[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1957
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    ♦ 32 2. Dr. Cockrane-Dyet, Senior Medical Officer, Mental Healtk Monmoutkskire County iC'ouncil, who is responsible for the day to day administration. 3. Dr. J. W. Cox, educational psychologist, Monmoutkskire County Council. 4. Miss Headman, seconded from duty as Social W orker, Mental Healtk for P.S.W. duty shared with Mr. James, P.S.W., Edu- cation Department, Monmoutkskire County Council. The team meets on alternate Tuesdays and clinic sessions are held at the School Clinic, Stanley Boad, Newport, and the Mental Healtk De- partment provides clerical assistance. Whilst the work has to be mainly diagnostic on account of limited psychiatric time, nevertheless remedial work has been carried out by the psychiatrist at St. Cadoc’s Hospital, by consultants in other specialities and in schools and homes by the psych- ologist and psychiatric social workers. At the Stanley Eoad Clinic the accommodation is permanent and includes—play therapy room, used mainly for diagnostic purposes but available for the lay psycho-therapist whose appointment to complete the team has been approved by the Coun- cil and which position has been advertised. With this appointment more remedial work will be undertaken. The excellent liaison established between homes, schools and hos- pitals and the consequent benefit to all, supports in practice the recom- mendations of the Underwood Committee upon which the Child Guidance Service is based. In addition Dr. Johnston visits The Mount School for Maladjusted Boys at Chepstow once a month and his specialised advice is much appreci- ated by the Headmaster. Moreover all admissions and discharges to and from this School are made on the recommendation of the Child Guidance Team. Cases have been referred during the year by family doctors, in in- creasing numbers, by School and Child Welfare Clinics, by Head Teach- ers, Probation and Children s Officers. The Catchment area for the Clinic comprises the following: — 1. Eastern Valley north to Pontypool. 2 Eastern rural area. 3. Magor and St, Mellons District Council area. 4. Western Valiev, Eisca and Crosskeys to Crumlin. 5. Machen to Tretliomas and Bedwas.