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and the widely varying factors which are connected with psychiatric disturbance
both in family welfare and in education, it is essential to achieve the closest
possible working arrangements. In many cases referred to the Clinic, after
diagnostic interview, treatment at the Clinic is not regarded as appropriate
but referral is made to the most appropriate agency, while support is given and
progress followed by the Child Guidance Clinic staff.
Maladjusted children in need of special schooling are referred through the
Education Department to the school considered most appropriate. Work is at
times continued in the Clinic with the parents while the child is at a boarding
school for maladjusted children. A close relationship has evolved between the
Child Guidance Clinic and the North Downs Special School where the work that is
done for the child is therapeutic in a school setting. In all cases both
parents as well as the child are given psychiatric interviews and in many cases
they are all offered treatment; the parents with a psychiatric social worker
and the child with the child psycho-therapist.
The number of children referred to the Clinic in the period under review
was as follows:- 1969-130, 1968-93 (1967-101).

The number of families who withdrew from the waiting list or failed their
diagnostic appointments were as follows:-
1969-8, 1968-13, 1967-10.

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