Abstract

People who have suffered a hearing loss tend to speak indistinct­ ly, their words are slurred and their voices sound thick. They should be referred to a speech training clinic and the habit corrected, Those who do not get full hearing when using an aid should be encouraged to learn lip reading, Children who are born deaf should be registered at an early age with a training institution and parents shculd seek information and instruction about preliminary speech training so that by the time the child is old enough to attend school his training is well advanced. Too often we find ourselves irritated by a deaf person and we should remember that the handicap of deafness can be lightened by the sympathetic attitude of hearing people. N. FA I'I1WuRT. TEACHIID THE SOCIAL COMPONENT IN MEDICINE S~me discussion of the teaching of the social component in Medicine should be of interest to all Social Workers, particularly because this teaching in its best form is a real essay in the collaboration of different disciplines, a systematic and deliberate integration of the contributions made hy allied professions. This highly developed team work is surely one of the social worke~s chief aims. I