Add to ORKGThe appropriate use of touch in psychotherapy offers new treatment opportunities. However, historical, cultural and legal influences have contributed to the taboo on touch in psychotherapy. The author reviews current research on touch and investigates its appropriate use in a clinical and ethical context. Based on the APA guidelines, the study examines the impact of touch on the client, the therapist and the therapeutic relationship. The author calls for an inclusion of specific guidelines on the use of touch in the APA Code of Ethics, and recommends increased education, training, research, and a dialogue between traditionally trained and body-oriented therapists. The discussion of touch in psychotherapy and its implication for ethical cond...
Touch is considered by many to be the most important of the five senses for optimal human developmen...
The somatic practice known as tracking (close observation of the client’s bodily expression as well ...
The appropriate use of touch is central to effective and compassionate care in the clinical environm...
The use of touch in the psychotherapeutic setting has been a controversial topic throughout the hist...
There is a lack of research exploring clinical psychologists’ use of touch in therapy. The present q...
This research took on both qualitative and quantitative aspects to further explore the use of touch ...
Among psychologists today, the efficacy of touch in a psychotherapeutic setting is often debated and...
Touch is one of the most important needs of a human; it is a significant element of human developmen...
The experience of touch is significant; both in its positive implications and in how it attracts cau...
In western culture the use of touch in interpersonal relations has, as far as possible, been avoided...
Therapy involves verbal and non-verbal exchanges between the client and the therapist. The utilizati...
The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) took strides by including the subject of touch in its ...
This article is a cursory look at how touch is perceived in the field of drama therapy. Touch is int...
Need for touch--Protection of client and practitioner--Appropriateness--Personal boundaries--Client ...
Der Beitrag beleuchtet körperliche Berührung als Intervention im psychotherapeutischen Prozess. Es g...
Touch is considered by many to be the most important of the five senses for optimal human developmen...
The somatic practice known as tracking (close observation of the client’s bodily expression as well ...
The appropriate use of touch is central to effective and compassionate care in the clinical environm...
The use of touch in the psychotherapeutic setting has been a controversial topic throughout the hist...
There is a lack of research exploring clinical psychologists’ use of touch in therapy. The present q...
This research took on both qualitative and quantitative aspects to further explore the use of touch ...
Among psychologists today, the efficacy of touch in a psychotherapeutic setting is often debated and...
Touch is one of the most important needs of a human; it is a significant element of human developmen...
The experience of touch is significant; both in its positive implications and in how it attracts cau...
In western culture the use of touch in interpersonal relations has, as far as possible, been avoided...
Therapy involves verbal and non-verbal exchanges between the client and the therapist. The utilizati...
The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) took strides by including the subject of touch in its ...
This article is a cursory look at how touch is perceived in the field of drama therapy. Touch is int...
Need for touch--Protection of client and practitioner--Appropriateness--Personal boundaries--Client ...
Der Beitrag beleuchtet körperliche Berührung als Intervention im psychotherapeutischen Prozess. Es g...
Touch is considered by many to be the most important of the five senses for optimal human developmen...
The somatic practice known as tracking (close observation of the client’s bodily expression as well ...
The appropriate use of touch is central to effective and compassionate care in the clinical environm...