Swade Tamar - The Touch Taboo In Psychotherapy And Everyday Life - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Touch has been a taboo in mainstream Western talking therapies since their inception. This book examines the effects on us of touch and of touch deprivation what we feel when we are touched what it means to us and the fact that some individuals and cultures are more tactile than others. The author traces the development and perpetuation of the touch taboo puts forward counterarguments to it outlines criteria for the safe and effective use of touch in therapy and suggests ways of dismantling the touch taboo should we wish to do so. Through moving interviews with clients who have experienced life - changing benefits of physical contact at the hands of their therapists the place of touch in therapy practice is re - evaluated and the therapy profession urged to re - examine its attitudes towards this important therapeutic tool. This book will be essential reading for therapists counsellors social workers educators health professionals and for any general reader interested in the crucial issue of touch in everyday life.
Title: The Touch Taboo In Psychotherapy And Everyday Life
Author(s): Swade Tamar
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367234058
Pages: 286 Pages, 5 Tables, Black And White; 16 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 6/24/2020
Category: Psychotherapy