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(3) Sources of Referral:
Director of Education (including education welfare
officers) 7
Principal School Medical Officer (including principal
medical officer mental health) school medical officers;
children's department 16
Head Teachers 86
Outside (probation officers; youth employment officer;
general practitioners; hospitals, etc.) 9
Direct by parents 19
137
Consultant Psychiatrist to educational psychologists
for psychological assessment 32
(4) Remedial Teaching:
Both psychologists continue to undertake a limited amount of
individual remedial teaching at the Centre. In addition, Mrs. Newton
has found it necessary to see some children individually, particularly
in cases where the child concerned is extremely retarded and/or
discouraged by past failure. During the spring term a qualified
teacher was also attached to the centre for one morning per week as
part of a training course and she undertook remedial work with
4 children.
(5) Teaching Groups:
Mrs. Newton's work at the child guidance centre is proving of the
utmost value. This work is particularly demanding as the nature of the
problems facing her range from relatively straightforward remedial
teaching to dealing with acutely disturbed children who may be unable
to attend school.
Number of children admitted during 1967 10
Number of children attending at January Ast, 1967 9
Number of children discharged during 1967 9
(6) Special Educational:
Number of children admitted to Shaftesbury Special
School following formal ascertainment 7
Number of children admitted informally 11
Both psychologists continue to visit the school regularly. Regular
visits are also made to Elmers Court School, and assessments and recommendations
are made at the head master's request. In addition, 8 further
special schools were visited in the course of the year in connection with
Harrow children placed in them.