Citation

Brousseau K. J. Consult. Psychol. 1937; 1(3): 49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1937, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0049913

PMID

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Abstract

Describes the Institute of Family Relations which was established in Los Angeles to serve as an educational center and information bureau, in connection with problems of sex, heredity, marriage, and parenthood. Much of its work is necessarily psychological, though the Institute is built on a broad scientific foundation. It deals only indirectly with medical or legal problems. The work of the Institute embraces three departments: research, public education, and personal service. An integral part of the latter is the psychological service, under the direction of the writer, and in collaboration with the Southern California Society for Mental Hygiene. The Institute considers its "premarital service" to be the most constructive work it does. This is intended to make up the deficiencies in the ordinary young person's education for marriage. It includes a study of the personal and family history and a physical examination in the office of one of the Institute's medical counselors, as well as educational preparation and a study of the personality. A large part of the Institute's daily work is the counseling of persons with marital difficulties of one kind or another.