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Special Care Units
Our minibus transports ten severely handicapped children to
Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, and to Morden Special Care
Unit on a daily basis. This does not, by any means, meet the full
needs of the Borough for Special Care Unit places, and we are
maintaining a waiting list for this service.
Short-term Care
Temporary relief was offered to many families of handicapped
children and adults. In 1967 the numbers of children and adults
placed in short-term care were:—
Under 16 years 37
Over 16 years 37
Total 74
Long-term Care
This is a developing service and during the year a total of 85
patients were maintained in long-term care. Fifty-six of these were
still in residence at the end of the year in the care of the homes
or organizations shown below:—
Mental After-Care Association 12
Guardianship Society 10
Richmond Fellowship 5
St. Mary's Convent 5
Cheshire Foundation 3
Sheltered accommodation 3
St. Jude's Hostel, Westminster 2
Easton House, Hackney 2
St. Joseph's Special School 1
Hampton Manor Home 1
National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children 1
Other approved accommodation 11
Total 56
STAFF TRAINING AND STUDENT TRAINING
Staff Training
The two mental health social workers who were seconded to
the two-year Younghusband course successfully completed their
first year. Another member of the staff was seconded on full
salary to the one-year Mental Health Course at the London School
of Economics. These three members of the staff have been replaced
temporarily by qualified staff.
An Assistant Supervisor from Balham Training Centre was
seconded to the one-year Diploma Course at Chiswick Polytechnic.