Section I. History, research, and background of healing touch. 1. The development of healing touch as a major force in energy-oriented healing practices / Janet Mentgen and Dorothea Hover-Kramer : Ten year celebration: Healing Touch International Conference, 2000 ; Beginnings of HT and differentiation from other energy healing modalities ; Evolution of the HT course ; Evolution of HT organization and certification ; Emphasis on practitioner development -- 2. Concepts of healing in human history / Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon and Dorothea Hover-Kramer : Definitions of healing ; Differentiation between healing and curing ; Documentations of energy healing ; Beliefs about illness and healing ; The use of electromagnetics ; Energy utilization in medicine ; The endogenous healing process: a model of healing ; Endogenous healing compared with established symptom response patterns -- 3. Research related to healing touch (HT) / Norma Geddes : Limitations of quantitative data ; Healing Touch International, Inc. (HTI) ; Overview of HT research topics ; Implications of HT research ; Need for ongoing research -- Section II. The human energy system. 4. Toward an understanding of the scientific bases of healing touch / Victoria E. Slater : The mechanisms of healing touch: what is surmised ; The power behind healing touch: consciousness -- 5. Identified aspects of the human energy system : Scientific developments ; The chakras ; The meridians ; The biofield ; Practical applications -- 6. The chakras and their functions : The chakras ; Location and function of the chakras ; Relationship of the chakras to the biofield ; Chakra meditation -- 7. Assessing and identifying patterns in the biofield and chakras : Identifying patterns in the biofield ; Assessing the biofield and chakras ; Physical problems as patterns in the biofield ; Emotional issues in the biofield -- 8. Basic applications for healing interventions : Therapeutic touch ; Basic processes.

Section III. Healing touch interventions. 9. Full body techniques / Janet Mentgen : Full body techniques -- 10. Localized and specific techniques / Janet Mentgen : Specific techniques -- 11. Specific interventions for identified problems / Janet Mentgen : Techniques for identified problems ; Pre- and postoperative techniques ; Medical procedures -- 12. The clinical practice of healing touch / Janet Mentgen : The healer ; Creating a healing environment ; Healing touch sessions ; The healing touch practitioner -- Section IV. Healing touch practice as a complement to other helping modalities. 13. Bridges with medical and clinical settings : Toward an integrative medicine ; Healing touch as a complementary approach ; Documentation -- 14. Interfaces with somatic therapies : Body-related therapies ; Healing touch as a complement to somatic therapies -- 15. Interrelationships with psychotherapy : Healing touch and psychotherapy ; Healing touch as a complement to psychotherapy ; Implications for family therapy ; The advent of comprehensive energy psychology.

Section V. Self-care of the practitioner. 16. New developments in healing touch: expansion of resources for practitioners / Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon : Advanced energetic interventions ; Building communication skills ; Enhancing practitioner resources ; Healing touch for animals ; Healing touch spiritual ministry program -- 17. Healing touch for the caregiver : The need for self-care ; Essentials of energy-oriented self-care ; Healing touch for self-care ; Limitations of self-healing -- 18. Self-development of the healing touch practitioner : The inner journey to becoming a healing touch practitioner ; Personal development techniques ; Opening to the transpersonal perspective -- 19. Conclusion: Opening to the next decade of healing touch : Continuing expansion of complementary modalities ; Increasing studies of consciousness and energy ; Acceptance of spirituality as central to healing ; Ongoing explorations -- Appendixes : Glossary ; Resources for further information ; Sample informed consent ; Sample intake sheet.