"This study is an account of a project based upon a community's effort to find and treat maladjusted children in the Public Schools. The project is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, and is known as In-School Counseling. This study is written for practical use and for the purpose of preserving a step by step account of lay and professional participation. The project studied represents a growing concern of a socially minded community for the welfare of its children"--Foreword. / Typescript. / "August, 1952." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Ira H. Holland, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-85).