TY - BOOK ID - 77891390 TI - The ethical use of touch in psychotherapy AU - Hunter, Mic. AU - Struve, Jim. PY - 1998 SN - 1322418527 1483328104 1452249962 9781452249964 1506320716 9781506320717 9781322418520 9781483328102 PB - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, DB - UniCat KW - Psychotherapy. KW - Touch KW - Healing touch KW - Imposition of hands KW - Therapeutic touch KW - Energy medicine KW - Psychagogy KW - Therapy (Psychotherapy) KW - Mental illness KW - Clinical sociology KW - Mental health counseling KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Therapeutic use KW - Treatment UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77891390 AB - Is the bias against touch in psychotherapy justified? Is ethical touch an oxymoron? Can the recovery process be complete without healing touch? Mental health professionals are entrusted with the awesome responsibility of providing appropriate treatment for clients in a safe environment that nurtures trust, a necessary ingredient for optimum movement through the therapeutic process. Though treatment approaches vary, most modalities are verbally based and, in theory, exclude physical contact. Fearing that any form of touch would likely lead to sexual feelings or interaction, clinicians tend to s ER -