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The Clinical Treatment of the Problem Child
Carl R. Rogers’s 1939 book discusses clinical work with children in the context of child guidance.
Book details
Author of listed edition: Carl R. Rogers
Edition: 1939 Houghton Mifflin edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Edition year: 1939
Language and origin: English (United States)
Form and genre: Clinical & Theoretical Monograph
Level: Intermediate
Historical era: 1920–1939 · Ego Psychology & Early Child Analysis
Covers: Child guidance and clinical assessment; Treatment and the child’s environment; Historical approaches to work with children
APA 7th reference: Rogers, C. R. (1939). The clinical treatment of the problem child. Houghton Mifflin.
What it is
The Clinical Treatment of the Problem Child is a 1939 book by psychologist Carl Rogers. A library catalogue identifies the Houghton Mifflin edition. The Library of Congress places Rogers at the Rochester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children during the years preceding publication.
What it covers
The book concerns clinical work with children and approaches to their difficulties. Its title and terminology reflect the period in which it was written; they should not be taken as labels for children today.
Historical context
The book is an early work in Rogers’s career before his later writing on client-centred therapy. This entry does not evaluate the effectiveness of historical assessment or treatment practices.
Limits of this entry
The catalogue record and archival finding aid were consulted. The complete book and the paired biography were not reviewed, so this entry does not summarise individual chapters or clinical outcomes.
Paired academic and clinical scholarship
Paired work: The Life and Work of Carl Rogers (Howard Kirschenbaum, 2007)
Reference: Kirschenbaum, H. (2007). The life and work of Carl Rogers. PCCS Books.
A biography of Carl Rogers. The complete book was not consulted for this record.
Source-mapped claims and evidence notes
Claim 1: The book was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1939. (Catalogue record consulted; the full work was not reviewed.) [Source 1: WorldCat. The clinical treatment of the problem child, catalogue record.]
Sources and inspection notes
WorldCat. The clinical treatment of the problem child, catalogue record.
Supports: Catalogue records Rogers, Houghton Mifflin and 1939. The complete book was not reviewed.
Library of Congress. Carl R. Rogers Papers, finding aid.
Supports: Biographical chronology documents Rogers’s work at the Rochester Society and later academic appointment.