Burt was much involved in the initiation of child guidance in Great Britain and his 1925 publication The Young Delinquent led to opening of the London Child Guidance Clinic in Islington in 1927.
Burt var mycket involverad i utvecklingen av barnuppfostran i Storbritannien och hans publikation The Young Delinquent (1925) ledde till att London Child Guidance Clinic öppnades i Islington år 1927.