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Oct 30, 20211 min read

Day 21 - Farrell's Psycho-Educational Clinic

In 1913 Elizabeth Farrell established her Psycho-Educational Clinic for the purpose of assessing students to correctly place them into ungraded classes. The clinic had employees from four different fields, psychology, social services, medicine, and education. Once placed into an ungraded class evaluations by these professionals continued to determine the progress of the child.


Reference:

Kode, K.K. (2002). Elizabeth Farrell and the history of special education. Council for Exceptional Children.


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