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Students—During 1967 seven students from various universities
and colleges were received into the department for practical experience
in the mental health field.
Courses—The very successful in-service course on "Mental Subnormality,"
held during the autumn/winter of 1966 was followed up early
in 1967 by an in-service course of lectures on "Mental Illness." Dr.
Hayward, Consultant Psychiatrist, Shenley Hospital, very kindly gave the
majority of these lectures, which covered manic-depressive illnesses, senile
psychoses, psychoneuroses, personality disorders, schizophrenia, etc.
The series was well attended by staff from all sections of the Department.
During the year, one assistant supervisor from the Junior Training
School was sponsored for the one-year course which commenced in
September, leading to the Diploma for Teachers of the Mentally Handicapped
of the National Association for Mental Health. Two trainee social
workers were also sponsored for courses which commenced in September
at the Lanchester College of Technology, Coventry, leading to appropriate
social service qualifications.