MENTAL DEFECTIVES
EXAMINATION OF CHILDEEN (Special to the Herald.l^Hb« AUCKLAND, tUfIW Under the Mental Del'eeti«Bfoard a beginning lias now heen made in Auckland with the establishment of a clinic for -the examination of children. Dr. B. D. Hart, psychiatrist, is. at the head of the clinic, and has Miss G. Watkins, of Wellington, associated with him as sacial service worker. Arrangements are being made to secure a psychologist from the Department of Education to add to the stuff. „ Negotiations for permanent offices to serve as headquarters for a clinic are in progress. Any person may then refer to the clinic for advice about any child whose behavioi; presents difficulty, apart from whether or not the child shows signs of mental deficiency. The essential aim of the work of the clinic is preventive, and it is hoped by its means to prevent delinquency by dealing with root causes of trouble.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17235, 15 April 1930, Page 7
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149MENTAL DEFECTIVES Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17235, 15 April 1930, Page 7
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