[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxfordshire County Council.

  • Oxfordshire (England). County Council. n 81006935.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxfordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FAMILY AND CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC Dr. R. Shackleton, the Medical Director of the Child Guidance Service, reports as follows: “During 1970 the number of new referrals to the clinic has risen by approximately 40% and we have increased our staff by one part-time Psychiatrist, Dr. Davidson who is working in the Banbury area, one Psychiatric Social Worker, Miss Kempton working in the Banbury area, and one Educational Psychologist, Miss Bowen working in the Witney area. We have therefore expanded the number of teams working in the six peripheral and the one central clinic. We are hoping in the future to link our work with that of the Vulnerable Child Units which the Education Department is setting up and which aim to provide separate day pro¬ vision for educational sub normal and maladjusted pupils. In the Bicester area this is already starting to operate. We are also hoping to expand our treatment facilities by building a boys maladjusted hostel, probably in the Wheatley area, commencing in 1971/72. The boys will be of secondary school age. We continue to use accommodation provided in the Health Clinics throughout the County and this has many advantages to us because of opportunities for closer liaison with health visitors, general practitioners etc. Unfortunately in some areas, particularly Witney and Banbury where we have needed to expand the number of clinics, there is considerable pressure on the accommodation, and in the Banbury area we may have to consider finding separate accommodation for the Child Guidance Service. We continue to work closely with the other agencies concerned in child care. Apart from the work of psychiatric and psychological assessment of all children admitted to the care of the Oxfordshire Children’s Department, we see individual children in care who are presenting problems, either for continued treatment or discussion with staff of management problems. Dr. Heatley has been taking weekly seminars for the In-Service Training Course for Residential Staff in Oxfordshire Children’s Homes. We feel we have an important role in encouraging social amenities for children particularly during the holidays. Miss Williams continues to run an annual holiday for 20 maladjusted boys with help from other members of the staff. Miss Williams was also largely responsible for setting up an Adventure Playground in Banbury during the summer holidays which she hopes will continue to be run by a committee of local residents.”