Over the years, there have been dozens of psychologists who have proposed hundreds of different theories regarding human development. These theories are read by educational professionals, who incorporate the parts of the theories that they believe in, into their own personal philosophy regarding childhood development, what should and should not be done. School counselors by the nature of their training are developmental specialists, and in practice, professional judgments about a person's problems are often based …showed first 75 words of 2480 total…

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