Healing touch
Subtitle: a resource for health care professionals
By: Dorothea Hover-Kramer ; with contributing authors, Janet Mentgen, Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon
Contributors: Mentgen, Janet; Scandrett-Hibdon, Sharon
Series: Nurse as healer; Nurse as healer series
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780827362758
Subjects: Touch; Nursing Care; Nurses' Instruction; Holistic Health; Therapeutic use; Complementary Therapies
Description: On the leading edge of the holistic approach to healing, this comprehensive guide discusses the concepts, techniques, and applications of energy-based healing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Overview, History, and Research Related to Energy-Based Healing. Ch. 1. Toward an Understanding of Healing / Dorothea Hover-Kramer and Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon. Ch. 2. The History of Energy-Oriented Healing / Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon. Ch. 3. Research Foundations / Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon; title: Pt. 2. The Human Energy Field. Ch. 4. Field Theory and Implications for Human Caring. Ch. 5. The Chakras and Their Functions. Ch. 6. Assessing and Identifying Patterns in the Energy Field; title: Pt. 3. Healing Touch Interventions. Ch. 7. The Basic Tools / Janet Mentgen. Ch. 8. Full Body Techniques / Janet Mentgen. Ch. 9. Localized and Specific Techniques / Janet Mentgen. Ch. 10. Specific Interventions for Identified Problems / Janet Mentgen. Ch. 11. The Clinical Practice of Healing Touch / Janet Mentgen; title: Pt. 4. Healing Touch Practice as a Complement to Other Helping Modalities. Ch. 12. Bridges with Medical and Clinical Settings. Ch. 13. Interfaces with Body-Oriented Therapies. Ch. 14. Interrelationships with Psychotherapy; title: Pt. 5. Self-Care of the Healer. Ch. 15. Healing Touch for Care of the Caregiver. Ch. 16. The Personal Development of the Healer. Ch. 17. Conclusion with Opening to New Questions; title: Appendix A Intake Assessment; title: Appendix B The Certification Process to Become a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner.