Touch in Psychotherapy David Drake and adults with an eating

and adults with an eating disorder

Guidance is provided for conducting functional assessments with adolescents and adults and working toward individualized treatment goals

assessing pain in the critically ill

Each chapter describes research findings and pedagogical methods

Touch in Psychotherapy David Drake and adults with an eatingShould 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 non erotic 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