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At the end of the year the waiting list was 133 including
17 priorities.
Child Guidance
Through various sources, cases of psychological disturbances
come to light and are referred, if necessary, to the appropriate
Child Guidance Clinic.
These Clinics, which are spaced throughout the district, are
held in hospital premises except at "The Willows", Red Hill,
Chislehurst, which is the Council's own premises. The remaining
Child Guidance Clinic sessions are held at Farnborough Hospital,
"Stepping Stones", Bromley Hospital and at Sydenham Hospital,
which serves the Borough of Bromley although it is outside the
geographical limits. One Consultant Psychiatrist is now responsible
for the Child Guidance work at local hospitals and at our
own Clinic at Chislehurst.
I am grateful to Dr. Rodriguez, Consultant Psychiatrist for
the following report in respect of the Chislehurst Child Guidance
Clinic, where he attends for 4 sessions per week.
During 1968 the demands on the Clinic have remained
practically unchanged. There was a slight decrease in the number
of referrals (97 in 1968, 112 in 1967). The average length of the
waiting list was about 6 months, but it was always possible to
see urgent cases within 10-15 days. With the available present
resources it is not possible to take more new children for treatment
without lengthening the waiting list. It is considered desirable
to increase the treatment facilities by asking for the appointment
of a Child Psychotherapist to the staff. Efforts have been
made by all the staff to maintain as close contact as possible
with outside agencies.