View report page

41
throughout the year. This enabled the health visitors to discuss certain
aspects of their relationships with families which they had found
difficult. It deepended their insight into various facets of their work.
As these sessions were so successful, they are being repeated to a
different group of health visitors in 1973.
The health visitors were fortunate again this year to have
been allowed to attend various courses and day seminars. The seminars
were in relation to the health visitors' role, with the following groups:
Schools Health Education in schools
G-roup discussion methods for health
visitors.
Social Problems Drug Abuse and Alcohol
Venereal Diseases
Working with Families of Battered Babies
Elderly The Ageing Process
Psycho-geriatric Care Conference
Family Welfare The Continuing Care of the Diabetic
Children's Feet
The Ageing Process
Other seminars were related to the:
Changing Role of the Health Visitor
Working with the &.P.'s
Preparation for the Integration of
Nursing Services
Health Education
Health visitors have again increased their health education
sessions. Mothercraft and psychoprophylaxis is now available at all
the clinics. As well as an evening session for expectant parents,
discussions on family planning have been included at these classes,
and the health visitors were also requested to include advice on family
planning when visiting the home. To assist them in this area of their
work, a special course has been organised with the Family Planning
Association in February 1973.
During the year two of the health visitors commenced health
advisory sessions in two of the senior schools. These have been very
popular and advice has been given on a variety of personal and health
problems. There are seven health visitors who give regular health
education talks in schools, as well as several others who do so at the
request of the school, or during various health campaigns.