§ Mr. David Steelasked the Minister of Health how many mental health social workers are now in training.
§ Mr. SnowAccording to the Association of Psychiatric Social Workers about 100 students were following university courses of psychiatric social work training at the end of 1966, which represents approximately the present training capacity. At that time 573 students were in training on courses approved by the Council for Training in Social Work of whom a proportion can be expected to go into mental health social work.