By Chris Gordon

Healing Touch Certification (HTC) is actively pursuing national accreditation with the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Below is an update on some of the latest developments in the process. Visit the HTP Certification website for more details about accreditation.

Chris Gordon

       August 2 - 5, 2012  

Conference Deep Discount introductory rates expire May 2nd!  

Register today and take advantage of the savings!

Many people are busy behind the scenes preparing the wonderful educational and entertainment activities for Conference. Visit the conference web site and check out the great Pre and Post conference educational offerings that are in addition to the main conference. Conference events are happening from August 1-6.

Be Involved ~ Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation Has the Way 

Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation (HTWF) was founded by Janet Mentgen, RN, BSN, HNC, H TCP/I in 1997, eight years after she founded her Healing Touch Program™. Janet direct ed that HTWF be formed as a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable corporation to receive and distribute funds to assist, encourage and advance the philosophy, objectives and techniques of Healing Touch (HT) practice. For the past 15 years, HTWF has accomplished this primarily through the funding of grants for HT research and HT humanitarian projects around the world. Click here for HTWF's annual report.

To date, HTWF has funded over $150,000 in Grant monies since its inception.

Today the Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation is about to take a giant leap forward. At the recent annual HTWF Board meeting, it was decided by unanimous consensus that the Foundation is ready to grow its fund-raising and fund-granting goals in order to meet the growth in the number of requests for grant-funding currently being received and to fulfill the expected increase in the demand for funding as the demand for Healing Touch research and humanitarian service continues to rapidly grow. This growth is evidenced by the global expansion of Healing Touch in hospitals, communities, hospices, clinics, schools of nursing, and the long term care centers throughout North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, India and New Zealand.  Click here for grant information.  Read more

Jean Pruett

By Jean Pruett, D.Min., LPC, NCC, FBPPC, HTCP/I

On February 14, 2012 I became an officially paid HTCP in the flagship of the 3rd largest healthcare system in the country. I am now working as a Healing Touch Specialist in our new Levine Cancer Institute and am offering Healing Touch to cancer patients going through chemotherapy and radiation. They were able to find work space for me as well as a treatment room that I will have available three days a week - that was amazing!

I already have a physician who is referring patients to me on a regular basis. In addition to this wonderful change, HT Levels 1, 2 and 3 are now being offered at the Carolinas College of Health Sciences right here on our main hospital campus on a regular basis - at least monthly.

We are also beginning a research project in our new Levine Cancer Institute in April. The research will study the efficacy of Healing Touch in reducing fatigue and anxiety in cancer patients going through chemotherapy and radiation. Another research project is in the works for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft patients to look at pain reduction and shortened length of stay. And if that isn't enough, Hospice of Union County has decided to contract with an HTCP to provide Healing Touch for their patients on a full-time basis. They too are furnishing work space and a treatment room. I think that intention we all set at the HT Worldwide Conference last year that HT would grow and expand in the communities in which we work is beginning to manifest. At least it certainly is in Charlotte!

By Ann  O'Malley, RN, HTCP-I

Ann O'Malley

The Healing Touch Clinic at The Cancer Institute at Alexian Brothers Medical Center began September 2002. My inspiration to offer the clinic came from two sources. First, my mentor, Mary Sinclair, provided opportunities for me to work on the public which assisted me in trusting the work. Prior to that I felt my family and friends were just being nice telling me that Healing Touch helped them.

Second, Kathy Sinnett, an instructor from Michigan who started a HT Clinic there, put a bug in my ear. At the time I had a monthly practice group in my home, a few of which I was mentoring. I asked them if they would like to volunteer weekly if I could find a location for a clinic to work on the public. With visions of a faster way to do their 100 documented sessions, they wholeheartedly said "Yes!"

Judy Koptic, Director of Radiation Oncology (and HT student) offered her department. She said we could freely use the space as long as we offered sessions free to the public. We have cared for many of their patients. This is a response to our survey from one of them, "Healing Touch has been an important part in my cancer treatment. My overall well being has remained steady." Another reported, "The students were very professional, as well as caring and compassionate." Read more.    

The American Holistic Nursing Association's 32nd Annual Conference

Holistic Nurses: Catalysts for Conscious Change 

June 13-16, 2012 in Snowbird, UT

Lourdes Lorenz, Denise Anthes and Walle Adams-Gerdts will be presenting The Basics of Implementing Healing Touch Therapy Programs in In-Patient Settings in a half-day pre-conference workshop. This workshop describes basic steps for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating effectiveness of Healing Touch programs in In-patient settings. Detailed information from facilities that have successfully implemented Healing Touch as one facet of Integrative Healthcare will be shared.

HTP will have a booth in the vendor area so stop by and visit if you are at the conference. Visit the AHNA conference web site for registration and  information.

Cincinnati, OH, April 28, 2012

With Dr. Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, MPH, CCFP  

• Clearing ourselves, our energy fields, and our clients - the daily work of being healers
• The Medicine of Ceremony 

To register, contact Mary Duennes at [email protected] or 513-793-6102. 

With Nina Lockwood, MSW, HTCP/I

Nina Lockwood

3rd Sunday of each month at 8:30 pm, 30 minutes

(May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18, Dec 16)

To join in, call 605-475-4000 and enter the access code 224960#

No computer required! This meditation is done via conference call, so all you need to do is dial in, enter the access code, get comfortable and be ready for positive changes to happen. This half hour of renewal and revitalizing can help you address a particular issue of concern, prepare for the coming week, or simply make it easier for you to have a restful night's sleep.Space on the call is limited and the call will be recorded. For more information or to listen to recorded calls, visit Nina's website www.ninalockwood.com.

May 5, 2012, 9:30 to 3:00  ~  St. Placid Priory in Lacey, WA

With Roxanne Peterson, PhD, LMHC, RN, CHT 

Dr. Peterson will speak on Hakomi, a body-centered psychotherapy modality that emphasizes self-awareness and personal development. Roxanne will provide us with an overview of Hakomi and guide us in exercises on mindfulness, loving presence and nourishing communication. Lunch will be followed by a business meeting. All HTP, HTA, and ISHA students and practitioners are welcome.  For registration information contact Wanda Buckner at [email protected].  

REFLECT * RESTORE * REVIEW * RE-NEW * REMEMBER

May 31 - June 3, 2012, Grand Lake, Colorado

With Cynthia Hutchison, DNSc, RN, HTCP/I

  This June marks the seventh anniversary of the last time Janet Mentgen met with HTP instructors at Shadowcliff, the place she was inspired during the 1980s to develop the Healing Touch Program. Over the years, Janet met many times with her students and colleagues in this beautiful mountaintop setting overlooking Grand Lake. In honor of Janet and Healing Touch's 22 years, Cynthia was inspired to plan a four day retreat and course titled "Soulful Exploration of the Concepts, Philosophy and Practices of Healing Touch" for HT Practitioners. This time of retreat, self care and study will focus how we understand and live the teachings and practices of HT at personal and spiritual levels. Join us in this pristine and sacred Rocky Mountain setting to share in soulful exploration, in deepening our community connections, as well as participating in creating a new source book for HTP on the spiritual aspects of Healing Touch. We can only accept 40 registrations due to space and a good portion have already registered for this special event. Tuition is priced low. Click here for the class agenda, registration details and FAQs.

Voice for HOPE, Healers of Planet Earth

Citizen Healer Training  ~  Freedom to Choose Your Path to Wellness

September 12-14, 2012

Meaningful participation in healthcare policy making by producers, practitioners and consumers of natural healing and wellness services and products. Be a VOICE for HOPE. Join at www.voiceforhope.org 

Citizen Healer training at HOPE on the HILL - D.C., and at the State level, includes 'Best Practice' training on the political lay of the land by government relations specialists and Teams of Citizen Healers bringing a unique perspective to the offices of elected officials. All materials and group meals are provided throughout the program to help make your HOPE time in Washington, D.C. more congenial, efficient and affordable.

All great masters are constantly learning and adding to their knowledge. They never tire of learning more about their subject; this is why they are the masters. HTP continuously offers the opportunity to increase your knowledge of Healing Touch.

Instructor: David J. Fiala, MSSA, LISW

This is a pre-recorded webinar so dates and times are at your discretion.

Cost: $279

CE contact hours: 13

To register call HTP at 210-497-5529

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Boulder, CO  ~  May 4 - 6, 2012, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm each day

Instructor: Donna M. Donato, LPC, NCAC, HTCP/I

Prerequisite: HT Level 1

Cost: $450 

CE contact hours: 24

Healing is the work of each soul and can only occur through oneself. When we take on the role of helper/healer we keep this vital understanding in the forefront of our mind. This approach to helping provides the best skills to facilitate the client's awareness and self-discovery. 

This course is for Healing Touch students interested in refining one's communication skills during a session and in identifying energetic patterns of interactions.

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