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Social Work Staff
No new posts were allowed the section during 1968, though
the amount of work increased steadily. In fact, with the departure
of two welfare trainees to full-time training, and four social
workers leaving with time elapsing before their positions were
filled, the section operated with fewer staff than before. Even
so, two social workers worked a day a week each for some months
at Raphael House, the local Child Guidance Clinic, to help
with their acute staff shortage.
By 31st December, 1968 the position was as follows:
Principal Welfare Officer 1 Applied Social Studies
Certificate (includes medical
social work and family casework
qualifications)
Deputy Principal Welfare
Officer 1 Certificate of Social Work
Area Social Workers 3 One with mental health
certificates, two with medical
social work certificates
Senior Mental Welfare
Officer 1 Certificate of recognition of
experience in social work
Social Workers 20 Two with medical social work
(4 mental welfare officers, certificates (both took up
13 social welfare officers their appointments early in
3 family caseworkers) 1969) seven with certificate
in social work (one returning
from a 2 year full-time course
in July 1968) One with degree
in social work Three with
Home Teacher for the Blind
Certificates (these include
two officers who hold the
certificate of recognition of
experience in social work
and One qualified as an
Occupational Therapist)
Two others with certificate
Total 26 recognition of experience
in social work
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