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Touch, Part II

By Russell J Stambaugh, PHD DST CSSPIf a ban on CE for touch is not needed for CE reciprocity with APA, why is it important to have? Here is my understanding of the reasons AASECT has given for this policy: Touch is overstimulating. Traumatized and neuro-atypical trainees might be overstimulated …

Touch, Part I: A Brief History of AASECT Regarding Consensual Educational Touch

By Russell J. Stambaugh, PhD, DST, CSSP The Power of Touch:  A casual perusal of Western mythology suggests that it is scarcely possible to overestimate the power of touch.  Sleeping Beauty is entirely overcome by a mere pin prick and awakened by a single kiss.  A frog is transformed back …