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CHILD GUIDANCE
The Consultant Psychiatrist to the Child Guidance Centre is Dr. Portia Holman,
M.D., F.R.C.P., D.P.M., who is, together with her two registrars, an officer of the
North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, the remaining staff are Council
officers of the Education Department. The service is conducted from the main clinic
at Madeley Road, Ealing, and from 3 sub-clinics. Avenue Road, Acton, Northolt
Grange and Villiers Road, Southall.
Details of the work carried out during the year are given below:-
Referrals
Number of cases on waiting list at 31st December, 1965 77
Number of cases referred to Centre during 1966 328
Number of cases seen by the Psychiatrists during 1966 315
Number of cases on waiting list at 31st December, 1966 90
Recommendations by Psychiatrists
Treatment or remedial teaching or follow-up 227
Residential school for maladjusted 26
Residential school for educationally sub-normal 2
Day school for educationally sub-normal (or training centre) 6
Day school for maladjusted
Aston 9
Newlands 11 20
Infant assessment classes 8
Other day schools or classes 7
Miscellaneous 19
Placement in residential schools for the maladjusted
Number of children awaiting placement at 31st December, 1965 9
Number of children recommended during the year 26
Children placed 22
Recommendations withdrawn 4
Awaiting placement at 31st December, 1966 9
Recommendations for psycho-therapy or remedial treatment
Cases awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1965 17
Recommendations for regular treatment 217
Recommendations for follow-up only 10 227
Discharged during year 58
Treatments during year 137
Awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1966 49
Of the 328 children referred to the centre 212 were boys and 116 were girls,
details of their age range, level of intelligence and school attended are given below:
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