Ethics of Touch Course References and Resources:

Presentation Notes

March 23 Ethics of Touch in Psychotherapy

Websites

American Counseling Association https://www.counseling.org/

American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) http://camft.org/

California Board of Behavioral Sciences: https://www.bbs.ca.gov/

California Business and Professions Code – Alternative and Complementary Services . Retrieved 9/6/18
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2053.6.&lawCode=BPC

California Chapter of NASW: https://www.naswca.org/

National Association of Social Workers: https://www.socialworkers.org/

Health Freedom Laws: Consumers in California have a right to pursue alternative and complementary healing practices http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_577_bill_20020923_chaptered.html

United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. USABP Code of Ethics. http://usabp.org/about-us/usabp-code-of-ethics/

Zur Institiute: www.zurinstitute.com

Books

Changaris, M. (2015). Touch: the Neurobiology of Health, Healing, and Human Connection. Mendocino, CA: LifeRhythm.

Corey, G., Corey Schneider, M., and Callanan, P. (2003). Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, sixth edition. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Grove.

Courtney, J. A., & Nolan, R. D. (2017). Touch in Child Counseling and Play Therapy An Ethical and Clinical Guide. Florence: Taylor and Francis.

Griswold, B., LMFT  (2018) Navigating the Insurance Maze – The Therapist’s Complete Guide to Working with Insurance – And Whether You Should

Hunter, M., & Struve, J. (1999). The ethical use of touch in psychotherapy. London: SAGE.

Menakem, R. (2017). My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies. Las Vegas, NV: Central Recovery Press.

Articles

Bonitz, V. (2008). Use of physical touch in the “talking cure”: A journey to the outskirts of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training,45(3), 391-404. doi:10.1037/a0013311

Calmes, S. A., Piazza, N. J., & Laux, J. M. (2013). The Use of Touch in Counseling: An Ethical Decision-Making Model. Counseling and Values,58(1), 59-68. doi:10.1002/j.2161-007x.2013.00025.x

Dana, D. (2019, March/April). The Touch Taboo – Are we missing a vital source of healing? Psychotherapy Networker. Retrieved March 17, 2019, from psychotherapynetworker.org

Dockett, L. (2019, March/April). From Margin to Mainstream: Peter Levine’s Bottom-up Approach to Healing. Psychotherapy Networker. Retrieved March 17, 2019, from psychotherapynetworker.org

Durana, C. (1998). The use of touch in psychotherapy: Ethical and clinical guidelines. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 35(2), 269-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0087817

Fawn M. McNeil-Haber (2010) Ethical Considerations in the Use of Nonerotic Touch in Psychotherapy With Children, Ethics & Behavior, 14:2, 123-140, DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1402_3

Jirak Monetti, C., PhD, RN, CNE, QTTP, Ezomo, D., MSN, MPA, RN, & Nwanonyiri, D. C., MSN, RN-BC. (2016). SOMATIC COUNTERTRANSFERENCE EXPERIENCES OF NURSE THERAPEUTIC TOUCH PRACTITIONERS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS. PART 1: BODY. International Journal of Nursing, Midwife and Health Related Cases,2, 14-46. Retrieved September 15, 2018.Kertay, L., Reviere, S. L. (1993). The use of touch in psychotherapy: Theoretical and ethical considerations. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, Vol 30(1), Spr 1993, 32-40.

Leslie, R. (2011). Scope of Competence/Scope of License. CPH Insurance Avoiding Liability Bulletin. https://www.cphins.com/scope-of-competencescope-of-license/. Retrieved on 9/17/18.

McNeil-Haber, F. M. (2004). Ethical considerations in the use of nonerotic touch in psychotherapy with children. Ethics and Behavior. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327019eb1402_3

Takeuchi, M.S., Miyaoka, H., Tomoda, A. et al. (2010). The Effect of Interpersonal Touch During Childhood on Adult Attachment and Depression: A Neglected Area of Family and Developmental Psychology? Journal of Child and Family Studies (2010) 19: 109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9290-x

Zur, O. (2007). Touch in Therapy and the Standard of Care in Psychotherapy and Counseling: Bringing Clarity to Illusive Relationships. United States Association of Body Psychotherapy Journal,6(2), 61-97. Retrieved March 12, 2018, from http://www.zurinstitute.com/touch_standardofcare.pdf

Zur, O. and Nordmarken, N. (2017). To Touch Or Not To Touch: Exploring the Myth of Prohibition On Touch In Psychotherapy And Counseling. Retrieved from http://www.zurinstitute.com/touchintherapy.html on 2/12/2018.