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- Publisher
- Commonwealth Fund
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1929 American Psychological Association
- Pages
- 3 –4
- DOI
- 10.1037/14930-002
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
In its present stage, child guidance is essentially practical. Its studies are made for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment, and its efforts are directed toward the improvement of conditions which affect the adjustment of the child. In order to carry out these aims, however, a wealth of information is obtained concerning each individual case, for every fact that can be ascertained may have an important bearing on the child's adjustment. Although this information is collected with practical ends in view, its availability presents an opportunity for analysis and study in the search for such knowledge as may enable us to improve the technique of our practice. Because the data were obtained in connection with everyday problems, they are perhaps more descriptive of actual life situations than would be true in laboratory or classroom studies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: Jan 25, 2016
Keywords: child guidance; diagnosis; treatment; adjustment of the child; child's adjustment; methodology