William Borden, PhD
- Borden, William. 2018. Neuroscience, Psychotherapy, and Clinical Pragmatism. New York and London: Routledge.
- Borden, William. 2015. "Contemporary object relations treatment: Theory, research, and practice." In Social Workers’ Desk Reference, K. Corcoran and A. Roberts, ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Borden, William. 2015. "Theoretical pluralism and integrative perspectives in social work practice." In Social Workers’ Desk Reference, K. Corcoran and A. Roberts, eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Borden, William. 2014. "Theory and the reflective practitioner." In Multi-Theoretical Social Work: Translating Theories for Social Work Practice, forward by James Forte. New York and London: Routledge.
- Borden, William. 2013. "Experiments in adapting to need: Pragmatism as orienting perspective in clinical social work." Special Issue on North American Social Work, Journal of Social Work Practice: Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare, and Community 27(3): 259-71.
- Borden, William. 2013. "Case report of child with visual hallucination." In Hallucinations, Oliver Sacks, ed. New York: Knopf.
- Borden, William, and James J. Clark. 2012. "Psychodynamic theory, research, and practice: Implications for evidence-based intervention." From Task-Centered Social Work to Evidence-Based and Integrative Practice: Reflections on History and Implementation, T. Rzepnicki, S. McCracken, and H. Briggs, eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Borden, William. 2010. Introduction. In Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice, William Borden, ed. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Borden, William. 2010. "Taking multiplicity seriously: Pluralism, pragmatism, and integrative perspectives in social work practice." In Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice, William Borden, ed. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Borden, William. 2010. "Theory and practice in contemporary social work: Orienting perspectives." In Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice, William Borden, ed. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Borden, William. 2009. Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Clark, James J., and William Borden. 2009. "A new language for child psychotherapy: A response to Jerald Kay." Journal of Loss and Trauma 14(4): 304-14.
- Borden, William. 2008. "Comparative theory and integrative perspectives in psychosocial intervention." In Social Workers’ Desk Reference, Albert R. Roberts, ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Borden, William. 2008. "Contemporary object relations psychology and psychosocial intervention." In Social Workers’ Desk Reference, Albert R. Roberts, ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Borden, William. 2006. "Psychoanalysis, social justice, and the therapeutic endeavor." Psychoanalytic Social Work 12(2): 67-76.
- Borden, William. 2003. "Donald Woods Winnicott." In Parenthood in America, ed. Lawrence Balter, 850-856. Denver: ABC-CLIO.
- Borden, William. 2002. "Object relations psychology and clinical social work." In Social workers’ desk reference, ed. Albert R. Roberts and Gilbert J. Greene, 153–158. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Borden, William. 1999. Comparative Perspectives in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy. Psychology Press.
William Borden, PhD, is Lecturer Emeritus in the School of Social Service Administration (now the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice) and in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. His fields of special interest include contemporary psychodynamic theory and practice, comparative psychotherapy, neuroscience and integrative approaches to psychosocial intervention, developmental psychology, stress and coping, the psychology of religion, and the role of the humanities in social work education.
At SSA (now the Crown Family School), Mr. Borden taught courses in contemporary psychodynamic theory and practice, comparative psychotherapy, human development, personality theory, and social work practice. He is the 2000 recipient of the SSA Excellence in Teaching Award. He also taught courses in advanced clinical practice through the Professional Development Program at SSA (now the Crown Family School).
Mr. Borden has published articles, essays, and books on relational perspectives in contemporary psychoanalysis, comparative psychotherapy, integrative perspectives in psychosocial intervention, narrative psychology, and empirical research on stress, coping, and development across the life course. He is author of Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2009) and editor of Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice (Columbia University Press, 2009). He is editor of Comparative Perspectives in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy (Haworth Press, 1999), and is consulting editor for Psychoanalytic Social Work and Clinical Social Work. His continued work focuses on recent developments in neuroscience and the ways in which evolving conceptions of brain and mind inform development of integrative approaches in psychosocial intervention.
Mr. Borden is a graduate of Indiana University and received his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago, where he served as a Fellow in the Harris Center for Developmental Studies. He has worked as clinician, supervisor, and consultant in mental health clinics and community agencies since 1983. Prior to his position at the Crown Family School, he was psychotherapist and supervisor in the University of Chicago student counseling service, where he provided advanced clinical training. He has served on the faculties of the Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, the Michael Reese Medical Center, the Institute for Clinical Social Work, and Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Divisions of Psychoanalysis and Adult Development and Aging, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.