THE CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE: A DESCRIPTION OF ITS WORK AND AN EVALUATION OF ITS FIRST 385 PATIENTS
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child: Care, Health and Development
- Vol. 3 (6), 425-435
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.1977.tb00064.x
Abstract
Charing Cross Hospital provides facilities for the study of handicapped children in a normal nursery which forms part of its Child Development Centre. The period of assessment varies from one day to three weeks; the advantages of prolonged assessment are discussed. Parental involvement and support, and the teaching of medical students are emphasized. A study of the Centre's first 385 patients is presented.Keywords
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