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PREMISES
The clinic removed to its new premises at Monoux Building on 20th April. These
are much more convenient and spacious than the old ones, and the staff all appreciate
the improved amenities.
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORK OF THE CLINIC
In July, 1960 the clinic was approached by the Tutor and Organiser of the Mental
Health Course held at the London School of Economics, with a view to placing two
students for six months practical training in Child Guidance work. Miss Laquer was asked
to undertake supervision of their case work and to select suitable patients for this.
This entails a weekly supervision period for each of these students. As the students
in question are already workers experienced in the field of social work, we find their
services helpful to the clinic team.
The first two students will be followed by two others for the second half of the
academic year.
This is the first time that Mental Health Course students have been attached to a
Local Authority Clinic.
Conferences at Lea Bridge School for Maladjusted children were attended regularly
by the Educational Psychologists and the Psychiatric Social Workers in the Leyton area,
to discuss the children placed there from the clinic. Such contact is extremely valuable
to us at the clinic and is also no doubt of value to the staff of the school, in the
absence of regular psychiatric advice in the school itself.
ACTIVITIES OF STAFF OUTSIDE THE CLINIC
Discussion groups for Health Visitors in Leyton started in October, 1959 are
continuing with mutual benefit of the participants.
Remedial Teaching of Reading in Leyton Schools
Session 1959 - 60
The scheme to give remedial teaching in reading to small groups of children in the
Junior Schools of Leyton has now completed its eighth year. This year the number of
children who have been in a remedial reading group for one or more terms has risen
slightly, but the large preponderance of boys continues.
Boys 145
Girls 68 Totai 213
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