Show Mental h health alth staff meets meets' to coordinate services I Staff members of the Uintah County Mental Health Clinic met Tuesday of 01 last week for Cor a luncheon meeting at the Lamplighter Inn under the direction of oC Morris Morris' Cook Uintah County Mental Health authority for Cor the purpose of oC coordinating time part services and clinic dates now that there is an Increase in professional proCessional staff time lime EFFECTIVE July 1 Robert G G. G Vincent assistant professor proCessor of oC social work graduate school of oC social work University of ol Utah has been appointed by the Uintah County Commission and School District to work two days a month at the Mental Health Clinic The rapid influx of oC population in the Uintah Basin the past few lew years will also result in the hiring ol of a mental health specialist by the Utah Division of Mental Health to work full- full j time Ume in Duchesne County in a aI aI I week or two This will free the j i present specialist Garth I Harrison to work almost time full in Uintah County and several days each month in Daggett County PRESENT AT luncheon meeting in addition to the above two staff members and Mr Cook were I. I Reed Payne PhD Ph.D. clinical psychologist at atthe atthe atthe the clinic Carma secretary Marilyn Thacker R. R N N. and Charlene Currie R. R N. N Th The latter two women as public health nurses function lIS as is members of ol the clinic team Absent from Crom the meeting was the remaining staff starr member Nyla Cole M M. D. D psychiatrist from Crom the College of Medicine University of ol Utah Five years ago the equivalent ratio of oC lull time full time staff stall w was s 10 per pcr population in Uintah County an ideal ratio for Cor the provision of oC traditional rural mental health services Until the hiring of or Dr Vincent and increased time that Mr Harrison will spend in the clinic the ratio was 10 per To the extent that the public health nurses can find time for Cor mental health work the ratio should soon approach 10 staff starr per population Services at the consultation diagnosis and treatment of individual and family problems having to do with learning behavioral social employment and communications difficulties es Cooperation exists between clinic staff and local physicians as well as agency representatives representatives in assisting children and adults to overcome a variety of problems Interfering with effective family school and community living People may call Mrs at 1264 for appointments |