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Some children are found to require rather intensive treatment
which may be lengthy and these are passed over by the
psychiatrist to another member of staff.
In a few cases it may be found that the child's emotional
problems are caused by falling behind in school work in spite
of being of good ability and he may then be given remedial
education by one of the educational psychologists or remedial
teachers who reports back occasionally to the psychiatrist in
charge of the case.
All work in the Centre is of a highly confidential nature
and parents are informed if it is necessary to send any kind of
report outside the Centre.
7. Relationships with Other Workers
It is essential for the smooth running of the treatment of
children referred to the Centre that the staff should have opportunities
to contact other people concerned with their welfare.
The Educational Psychologists and the Psychiatric Social
Workers, therefore, try to see as many of these people as possible.
In the majority of cases the Educational Psychologists
discuss problems with Head Teachers, Teachers and members
of the Educational Staff, while the Psychiatric Social Workers
see Probation Officers and Children's Visiting Officers and other
types of Social Workers. This is a fluid arrangement, however,
and contacts are made by whichever of the staff can do the
work most economically in time and travelling distance.
Considerable help is received from the Medical Officer of
Health and his staff, from the Head Teachers and staffs of
schools, from other Social Workers, and from the Inspectorial
and Advisory Staffs of the Educational Department. This is
of great assistance in the organisation of the service given to
patients and their parents.
The house which is provided and maintained by the Local
Educational Authority is equipped with specialised materials
and apparatus to facilitate the work of each member of the
team through the Chief Educational Officer and his staff at
the Education Offices, Upminster Court, 133 Hall Lane, Upminster.
A suite of consulting rooms is used adjacent to the
Teachers' Advisory Centre for adolescent case work to avoid
embarrassing older pupils.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
FOR 1965
From the administrative point of view the first nine months
of the Clinic's existence in the Borough of Havering has passed
smoothly and uneventfully, and with the addition of three rooms
at 90 Eastern Road, which are used at present for teaching purposes,
the accommodation has been adequate and well maintained.
On the 1st April the number of psychiatric sessions allocated
to the establishment was reduced from thirteen to nine because
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