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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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By 31st December 1967 the position was a follows:
| Position | No. in Post | Qualifications held |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Psychiatric Social Worker | 1 | Mental Health Certificate |
| Senior Social Welfare Officer | 1 | Medical Social Work Certificate |
| Senior Mental Welfare Officer | 1 | Certificate of Recognition of Experience in Social Work |
| Psychiatric Social Worker | 2 | Both with Mental Health Certificates |
| Mental Welfare Officers | 5 | One with Certificate in Social Work, two with Certificate of Recognition of Experience in Social W ork. |
| Social Welfare Officer with special responsibility for for the deaf | 1 | Medical Social Work Certificate |
| Family caseworkers | 3 | Two with Certificates in Social Work, the third seconded to a two-year course. |
| Social Welfare Officers | 9 | Three with Certificates in Social Work, three with Home Teacher for the Blind Certificate (these include two officers who hold the Certificate of Recognition of Experience in Social Work and one qualified as an Occupational Therapist). |
| 25 | ||
| Welfare Trainees | 3 | All will be seconded for two-year courses. |
It will be seen that by the end of 1967 the department had 25
social workers and 3 trainees, and that 13 members of staff had
received professional training in social work. The equivalent
figure for April 1965 was 16 social workers and 2 trainees; only
2 members of staff at that time had received professional training.
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