Holt's work, based on that of another pioneer, the late Dr. Lawrence Kubie, is of great value for psychoanalysts seriously interested in expanding the utility of their profession. Of special interest in this volume will be chapters by Kubie, Bernard Kalinowitz, Milton Rosenbaum, Milton Wexler, Ner Littner, and Arthur Leader, as well as the summary and prospectus by Holt. There is also a chapter on problems of training psychotherapists to work with children by Littner and Schour which this reviewer found a useful guide for the selection of such psychotherapists.

As a whole, the book makes a strong case for developing training methods in psychotherapy to create an autonomous profession. The argument not only has logic, but scientific and social validity. Serious consideration is given to the problems in practicing such a profession, including the need for all patients to be regularly examined