Listen to the following videos by Dr David Linden (Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and Dr David Eagleman (Professor of Neuroscience, Stanford University). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW8pJ7E9taQ Why is touch a significant tool for health and healing? Your answer should engage information gleaned from the above videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylt1ZD1ffEE Think about your own life. Do you have an abundance of healthy, meaningful touch? “Touch” is a word that conjures various images and experiences to mind. Unfortunately, many people have been subjected to abusive and traumatic touch. All regulated health professions have ethical codes of conduct and many of these codes set forth, in detail or in principle, appropriate and inappropriate touch in that professional context. What are some professional factors or challenges that you forsee informing or impacting your use of health touch? How do you intend to work within your profession’s ethical code of conduct and still harness the power of healthy touch? Massage for health is just one way to integrate the power of touch in healing. List two specific examples of other ways that you’ve heard of healthy touch being used in professional healing contexts. How do you intend to harness the power of touch in your vocation? List three specific ways and explain.
