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Weappreciate the support given by our colleagues in Clements Road.
Lines of communication now seem shorter, as we get to know our colleagues
better. V/e are particularly grateful for the effort which has gone
into redecorating and refurnishing the Clinic; our patients have commented
with delight on the brightness and gay colours which have, we
feel sure, a therapeutic effect.
School
Psychological
Service
For the year's work during 1969, Miss S. V. Gascoyne, Miss C.H.
Watt and Mr. R. Azam, Educational Psychologists, report as follows:-
There have been various changes in the special educational units
over the past year. In July we were sorry to lose Mrs. Bowman the
teacher in charge of the Treeside Unit after four invaluable years' work,
V/e wish her well in her new post as a lecturer at Avery Hill. We are
fortunate in having Mr. Brown, an experienced teacher in the field of
maladjusted children to carry on in her place so the work of the unit has
been continued without any major disruption. During last year several
children left Treeside to return to normal schools. This was accomplished
successfully in all cases.
Dr. Doron the psychotherapist who carried on weekly treatment at
the Unit was a considerable help to all the children and we very much
regret that he left in July. As yet no replacement has been found to
carry on his work.
Mrs. Shipp, in charge of the Observation Unit left the area after her
marriage in July, we were grateful to her for all the hard work and help
she had brought to the children over the last three years.
During the year there were a number of successful transfers to the
Woodford Bridge Unit. Miss Chase, in charge of the Autistic Unit is now
in overall charge of a larger and more comprehensive Observation Centre
which incorporates the autistic group of children. This has led to the
interesting inclusion of two autistic children in separate observation
groups with six children in each and definite progress has been made
so that it was not felt necessary to transfer them back with other autistic
children when a teacher was available to take them. This is very encouraging
as the original reason for having both units under the same
roof was to provide more normal companionship for autistic children
when they could begin to work and play in a larger group.