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Therapeutic Touch™ (TT™) and
Nurse Healers Professional Associates International (NH-PAI) Therapeutic Touch™ Therapeutic Touch™ (TT™) is a scientifically based healing practice in which the human being is viewed as a complex, dynamic whole and healing is seen as the means of restoring integrity of the body, mind, emotion and spirit. In this integrative therapy, the practitioner uses the hands as a focus to work with the energy flow in the vital energy field of the recipient to facilitate the healing process. This intentionally directed healing process of energy exchange is a contemporary interpretation of several ancient healing practices. The practitioner maintains a state of centered intentionally wherein she noninvasively directs energy to the client. Intentionally is directed to activating an energy exchange that re-balances and increases the vital energy available to the human energy system. Once the system is energized, the human field directs itself to a healthier pattern, involving body, mind, emotion and spirit.
Dr Dolores Krieger, professor emerita of New York University and Dora Van Gelder Kunz, a Natural Healer, developed TT™ in the early 1970's. Therapeutic Touch™ is an integrative therapy and works well with other therapies. The two guiding principles of TT™ are Compassion and Intentionality.
Nurse Healers Professional Associates International (NH-PAI) -The Official Organization of Therapeutic Touch®
is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is
To lead, inspire and advance excellence in Krieger and Kunz Therapeutic Touch™as a healing practice and lifeway. NH-PAI believes that healing is an innate human potential. NH-PAI's vision is for worldwide healing through expanded awareness and access to Therapeutic Touch™ as a process that potentiates healing.
NH-PAI is an international network of members interested in Therapeutic Touch and healing. Its members facilitate the exchange of research findings, teaching strategies and developments in the area of Therapeutic Touch™ (TT™) as developed by Dr Dolores Krieger and Dora Van Gelder Kunz and healing. The human being is viewed as a complex, dynamic whole and healing is seen as the means of restoring the integrity of the mind, body, emotion and spirit. NH-PAI was established in 1977 under the leadership of Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN. The Nurse Healers Professional Associates International, Inc and members develop workshops, education programs, satellite groups, documents, public relations material and conferences on Therapeutic Touch and healing. Through the Credentialing program, Credentialed Therapeutic Touch Teachers, Mentors and Practitioners are referred upon request. NH-PAI is an on-going resource for health care professionals and others interested in pursuing information related to Krieger and Kunz Therapeutic Touch™ (KKTT™) and healing. As the recognized official organization of Therapeutic Touch™, NH-PAI develops the code ethics and standards for the practice and teaching of Therapeutic Touch™.
NH-PAI Contact information: Phone: 518-325-1185
Toll free at 1-877-32NHPAI.
Email: NH-PAI@therapeutic-touch.org
Website: www.therapeutic-touch.org
Representative for TT™ and NH-PAI - Rebecca Good, MA, RNC, ACRN, LPC, QTTT
 Rebecca received her Masters degree in Counseling
Psychology at New York University in New York City and her Nursing Education at
Akron General Medical Center and the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. She is certified as a Psychiatric and Mental
Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (RNC), an AIDS
Certified RN (ACRN) by the National Association for Nurses in AIDS care. She is
Licensed as both a Registered Nurse and a Professional Counselor by the states
of Utah, Nevada and Ohio. Nurse Healers-Professional Associates International
(NH-PAI) recognizes her as a Qualified Therapeutic Touch Teacher and
Practitioner. Rebecca is included in Who’s Who in Nursing, Who’s Who in
Medicine and Healthcare, and Who's Who in the World.
Rebecca has been an active RN for more than 30 years
with experience in most areas of clinical practice including medical and
psychiatric case management. Rebecca has extensive counseling and therapy
experience with individuals suffering chronic and terminal illnesses and their
families, and with issues related to grief and loss. In addition she has had
extensive experiences with ADHD and many areas of mental health including
depression, stress, anxiety, couple and family issues, and group counseling. She works with individuals of all ages. As a
private practitioner she offers Holistic Counseling and Therapy, Visualization
and Imagery, and Therapeutic Touch™ (TT™). She is also a Therapeutic Touch
Teacher, Mentor and Practitioner, lecturer and clinical consultant.
Rebecca has served on the Board of Directors of many
Professional organizations. She also served on United States Congressman Ben
Gilman's Handicapped Advisory Counsel in New York for 10 years, and was
appointed by the New York Governor to serve on the Board of Visitors of New
York State's Children's Psychiatric Center located in Rockland County.
At present, she serves as Immediate Past Coordinator
of Nurse Healers Professional Associates International, the official
organization of Therapeutic Touch®, on the Advisory Board for the Utah State
Association for Learning Disabled, and is Treasurer for the Council for
Healing.
Rebecca
has publications with the Utah Nurses Association, Aspen CAM supplements, and
assisted in the development of numerous organizational publications for NH-PAI. Contact Information:
7730 Quicksilver Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
rmgood@att.net
www.therapeutictouchprograms.com
Alternate for TT™ - Pat Winstead-Fry, PhD, RN
I am
a nurse who has been practicing Therapeutic Touch and visualization for almost
25 years. I recently added Tellington T-touch to my skills. My
main interest is CAM research on these difficult subjects. With Dee Krieger,
I developed the Subjective Experience of Therapeutic Touch Scale that can be
used to document that the healer is doing Therapeutic Touch. It can also
be used to assess growth of TT abilities as one moves from learner to more
experienced practitioner.
Probably
my most creative use of TT is in my work with feral cats. The cats are
very frightened of people. Using TT as well as other training methods, I
have a just about perfect record of getting the cats socialized and adopted
into good homes. The Shelter I help with these difficult animals was
about to give up on accepting them until I demonstrated that one can
be successful. It takes a tremendous effort.
With
Dr. Mary Madrid, we are finishing a study using TT in an endovascular surgery
environment. There are anecdotes about TT in the operating room, but this
will be the first controlled, clinical trial. I wish I had the data
analyzed so I could tell you the results we obtained. That will come
later.
Contact Information: 2708 Herrick Brook Road
Pawlet, VT 05761
Tel: 802-325-3579
Fax: 802-325-2104
healer@together.net
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