Dissertations and Academic Essays
“Otto Rank: Pioneering Ideas for Social Work Theory and Practice”
Psychoanalytic Social Work, 2010: 17:2 116-131.
Eric S. Stein, Dept. of Social Work, Marywood University, Scranton, PA
This article examines Otto Rank’s psychology and its profound implications for social work knowledge-building and practice. Thepaper begins with a brief biographical portrait, highlighting the significance of Rank’s relationship and eventual break with Freud, and contextualizing the ideas that became the basis for the Functional Approach. We discuss Rank’s conception of human functioning in the social environment, his influence on later theories, an a contemporary critique of Rank’s ideas. The paper concludes with a discussion of Rank’s contributions to the Functional Approach and to social work practice in general.”Otto Rank: Pioneering Ideas for Social Work Theory and Practice”
View online: (DOI) 10.1080/15228878.2010.512535
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Rank’s Critique of Psychoanalysis
By Robert Kamin. Ph.D., San Francisco, 2002.
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Truth and Reality
By Steve Nyberg, M.S, M.A., 2002.
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The Birth of Client-Centered Therapy: Carl Rogers, Otto Rank and “The Beyond”
By Robert Kramer, Ph.D. J. Humanistic Psychol. 35:4, 1995
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The Evolution of Psychotherapy Since Freud by E. James Lieberman, 1998
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The Development of Nondirective Therapy
By Nathaniel J. Raskin, University of Chicago. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 1948, 12, 92-110.
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