BORENZWEIG RESPONDS.

This article presents a response by the author to comments of Rebecca S. Cohen, Janet Kohrman, Joseph Palombo and Joy Simon on his article "Social Work and Psychoanalytic Theory: A Historical Analysis," published in the January 1971 issue of the journal "Social Work." The author leaves it to his more orthodox psychoanalytically oriented colleagues to interpret for themselves why they react as they do to his article, which asks for redressing the balance between a treatment and a reform perspective. The issues presented by the author are not new, and times are now right for their publication. Many reviewers have additional information and perspectives about psychoanalytic predominance. He welcomes their views, facts, and corrections and suggest they write their articles. The writers attribute puritanism, scientism, and optimism as my personal creed, words that reflect how he believes the historians referred to in his article describe the basic tenets of American ideology. The author concludes by saying that he does not raise his voice against casework or against psychoanalysis.