Touch in Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice

Smith, Edward W. L.; Clance, Pauline Rose; Imes, Suzanne

ISBN 10: 1572302690 / ISBN 13: 9781572302693

Edité par The Guilford Press, 1997

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• Titre: Touch in Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice
• Éditeur: The Guilford Press
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1572302690
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781572302693
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine

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Synopsis

As a therapist, do you ever shake hands with a client? Do you ever lightly touch a client's hand or shoulder as a conversational marker? What happens if you inadvertently touch a client? Nonerotic touch is a powerful form of communication, and research and clinical experience indicate that it can contribute to positive therapeutic change when used appropriately. This thoughtful book brings together experienced clinicians to review the research and to offer ethical, theoretical, and practical guidelines for using nonerotic touch in therapy settings. Featuring extensive clinical commentary and case examples, chapters address such topics as evaluating a client's desire to be touched, working with survivors of sexual abuse, the role of touch in regression and reparenting approaches, communicating with clients about the use of touch, and managing touch errors.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Should a therapist ever shake hands with a client, or touch a client's hand or shoulder? There are taboos against erotic touch in psychotherapy, for excellent reasons, but what about nonerotic touch? These latter forms of physical contact are not explicitly taboo and they can be powerful forms of communication. Research and clinical experience indicate that they can contribute to positive therapeutic change when used appropriately. What, then, is appropriate use?