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103
The number of new cases seen includes many cases referred to the clinic
in 1950-51.
Visits
School visits made by Psychologist 97
School visits made by Psychiatric Social Worker 12
Home visits made by Psychologist 10
Home visits made by Psychiatric Social Worker 48
Mrs. J.F. Stevens, Educational Psychologist, submits the following
observations:-
"It has been possible this year to enlist the help of the Health Visitor
for some of the home visits which would normally be made by the Psychiatric
Social Worker. This has proved most effective and is of benefit to both
services.
The proportion of unco-operative parents has been considerably reduced
over the past year, although it appears inevitable that a small-proportion
of parents will never be willing for our help. Many of our parents are
apprehensive on first attending the clinic, thinking it to be a place for
the insane or mentally defective, but it is usually possible to alleviate
their anxieties about this in the first interview. With the spread of
knowledge to the general public about the function of a Child Guidance
Clinic, this attitude of parents is slowly being broken down.
Staff
This year we have been fortunate in having a full clinic team for the
whole year which has made it possible for us to function at our maximum
strength. Unfortunately It has not been possible for us to cope with our'
long waiting lists of children and parents, but we hope that with increased
staffing next year we will be able to reduce the waiting time considerably,
and of course, deal with more families.
Dr. Bevan Jones and Dr. Huband work two psychiatric sessions a week
each.
Mrs. J.F. Stevens, Educational Psychologist, is in charge, assisted by
Mrs„ Mills, the Psychiatric Social Worker, and Miss Daunton, the Child
Therapist, who conducts four sessions weekly."
Speech Therapy Clinic
Miss P.N. Glover, Speech Therapist, has submitted the following report:-
"During the year 1952 the Speech Therapy Clinic was in the charge of
Miss Elizabeth Westley who very kindly took over the case load during my
leave of absence period.
There were 76 new cases referred in 1952 and altogether 90 children
were attending for treatment.
There were several cases referred with only slight speech defects,
these were given a preliminary examination and then kept under observation
being seen every three or four months, during which time the
speech defect often cleared up successfully without the child having
actually received any intensive treatment.
Many of the old cases were released gradually, being given first
fortnightly and then monthly treatment according to the progress they
had made. This procedure is most advisable with cases of stammering,
when the children often come to rely on the help of the clinic so