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workers have taken part in lecture programmes for student nurses
in Hospital's Training School, and visits of students to residential
establishments and day-care centres have now become part of
their training curriculum.
(b) Links with Ingrebourne Centre
A regular liaison with the Centre has continued and a
psychiatric social worker attends staff and group meetings and
to accept discharge referrals. Also, the alternative participation
of two mental welfare officers in group sessions with the Senior
Citizens' Group has regularly continued.
The Centre has again taken part in the educational programme
open to the public, during the Mental Health Week 1967, which
was organised jointly by the Havering Association for Mental
Health and the Medical Officer of Health.
(c) Links with Voluntary Organisations
Through formal and informal discussions with voluntary
bodies, such as the Havering Richmond Fellowship, the Samaritans,
The South-East Essex Society for Mentally Handicapped
Children and the Havering Association for Mental Health, liaison
has been established in order to improve the services for the
mentally handicapped and mentally ill. One Psychiatric Social
Worker provides an advisory service to the Samaritans.
In co-operation with the Havering Association for Mental
Health, a successful educational programme was organised
during the Mental Health Week 1967, including a programme on
careers in mental health field for the senior pupils in the Borough
Secondary Schools, and a separate meeting for the School Careers
Masters.
(d) Ardleigh Green Group
Regular group work after-care sessions have continued to be
held twice a week for clients who need more frequent and intensive
social work help.
(e) Psychiatric Out-patient Clinics at Harold Wood Hospital
Two mental health Social Workers have continued to attend
out-patient sessions on Monday and Wednesday respectively. The
work at these sessions is of the utmost importance since the
provision of medical help as well as social care often leads
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