Contains six personal accounts: "The PANACEA Prescription" (Hannah Amgott); "Grief as a Process: What Helps, What Hurts, What Heals" (Mary DePauw and James Luther); "Involuntary Isolation: A Counselor's Dilemma" (Samuel Gladding); "Grieving and Growing" (Stephanie Pollack); "From Both Sides Now: When…

Results of a recent study indicate that, when students write about relevant, personal experiences prior to reading a literary text, their understanding and engagement in the text are significantly improved. Recommends autobiographical writing before a reading assignment. (22 references) (MLF)

Describes concepts and definitions of social constructionism and the narrative approach to treatment. Article is intended for art therapists interested in incorporating these concepts into their practices. Examines the unique and dynamic role of the therapist and the client in this type of therapy, which is driven by the client's discussion. (MKA)

This article employs rhetoric to examine the poetic dimensions of one performed narrative in teaching. The analysis stems from a larger study of oral narratives in classroom talk during a Holocaust unit in a middle school language arts classroom. A corpus of seventy-five teacher and student narratives was transcribed and analyzed for the broader…

The aim of the study was to understand why the dynamic of sexual abuse is perpetuated across successive generations. A qualitative analysis was conducted on therapy session transcripts and diaries written during the therapy of 24 mothers who were survivors of incest, and whose children were the victims of incest. Four types of mothers were…

Reports on interventions with gangs of youth in Northern Ireland beyond the control of authorities. Recounts how physical abuse or banishment have proven ineffective in curtailing delinquency and offers a case study to exemplify this point. Details the powerlessness of punishment, advocating high expectations and communication over coercion. (RJM)

Postmodern developments in counseling and therapy have led to the emergence of the use of the narrative metaphor in therapeutic practice. Investigates the evolution of narrative approaches in counseling and therapy and explores the philosophical, theoretical, and practical assumptions of this relatively untested application. Some of its unique…

Explains the contribution narrative makes to counselors' understanding of human action. By viewing action from a narrative perspective, it extends the construct of action beyond the realm of goal-directed behavior into the realm of language. States counselors must pay attention to the ways language can affect therapeutic practices. (JDM)

Reviews a sample of award-winning and honor books from both the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Council for the Social Studies. Suggests that by using primary source documents, students are allowed not just to read about the past, but to see how the past is constructed as history through such sources. (SG)

The purpose of this narrative essay was to share my experiences as a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science. Data used to write this article came from two interviews, an on-line survey, and notes from a reflective journal collected during postdoctoral tenure. My experiences as a postdoctoral fellow have been…

In today's world, technology, bureaucracy, and budgetary matters often create an impersonal, stressful situation for career practitioners. Practitioners wonder if there is ever enough time to establish the empathetic, congruent relationship that is necessary to be helpful with clients. This paper suggests adding a level of interpretative analysis…

Contemplates autobiographical and creative life writing and journalizing, which contribute to the knowledge of the particularities of feminine experience. Discusses six different facets of feminist, autobiographical, and postmodern writing or teaching. (PA)

Drawing on the author's personal experiences, identifies some of the protective responses that children develop in the face of maltreatment and discusses an often-overlooked dimension of abuse--helping children deal with the pain of loss. Offers guidelines for assisting professionals who help children cope with grief. (RJM)

Describes a "lifestorying" activity for developing oral communication in an English-as-a-foreign-language classroom. The article includes samples of the student drawings, which were used in the class to enable the students to generate ideas and build vocabulary for their personal stories. (seven references) (GLR)

Addresses common critiques of Alcoholics Anonymous by offering a way of understanding it as a "normative narrative community" where identity transformation takes place through the use of metaphor and storytelling. Suggests alternative meanings of key metaphors, describes areas of program strength and potential barriers for social…