Ronald J. Chenail

Designed for family therapists, this book offers stories, exercises, self-assessments and evaluative techniques to improve observational skills, enhance clinical work and encourage meaningful research. The authors discuss their views on hearing stories, observing data and analyzing speech, creating an engaging and learning experience.

Presents Recursive Frame Analysis, a new method of discourse analysis, which is a way of organizing and describing the multiple, recursive levels of meaning that emerge through face-to-face interaction. The primary application of this technique is in the understanding of medical discourse, e.g. pare