From the Heart Through the Hands: The Power of Touch in Caregiving

By Dawn Nelson

This revised and updated edition presents a combination of practical advice, true stories, and invaluable information for those who want to increase their ability to communicate more consciously and effectively through touch. The physical and psychosocial benefits of skilled touch for the confined, elderly, and ill are elucidated, providing the reader with a greater understanding of how to use touch as a tool to communicate with individuals living with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Massage-therapy students, doctors, nurses, nursing home and extended care facility workers, chaplains, social workers, grief counselors, and all volunteer and family caregivers will benefit from this physical, emotional, and spiritual guide to hands-on comfort and healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844090833
• ISBN13: 9781844090839
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Findhorn Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

I can relate

I ordered this book hoping to be able to relate to Alzheimer patients at the facility where my mom is living. The book is helpful but not as interesting as I had wished it to be. Touch is one of God's greatest senses. As in the book of Job in the Bible his friends first sat with Job for days before saying anything. This was the help Job needed. The later accusing him of sin in his life was not the help he needed. Sometimes just sitting beside someone who is hurting is all that person needs. A gentle touch or a pat on the back, a gentle hug can go a long way toward healing. The hurting person does not always need words. When my dear sweet wife went to be with Jesus the first time I went to our favorite restaurant alone I sat and cried. The waitress who always waited on us came and sat next to me without saying a word. I felt her next to me and felt peace. This book does convey that. People who are hurting need to know that someone, just a warm body, cares. Words are not always necessary.