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The whole-time Social Worker is qualified, and whilst the two
part-time Social Workers have no approved social work qualifications,
their previous training, it was felt, was of use in their present sphere.
Great difficulty was experienced in recruiting qualified Social
Workers up to the establishment approved by the Authority, and to
ease the case-load in this Section, when a qualified Medical Social
Worker left the Authority's service, a qualified Social Worker from
the Mental Health Section was temporarily seconded for duty at
Cumberland Hospital.
The Medical Officer of Health is designated by the Authority as
Chairman of the Co-ordinating Committee for the Prevention of the
Break-up of Families. The Senior Medical Officer and the Social
Workers in this Section, working closely with Health Visitors, maintain
a close liaison with the Education, Children's, Welfare Services, and
Housing Departments.
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