Understanding and Interaction in Clinical and Educational Settings

Barry Saferstein in Professor of Communication at California State University, San Marcos.

IntroductionPart One: Process Narratives1. Process Narratives in a Clinical Setting2. Process Narratives in an Educational Setting3. Understandings and Beliefs4. Process Narratives and Models of Cognition5. Conclusion to part One: Process Narratives and the Endurance of UnderstandingsPart Two: Grey Boxes6. Cognitive Science of Grey Boxes7. Grey Boxes in the Production of Process Narratives: A Case of Creating a Grey Box8. Conclusion to Part Two: Grey Boxes, Context and ContentPart Three: Discourse Frameworks9. Components of a Clinical Discourse Framework10. A Restrictive Discourse Framework11. Cognitive Science of Discourse Frameworks12. Sociocultural Complexities of Interpretation Activities and Discourse FrameworksPart Four: Effects of Professional Culture on Understanding13. Culture, Authority and Understanding- A Balance of Interpretive Contingencies14. Conclusion - Professional Culture: Persistence and ChangeAppendix A: Research Methods