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STAFFING.
Miss Court. Psychiatric Social Worker at the clinic,
left on June 2nd to take up work in a research project for the
University of Cambridge. We welcometo the clinic two new
Psychiatric Social Workers, Mrs. PA. Pearmain and Miss J.D.
Ford. Miss Ford received her practical training in the Mental
Health Course at this clinic. Mrs. J. Elkan was appointed as
child psychotherapist last March for two sessions per week
(The total number of sessions now worked by the child
psychotherapists is eight out of a total of ten.)
TRAINING OF STUDENTS.
Two student psychologists in the Walthamstow area have
worked at our clinic as part of their practical training, and
two students training to be Educational Psychologists at the
Tavistock Clinic, did their practical work here.
Four students in the L.S.E. Mental Health course sent
to us for part of their practical training 1959/60 have since
been qualified, and four more students will be supervised
during this academic year.
A teacher training in work with maladjusted children at
the University of London Institute of Education, came to our
clinic for practical work for a year.
ACTIVITIES OF STAFF OUTSIDE THE CLINIC -
One discussion group for Health Visitors in Leyton
continues participants numbering 68. The other one.
originally taken by Miss Court, will re start as soon as the
newly appointed Psychiatric Social Worker has gained suffic
ient experience in the field. In addition case work is
being done by the Psychiatric Social Workers with the child
ren at Lea Bridge Road Day School for Maladjusted Children,
and at Nazeing Park School, such work mostly necessitating
visits to the parents homes which are scattered over a wide
area. With an increase of Psychiatric Social Worker staff,
we are glad to record that many more home visits have been
made during the year when, for various reasons, the parents
were not able to attend the clinic premises. 49 such visits
were paid during the year.
Dr. Hoffman gave two talks to the National Association
of Probation Officers at their week-end conference on
Adolescence, and another talk to the Magistrates at Chingford
Town Hall.
An open meeting for all Head Teachers of the Forest
Division was held to meet all the Child Guidance teams for
Harlow and Walthamstow. This was followed by questions and
discussions of our work and its ramifications.