This volume is the result of the clinical administrative and advocacy experience that Dr. Plenk gained during the growth and development of The Children s Center in Salt Lake City. Using the day-treatment group therapy model young children with emotional problems have been helped to eliminate difficulties that affect their education at a very early age. As a community agency built on a shoestring budget the state federal and local levels have contributed to major improvements in the learning and family life of many individuals associated with The Children s Center. This is their story written by the founder and executive director now retired.