Faculty Profile

Eda G. Goldstein

Professor Emeritus of Social Work
DSW
eda.goldstein@nyu.edu | (212) 998-5942

bio

Professor Goldstein teaches courses in contemporary psychodynamic theories and clinical social work practice in both the Ph.D. and MSW Programs. She is a consulting editor to numerous social work journals and continues to work with individuals and couples. Formerly, she served as Director of the School's Ph.D. program, chaired the social work practice curriculum area, and was principal investigator of two National Institute of Mental Health Training Grants on work with the chronically mentally ill. During her career, Professor Goldstein has published extensively. Her writings include books that are widely used in schools of social work and by practitioners across the country. She is a frequent speaker locally and nationally on clinical theory and practice. She is a Distinguished Scholar in the National Academy of Practice and a member of the Columbia University School of Social Work Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. She chaired the licensing task force of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Professor Goldstein received her A.B. degree in psychology and A.M. degree in social work from the University of Chicago and her D.S.W. from Columbia University. Before coming to the School in 1981, she worked extensively as a social work practitioner in mental health settings, was the Assistant Director for Staff Development of the Social Work Department of New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center's Westchester Division, and was co-principal investigator with Dr. Otto Kernberg of several† research projects on borderline disorders.

professional interests

Ego Psychology, Self-Psychology, and Object Relations Theory
Clinical Practice
Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders
Mid-Life Issues and their Treatment
Practitioner's Use of Self in Clinical Practice
Affirmative Treatment Models for Lesbian Clients
Practice Research

selected recent publications and presentations

Books:

Goldstein, E. G. Ego Psychology and Social Work Practice (Second Edition). New York: The Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster, 1995.
Goldstein, E. G. & M. Noonan. Short-Term Treatment in Social Work: An Integrative Perspective. New York: The Free Press, l999.
Goldstein, E. G. Self-Psychology and Object Relations Theory in Social Work Practice. New York: The Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster,† 2001.
Goldstein, E. G. & L. C. Horowitz. Lesbian Identity and Contemporary Psychotherapy: A Framework for Practice. Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press, 2003.

Articles and Book Chapters:

Goldstein, E. G. Self-Disclosure In Treatment: What Therapists Do And Don't Talk About. Clinical Social Work Journal, 22 (Winter, 1994).
When the Bubble Bursts: Narcissistic Vulnerability in the Middle Years. Clinical Social Work Journal, 23 (Winter, l995).
What is Clinical Social Work? Looking Back to Move Ahead. Clinical Social Work Journal, 24 (Spring, l996).
Ego Psychology. in Social Work Treatment. F. J. Turner (Ed.), 4th edition, New York: The Free Press, l996.
Clinical Practice with Lesbians. In Theory and Practice in Clinical Social Work: A Handbook for the 90s and Beyond. J. R. Brandell (Ed.), New York: The Free Press, l997.
To Tell or Not to Tell: Self-Disclosure of Events in the Therapist's Life to the Patient. Clinical Social Work Journal, 25 (Spring, l997).
Countertransference with Borderline Couples. In M. Solomon and J. Siegel (Eds.). Countertransference in Couples Therapy. New York: Norton, 1997.
Ego Psychology and Object Relations Theory.† In R. Zuckerman (Ed.). Paradigms of Clinical Social Work, Volume 2. New York: Brunner/Mazel, l998.
Short-term Treatment of the Borderline Patient. Journal of Psychoanalytic Social Work, 1999.
Theoretical Concepts and Practice Principles. In C. Tosone, B. Dane, & A. Wolson (Eds.), Short-term Treatment and DSM IV Disorders. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson , 2001.
Psychoanalysis and Social Work: Historical and Current Perspectives. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 9.

Presentations:

Doing More with Less. Keynote Speaker. The Challenges to Clinical Social Work: An International Perspective. Conference sponsored by the New York University Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work and the Tavistock Clinic of London, Florence, Italy, March, l998.
Clinical Practice with Difficult Couples and Families: Who is Difficult and to Whom? Edith Harris Memorial Lecture, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, April, l998.
The Shapes of Practice at the Millennium. Main Speaker at Annual Alumni Conference, Barry University Ellen Whiteside McDonnell School of Social Work, Miami, Florida, April, l998.
Private Practice and Social Work, Workshop at the Conference commemorating the 100th. Anniversary of the Columbia University School of Social Work, New York City, June, l998.
Therapist Self-Disclosure in Clinical Social Work. Workshop for the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. October, l998.
Workshop. Going from ABD to Ph.D. Northeast Regional GADE Conference. Fordham University School of Social Work. February, l999 and April, 2000.
Workshop. The Treatment of Families and Couples with Borderline and Narcissistic Vulnerabilities. Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center. April, l999.
Plenary Speaker. Celebrating the Past—Shaping the Future. The Fourth National Clinical Social Work Conference -The Challenge of Change. Washington, D.C., May 1, l999.
Workshop. Is Psychodynamic Treatment Only for the Privileged? Exploding the Myth. The 7th Conference of the National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. January 20-23, 2000. New York, New York.
Keynote speaker. Reaffirming Our Mission: The Field Instructor's Role in Education for Practice. Annual Fieldwork Symposium sponsored by the Greater New York Area Schools of Social Work. New York, New York. February, 2000.
Paper. Self-Disclosure Revisited: Theory and Practice at Annual Conference, Close Encounters of the Therapeutic Kind, sponsored by the Illinois Society for Clinical Social Work. Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 2000.
Keynote speaker. Themes in Clinical Practice with Culturally Diverse Clients. 2nd International Conference, Multiculturalism in Social Work and Mental Health Practice, sponsored by the New York University Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, Barcelona, Spain, May, 2000.
Keynote speaker. From Little Woman to Superwoman: Societal, Theoretical, and Clinicl Perspectives. 32nd Annual Conference. Gender and Sexuality. The New York State Society for Clinical Social Work. May, 2001.
Panel Presentation. Psychoanalysis and Social Work: Historical Perspectives. Presidential Symposium: Psychoanalysis and Graduate Training in Social Work: Renewed Alliances and New Directions. American Psychoanalaytic Association, New York, December, 2001.
Plenary Session Panel Presentation. All Roads Lead to Rome, or Do They? 8th National Conference. National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. Chicago, March, 2002.
Invitational Main Speaker.† Object Relations Theory and Self† Psychology in Clinical Practice. Rockland County Branch of† New York University Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social work Annual Alumni Conference, November, 2002.
Invitational Paper. The Definition and Practice of Clinical Social Work: Implications for clinical curricula. 49th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, Georgia, March, 2003.
Invitational Main Speaker. The Field Instructor as Master Teacher. Annual Breakkfast for Field Instructors. New York University Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, May 2003.
Invitational Main Speaker. When the Bubble Bursts: Narcissistic Vulnerability and Midlife. New Jersey Psychoanalytic Institute Annual Meeting, October, 2003.
Invitational Speaker. Living Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Clinical Perspectives on work with Religious Gays and non-Gays. Psychoanalytic Study Center Annual Meeting. November, 2003.