View report page

CO-ORDINATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES
The co-ordinating machinery in the Borough operates on two levels; Standing
Committee and Case Conference. Matters requiring detailed examination are referred to
ad-hoc groups of nominated officers who report direct to the Standing Committee.
The Standing Committee consists of:—
Medical Officer of Health Chairman
Childrens Officer Vice Chairman
Chef Welfare Officer
Housing Manager
Town Clerk
Divisional Officer (Education)
District Officers (G.L.C. Housing Department)
Deputy Medical Officer of Health)
Deputy Childrens Officer) Co-opted Members
Clief Social Worker (Health Services) Secretary
This Committee meets on average every six weeks to consider matters
which can be broadly classified as of a general and of a domestic nature, and
policy concerning the social needs and well-being of the inhabitants of the
Borough. Periodic reports were submitted to the Council's Social Services
Co-ordinating Committee which consists of the Chairman of the Children's,
Health, Housing and Welfare Committees.
Case conferences were held on individual families at the requests of
field-workers and although demanding in time, are considered extremely valuable
and are a means of:
(a) disseminating information between a number of Social Workers involved
with the same family and if possible avoiding the duplication of visits;
(b) discussing future plans for any one family and to consider the introduction
of an intensive family caseworker; and
(c) bringing to the notice of senior officers of the Council conditions and
situations which cannot be improved without changes in policy.
39