Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice: Toward a Critical Pluralism - Softcover

William Borden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 092506551X ISBN 13: 9780925065513

Publisher: Lyceum Books, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice introduces the contributions of the key thinkers in the broader psychodynamic tradition, demonstrating the relevance of relational perspectives and recent developments for psychotherapy and psychosocial intervention. William Borden presents the developmental perspectives and clinical approaches of divergent theorists, from Freud, Jung, and Adler to Winnicott and Kohut, and shows how their views enlarge understanding of essential concerns in clinical practice. Practitioners and policy makers alike can benefit from its insights.

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About the Author

William Borden (MA, PhD, University of Chicago) is senior lecturer in the School of Social Service Administration and lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago, where he teaches courses on contemporary psychodynamic theory, human development, and comparative psychotherapy. He has published extensively on relational perspectives in contemporary psychoanalysis, integrative models of psychotherapy and narrative psychology, and empirical research on stress, coping, and development across the life course. He has worked as a psychotherapist, supervisor, and consultant in mental health clinics and community agencies since 1983. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Division of Psychoanalysis; the Chicago Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology; the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration; and the National Association of Social Workers.

Review

Dr. Borden makes an excellent case for how social work has always had a broad framework that makes it an appropriate discipline to integrate the relational perspectives of psychodynamic theory. Borden does not advocate one unifying theory, in fact, he advocates for critical pluralism as an essential framework for our times. --Terry Northcut, Director of the Doctoral Program at Loyola University Chicago; --Terry Northcut, Loyola University, Chicago

Freud is here. So are Jung, Adler, Winnicott, Kohut, Rank, Ferenczi, Suttie, Melanie Klein, Fairbairn, Bowlby, Harry Stack Sullivan, and Horney. Bordon (psychiatry, U. of Chicago) makes good use of these key thinkers within the psychodynamic tradition, explaining concepts and theories and applying them to clinical perspectives, clinical applications and contexts. With a comparative framework for clinical practice firmly in mind, he includes recent developments for psychotherapy and psychosocial intervention as he identifies psychoanalysis as an evolving field, including material on the emergence of the relational paradigm and relational theory and integrative perspectives in clinical practice. The result is a remarkably compact but accessible treatment of the great thinkers, great ideas, and great applications to real life. --Jim Clark, University of Kentucky

This is a splendid book. Borden has provided an excellent, readable, and incisive review of psychoanalytic perspective from Freud's initial statement to present time. Well presented yet scholarly, this is an ideal text for students and others interested in the wide scope of psychoanalysis. --Bertram Cohler, University of Chicago

Edition details

• Publisher: Lyceum Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 092506551X
• ISBN 13: 9780925065513
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 185