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deals with most day to day problems arising, so that the P.S.W. is only
brought in when social work skills are clearly required.
Establishment The prospects of filling our present establishment of 12 Mental
Health Social Workers appear not unpromising at the present moment.
When the remaining vacancy is filled, we shall have the minimum staff
recommended by Younghusband at al. for our population. A Trainee Mental
Health Social Worker post has been in the deep freeze since devaluation
and appointments to 2 additional posts for qualified personnel, agreed
by Council for 69/70 will have to be deferred. The main areas which
will suffer from these delays will be the psychiatric hospital, especially
in it's out-patient work, and the G.P. who has large numbers of patients
suffering from conditions amenable to help and alleviation by trained
social workers.
Two further posts, now in abeyance, are of a trainee each for Junior
and Adult Training Centres. It was intended to use these for people
eligible for Local Education Authority grants after completing one or two
years as trainees, enabling these posts to be permanently filled to the
advantage of the Centres and Trainees.
A Nursery Nurse has been employed to take charge of a special
play group meant for children with moderate emotional disturbances.
Lack of suitable accommodation, and the need to care for a severely
psychotic little boy have so far foiled the true purpose of this provision.
Staff We were pleased to appoint the following in the course of the year-
Mr. J. Horak, A.P.S.W., as Principal Mental Health Social Worker.
Mrs. E.J. Thompson, A.P.S.W., as Assistant Principal Mental Health Social
Worker in charge of the Goodmayes team.
Miss M. D. Boyd, A.P.S.W., as Assistant Principal Mental Health Social Worker in
charge of Children and Adolescents team. Miss Boyd is combining this appointment
with that of Senior Psychiatric Social Worker at the 11 ford Child Guidance
Clinic.
Mr. S. T. Mi Id inh all, C.S.W., as Mental Health Social Worker to the team based on
Goodmayes Hospital.
Mrs. R. Jarvis, Head Teacher of the new Hyleford Junior Training School.
Mr. J.F. Norris, M.W.O. successfully completed the one-year C.S.W. course at
Cardiff.
Mr. A. E. Kent, M.W.O. was seconded to the same course in the autumn.