Robina Addis
Robina Addis (1900-1981) was one of the earliest professional psychiatric social workers in Britain.
Addis was not always interested in Social Work. Originally, she read History at the University of Oxford, but after two years she was forced to cut her studies short due to illness. Later, in 1931, Addis decided to go to the London School of Economics where she became interested in the idea of child guidance which led her to apply for their Mental Health Course. She graduated from this in 1933.[1]
After graduating, Addis had a varied career. She started off working in child guidance and then with the National Association for Mental Health (later renamed Mind), from which she retired in 1965. In 1960, she became Deputy General Secretary of Mind and later, in 1979, she founded the Child Guidance Trust in order to pass on her knowledge.[2]
References
- ^ Cook, Tim; Marsh, Harry, eds. (2013), Cohen Interviews- ROBINA SCOTT ADDIS – Interview no 1 (PDF)
- ^ "Robina Addis". wellcomelibrary.org. Retrieved 2016-11-15.