Therapeutic Touch 2nd edition

Therapeutic Touch involves a variety of subtle interactions intended to help and heal. It is more than touching patients in order to comfort them but rather a set of skills which all healthcare practitioners can integrate into their everyday practice. This new edition of Therapeutic Touch offers detailed discussion, analysis, background research and clear guidance for the practice of Therapeutic Touch.

Key features
- reviews the background and up-to-date research on Therapeutic Touch
- makes clear for all healthcare practitioners the ideas and practice which this subtle therapy involves
- demonstrates how the reader can readily integrate Therapeutic Touch skills into everyday practice
- offers exercises and practical steps for the reader to become familiar with Therapeutic Touch
- describes case studies and practitioners' experiences

New to this edition
- More and updated research information
- New and clearer illustrations
- Updated theoretical information included.


About the authors:
Jean Sayre-Adams RN RPTT MA Director, The Sacred Space Foundation, Cumbria, UK
Stephen G Wright RN RNT RCNT DipN DANS MSc RPTT Associate Professor, St Martin's College, Lancaster, UK; Chair, The Sacred Space Foundation, Cumbria, UK