[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC. Tilt* Kdiicatioiial Psyclioloo-ist as follows: — Since file opening' of the (Miild (luidaiiee Clinic on Idlli -Iline, 11)50, the staff has consisted of the consultant psyidiialrisi, Dr. T. M. Davie, Snpeidntendent of Broado-ate l[()S])ital; the psyidiiati'ic social worker, Miss B. II. Yilly, of tin* M ental llealtli Dejiai tinent; and Mr. -1. (x. Smith, the t‘du(‘ational jihyidiolooist. In addition, from November, Miss Craham, tin* mental health soidal worker, undertook the part-time work of snpi'i'visin^' jilay th(‘ra])y <>'ron])s. Clinic sessions havt* bt'i'ii lo'ld on 'Tuesday and Wednesday of eaidi iveek. SCMMAKV oi' r'ASKS. W riTI SouaCRS OF TiFIOaUlAL. School AI(Mlic;il OMi(‘(‘rs , 24 II(‘:i(| 'r(':i(‘lu'rs 16 ('hildrt'n's (Mlicc'r 5 Hosi»itals 3 School Wclfart* ()lti(‘(‘i‘s 2 r>o The normal ]irocedni't‘ is that (diildren are referred to the (dinic by tlu* sidiool medical othcers, by whom they are examiiK'd piior to the first intei'view takino' place. Cases I'cferi'ed fi'om otht'i' sources may, if necessary, be submitted for medi(‘al t'xaniinafion, before acce])tan(‘e at the clinic. Dn recei])t of tin* (diild’s name and address the psychiatric social woi'ker Ausits the home and invites the parent or paiardian to briny the idiild to the (dinic, while the psyidioloyist obtains any ri'levant information available at the sidiool. Till' m*w jef(*rral attends on a Tuesday for the first, oi' diaynostic inteixdew, by wliiidi time the stall are in ])ossession (d suth(‘ient infoi-mation to enable them to isolate the ditlicul t ies, assess the severity of the case, or at least dt'ciih' u])on the lint's to be fni‘thei‘ immstiyated. This initial intt'rvit'Av oi'cnpies some ninety minutes, duriny which time the child is intei'viewed and tested by the ]isycholoo'ist and the jiarent or yuai'dian is intei'viewed by the ])sycholoyist and the soi'ial woid<ei“. At the end of the first interview ih(' te'am det'idi's whetlo'r furthei- attendance is necessary and, if so, wlu'thei' the case is sufficiently severe to warrant referral to flu* ])sy(‘hiatrist. SCMMARY OF ('ASKS I'^XAWIXFD, (’T.ASSTFTEU ACV’ORPING I'O AIaix Pk'fsfntixc. Svaiptoai. Xci’vons tiisordt'rs 14 ritfeidna’, trnancy 10 Anti-so(‘i:iI, njiyiH'ssivc ttelnivionr 8 Habit disoniers , 6 Fears, anxieties 6 Itaekwardness 4 Vocational guidance 2 50