Cottage—Delicate.
In September, 1970, Nansen Partially Sighted School at present
in Lewisham will be moved into Greenwich.
Staff
During 1969 no member of the staff was released to take further
professional courses, but several attended short-term Release
Courses and Conferences. The member of the staff released to
take a Medical Social Workers' Course at the Institute of Medical
Social Workers in 1968 returned to the service in September, 1969.