The Science and Art of Using Temperament as the Basis for Intervention

Abstract

Temperament provides clinicians with a framework for appreciating and supporting the individual differences of children while prompting ways to handle skillfully their behavior. The science of temperament and its application also assists clinicians in exploring and improving the transactional patterns that occur between children and their environment at school and within their families. This article explores the science and art of temperamentbased intervention and offers guidelines for practice and research.

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Sandra Graham McClowry

Sandra McClowry, RN, PhD, FAAN, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Nursing, School of Education at New York University. She is currently the Principal Investigator on a temperament-based intervention study funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research.