Therapeutic Touch
           Doris Milton, PhD, RN 
  Lifetime Qualified Therapeutic Touch Teacher
 

Therapeutic Touch, (TT) a contemporary interpretation of several ancient healing practices, was developed in the early 70's by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN and Dora Kunz.  It is an intentionally directed process of energy exchange during which the practitioner’s hands are used to facilitate the recipient’s own innate healing abilities. 

TT is simple to learn and profoundly effective in:

à Alleviating pain and anxiety

à Eliciting relaxation response

à Enhancing immune response

à Accelerating wound healing

This class includes:

à    Theory, history and techniques  of TT

à    Personal centering and meditation techniques

à    How to assess client and self energy pattern imbalances

à    How to rebalance these energy patterns

à    How to use TT with massage and medical procedures

à    TT documentation & ethical considerations

Dates:

Thursday, TBD(5-9pm) & Friday, TBD (9am-6pm)

Location: 
Healing Arts Connection ~ 1715 W Northern Ave., Ste. 116; Phoenix, AZ 85021

Investment:
$200 (Includes instruction & class materials)
 

$200 Therapeutic Touch

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NEW Therapeutic Touch™ with Doris Milton, PhD, RN Therapeutic Touch, (TT) is simple to learn and profoundly effective in: ◊ Alleviating pain and anxiety ◊ Eliciting relaxation response ◊ Enhancing immune response ◊ Accelerating wound healing Intended Audience: Nurses, massage therapists, bodyworkers, caregivers, and other interested individuals 12 CE Hours (Massage Therapy & Nursing) Thursday TBD 5-9pm & Friday TBD 9am-6pm  Investment: $200 ~ 12 CE Hours   Early Bird Special - $150 Pay by TBD

 

Facilitator Doris Milton, PhD, RN: Doris has been a registered nurse for more than 40 years and has practiced and taught TT for more than 35 years. She learned TT from Dr. Dolores Krieger in the 1970s and was recognized as one of only six honorary lifetime members of the Therapeutic Touch International Teachers Cooperative, the group that approves Qualified Therapeutic Touch Teachers.  Dr. Doris Milton and Dr. Dolores Krieger have declared no financial interest in this program.

Marsha Craven and Mary Ellen Brown have declared no financial interest in this program beyond their roles as planner & Partner in Healing Arts Connection.  This course does not have commercial support from any third party or separate organization.

Intended Audience: Nurses, massage therapists, bodyworkers, caregivers, and other interested individuals

Continuing Education: - 12 Continuing Education Hours

Successful Course Completion requires participants to be present for the entire workshop, to participate in all practice sessions and to submit a completed course evaluation, which may be anonymous.

Continuing Education:  Healing Arts Connection, LLC is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider # 424853-00

 
Continuing Nursing Education: “This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.”

 

Disclaimer Statement:  “Approval for contact hours through the AHNA is based on an assessment of the educational merit of this program and does not constitute endorsement of the use of any specific modality in the care of clients.”

Holistic Nursing Certification: “Contact hours from Therapeutic Touch: Basic may be applied toward the continuing education requirements for the Holistic Nursing Certification examination and re-certification process.”  For more information call the AHNCC at: 1-877-284-0998 (toll free) or visit the AHNCC website at:  www.ahncc.org

Disclosures: 

Doris Milton, PhD, RN, is Nurse Planner and presenter for this activity and has declared no financial relationships.

Marsha Craven, LMT, RMT, CCHt is a Planner for this activity and has declared no financial relationships beyond her role as a Partner in Healing Arts Connection, sponsor of the seminar.

This course does not have commercial support from a third party or separate organization.

Medical Disclaimer: The information provided  is for general information and educational purposes only.  It is not a substitute for medical evaluation, care or advice.  If you feel that medical interventions are necessary and/or you have questions regarding evaluation, diagnosis and/or treatment of conditions about which you have concern, please consult with your health care provider. 
 

Doris Milton, PhD, RN
Nurse Planner & Therapeutic Touch Instructor at Healing Arts Connection 

Dr. Milton was most recently Assistant Dean, Graduate Program, School of Nursing, Kaplan University where she had operations and curriculum development responsibility for its new MSN program. Dr. Milton speaks at conferences, conducts workshops, and consults with health care and educational organizations on various alternative\ complementary healing and professional development topics, including career planning and research/evidence-based practice workshops.  She has published articles in professional journals, authored several book chapters, and edits manuscripts for publication. Formerly associate editor of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, she is co-author with Samuel Benjamin, MD of Complementary and Alternative Therapies: An Implementation Guide to Integrative Healthcare, published by the American Hospital Association Press and has a new edition of that manual in press.  Dr. Milton also authored a graduate-level e-text on developing nursing research utilization/evidence-based project proposals for Apollo Press, the publishing arm of the University of Phoenix.  

Dr. Milton was the founding Director of Research and Education at The Arizona Center for Health and Medicine which integrated complementary and alternative healing therapies with conventional primary health care. She was Director of Nursing Research, Samaritan Health System, Phoenix for eleven years and later Director of Nursing Research and Education at Scottsdale Healthcare where she was influential in that system obtaining magnet status.  She was a co-principal investigator on a six-year demonstration/research project in four facilities in Arizona, Differentiated Group Professional Practice in Nursing, jointly funded by the National Institute for Nursing Research and the Division of Nursing, examining effects of a professional practice model on nurse, quality, and fiscal outcomes.   

Dr. Milton, a registered nurse for more than 40 years, practiced in critical care and medical-surgical areas in New York, Maryland, and Arizona.  She has an extensive teaching background in formal university and continuing education.  Dr. Milton served as Dean, College of Health Sciences and Nursing, University of Phoenix, and has held faculty positions at New York University, Cornell University-New York Hospital School of Nursing, University of Maryland, University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, and Arizona State University.  She has taught online and on ground baccalaureate and master’s -level courses on research methods, evidence-based project proposal development, and nursing models and theory development.  

Dr. Milton is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the international nursing honorary society, and served on the board of Nurse Healers - Professional Associates International Inc.  Dr. Milton was recognized as one of only six honorary lifetime members of the Therapeutic Touch International Teachers Cooperative.  She was a founding member of the Arizona Cancer Pain Initiative and served as its co-chair and editor of its newsletter. Dr. Milton has received awards for her teaching skills, mentorship, and contributions to research utilization in practice. 

Dr. Milton is a graduate of St. Vincent’s Medical Center School of Nursing in Staten Island, New York; she received a baccalaureate in nursing from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a master’s and doctorate in nursing from New York University.

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