View report page

70
Speech Therapy
The year started with only two speech therapists working a total of
nine sessions at the following places: Caryl Thomas Clinic, Northolt
Road Clinic, Whittlesea School and Vaughan Assessment Clinic.
In January a speech therapist was appointed for a further three
sessions. Between September and December recruitment continued and
by 31st December there were six speech therapists in post working a
total of 34 sessions at the following places
Caryl Thomas Clinic Alexandra Avenue Clinic.
Northolt Road Clinic Marlborough School
Honeypot Lane Clinic Vaughan Assessment Unit
Cecil Park Clinic Whittlesea School
Whittlesea Clinic Shaftesbury School
Kenmore Road Clinic
Visits to schools were resumed and a good liaison with the Head
Teachers rebuilt. Visits were also made to Northwick Park Hospital for
consultations about patients. Patients were referred for speech therapy
by Medical Officers, General Practitioners, Head Teachers, Parents,
Northwick Park Hospital, The Nuffield Centre and Mount Vernon
Hospital.
At the beginning of the year 354 children were already receiving
therapy. The total number of children receiving therapy at the end of the
year was 598. The number of children discharged as not needing further
therapy was 161.
CHILD GUIDANCE AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
I am indebted to the Director of Education Mr. R. S. Ball, for the
following reports on the work of the Child Guidance and School Psychological
Services during the year.
Child Guidance Service
Dr. James Hood, Consultant Psychiatrist, North West Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board, to Harrow Child Guidance Clinic, reports as
follows:-
The clinic offers
(1) A Consultation Service, to outside agencies, general practitioners,
paediatricians and other professional personnel.
(2) A Treatment Service, of which the main agents are the psychiatric
social workers and the child psychotherapists. This is a highly
specialised service which takes account of the professional training
of the child psychotherapists and of the special experience and
interests (supplemented by extra training), of the psychiatric social
workers.