Description of the Educational ProgrammeHealing Touch is a multi-level programme in energy-based therapy from beginning to advanced practice.
Level 1
Begins with 15 or more clock hours of instruction which allows people with varying backgrounds to enter, acknowledge their previous learning and further develop concepts and skills in energy-based therapy. A strong commitment to personal growth is required.Levels 2 and 3
Consists of two workshops of 15 or more hours of instruction which allows people to gain experience in advanced practice. Emphasis is on deepening skills, developing healing sequences for specific client needs, learning back and neck techniques and gaining skills in therapeutic interaction.Levels 4 and 5
This is approximately a six months to one year course of study to become a practitioner. Two courses of 30 hours each are held in a residential setting. Topics include a case study, mentoring, client/therapist relationship, ethics, establishing a Healing Touch practice including private practice and integration of activities within the health community. After completing the requirements of the programme, the individual is a Healing Touch Practitioner (HTP).After Level 5, the Healing Touch Practitioner is eligible to apply for certification from Healing Touch International and be recognised as a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP) recognising excellence in practice.
Level 6
This is the instructor level for the Certified Healing Touch Practitioner to learn to teach Healing Touch. The emphasis is on group dynamics, setting up programmes, principles and methods of teaching and learning. All instructors meet annually to advance skills, network and develop activities in the work of Healing Touch. All instructors are required to become a Certified Healing Touch Instructor by Healing Touch International, in order to teach the official programme of Healing Touch.
Healing Touch Certification and Credentials
The Healing Touch programme is firmly established as a highly ethical, credible programme and can withstand the scrutiny being applied to complementary healing practices by the medical establishment.
This programme produces highly skilled practitioners who undergo a comprehensive course of study to complete the practitioner level. Those who complete certification have "gone the extra mile" to measure up to an International Standard of Credentialling and Code of Ethics.
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