Narrator Neil Leroy drops in at the Child Adjustment Services center for the study and treatment of the emotionally disturbed child set up by the Toronto Board of Education. Here, psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists, with the cooperation of parents and teachers, are learning how to deal with children’s emotional problems and to help them develop into healthy, happy adults. Through the story of young Nick, we see how early diagnosis and treatment of a child’s maladjustment can change him into a normal, outgoing youngster.
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ACMI Identifier
001967
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behavior therapy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Developmentally disabled children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)