[Review of the book The adjustment service

Abstract

Reviews the book, The adjustment service by Jerome H. Bently (1935). This is a report of an experiment in adult guidance in New York City extending over sixteen months and designed to demonstrate the value of a personal counseling service. It was supported by private funds and relief funds. Some typical cases are described, showing the type of service rendered, which included avocational suggestions and suggestions regarding training. The monograph looks toward the future and makes suggestions regarding the relation of this kind of project to other projects. It is impossible to review the work critically without seeing it at first hand. The most that can be said regarding the report is that it is straightforward and objective and makes no effort to sell the idea or to obscure any undesirable features. The writer realizes as well as the reviewer the impossibility of actual monetary evaluation of the service to the clients which can be compared with the actual cost. We probably never can evaluate these intangibles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)