INTERNATIONAL CHILD AND YOUTH CARE NETWORK

15 FEBRUARY 2000
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Book Review

Karen VanderVen writes to recommend a book:

Matters of Interpretation : Reciprocal Transformation 
in Therapeutic and Developmental Relationships With Youth
Michael J. Nakkula, Sharon M. Ravitch (Contributor)

She writes: "Applies hermeneutics to doing applied/developmental youth work. 
A ground breaking approach, brilliantly explicated."

Contents 
Ethical Preface: The Ethics of Interpretation 

PART ONE: An Interpretive Framework 
1. Introduction: The Forward Arc of Projection 2. A Hermeneutic Methodology for Theory, Research, and Practice 3. Where We Come from, What We Bring: The Historical and Relational Underpinnings of the Hermeneutic Framework 

PART TWO: The Transformational Role of Interpretation 
4. Self-Reflection and Mutual Transformation 5. Becoming Uncomfortable: Transforming My Praxis Sharon M. Ravitch 6. The Flight of a Black Butterfly: A Hermeneutic Investigation of Metamorphosis Gregory Seaton 7. Another Backward Arc: Further Reflections on "Expert" and "Problem" Karin E. 8. Fear and Courage: Interpretations from Beyond a Life Half-Lived Kristin M. Carvill 

PART THREE: Interpretations of the Missing 
9. Critical Absences and Hidden Influences in Interpretation 10. Meaning, Purpose, and Hope: The Case of the Disappearance Shuna Keenan 11. Treading Softly: A Critical Phenomenological Investigation of the Voiceless in the Hermeneutic Circle Deborah H. Cheng 12. The Concealed Influence and Power of Nondirective Therapists Hugh McDonough 13. The Dance of Interpretation: The Dialectic of Loss and Connectedness Anna Mackey 

PART FOUR:   The Socializing Influence of Language 
14. "The Rules of the Game" Applied to Play, Power, and Politics 15. Language and Politics: Translating the Rules of the Game--Ayer, AHORA y Manana John Ramirez Jr. Marco Antonio Bravo 16. Entering Play: Lessons of Grief, Joy, and Growth Tara Edelschick 17. What's Love Got to Do with It? Combining the Influences of Race and Love to Create an Effective Black Counselor Randy B. Hayward 18. Theatrical Dialogue: A Hermeneutic Analysis of Change in One Act Robert W. Leary 19. Coming Full Circle: The Return Arc of Reflection 

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Obtainable here through our specialist bookshop in association with CLICK ON THE TITLE: Matters of Interpretation : Reciprocal Transformation in Therapeutic and Developmental Relationships With Youth (Jossey-Bass Psychology Series)   Usually ships in 2-3 days Michael J. Nakkula, Sharon M. Ravitch (Contributor) Hardcover Published 1997 Our Price: $42.00