Eric Ornstein, LCSW Clinical Associate Professor ,  MA, University of Chicago  School of Social Service Administration BSW, Cornell University College of Human Ecology E-mail erico@ uic.edu Phone: 312-996-3136  Room 4123, EPASW

Professional Interests 

• Applying psychodynamic relational theories to social work practice 
• Use of attachment theory in social work practice
• Field instruction theory and Practice

• Culturally sensitive practice with severely disturbed clients 
• Dialectic constructivism in social work practice
• Attachment theory and school social work
• Implications of a relational approach to social work supervision

• Crisis intervention
• Brief Treatment and Managed Care
• Field Liaison
• Field instruction Workshops

• Eight years as a Clinical Social Worker in family service agency providing casework services to individuals, couples and families 
• Four years as a Social Work Supervisor on impatient psychiatric unit in university teaching hospital
• Four years as a contract therapist and retained provider in famiy service agency and behavioral health organization
• Six years as leader and facilitator of clinical social work study groups
• Private practice of social work supervision and consultation

Ornstein E.D., Ganzer C. ( In Progress) Dialectical Constructivism in Clinical Social Work: An Exploration of Irwin Hoffman’s Approach to Treatment. Accepted by : Clinical Social Work Journal

Ornstein E.D. Moses H.,( 2002) In Search of a Secure Base: Attachment Theory  and School Social Work. School Social Work Journal 26(2):1-13 

Ganzer C., Ornstein E.D. (2002) A Sea of Trouble : A Relational Approach to The Culturally Sensitive Treatment of a Severely Disturbed Client. Clinical Social work Journal 30(2):127-144 

Winer J.A. ,Ornstein E.D. (2001)  Titration in the Treatment of the More Troubled Patient. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 43:891-908 

Ornstein, E.D., Ganzer, C. (2000), Strengthening the Strengths Perspective: An Integrative Relational Perspective. Psychoanalytic Social Work , 7:57-78

Ganzer C., Ornstein E.D.(In Progress)  Regression, Self Disclosure and the Teach or Treat Dilemma: Implications of a Relational Approach to Social Work Suprevision

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