Your
touch has the power to promote healing, relieve pain and comfort those living
with the effects of aging, disease or disability.
Compassionate Touch is a
hands-on complementary approach for those in eldercare, hospice and palliative
care. More than a set of techniques and skills, it is a whole new way of
thinking that will help you bring true change to the lives of people for whom
caring touch is just a memory. Compassionate Touch combines
one-on-one focused touch and sensitive massage with specialized communication
skills to help enhance quality of life for those in later life stages.
Regardless
of the kind of caregiver you are-massage therapist or other health
professional, volunteer, or loving family member- Compassionate
Touchgives you the opportunity to contribute to another human
being in a way that is both simple and profound.
Our comprehensive training empowers you
to discover the transformative effects of skilled touch in caring for
individuals in:
-Long
term care facilities
-Hospice
and palliative care
-Alzheimer's
disease care settings
-Hospitals
-Home
care
"Touch brings forth our innate ability to be a healing presence and we discover deeper meaning in our work as caregivers." -Ann Catlin, Director, Center for Compassionate Touch, LLC
Our
Mission:
The Center for Compassionate Touch LLC seeks to improve quality of life by
reclaiming the human touch in caregiving.
We honor,
embrace, and champion the mutual benefit derived from being of service to our
elders in facility care and those at the end of life.
To achieve our mission we:
-Offer training and mentoring to
massage therapists, health professionals and other caregivers
-Empower caregivers by affirming
their inherent ability to be a healing presence to others.
-Partner with kindred individuals,
organizations and institutions to uplift the lives and the communities we serve
Our Vision
is a world where a healing presence in the form of touch is commonplace and
each person in eldercare and hospice has access to the benefits of
Compassionate Touch®.
View a clip of our DVD Compassionate Touch Presents: Sensitive Massage-Reclaiming the Human Touch in Caregiving on YouTube. You can purchase your own copy here!
The Art of Authentic Listening By Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR
Read our Blog- Touching Lives in Eldercare and Hospice The Art of Massage Therapy for Special Populations
The Brand Called You Are You Coloring Outside the Lines? By Lisa Curran Parenteau, LMT, NCTMB
Combined Levels 1 and 2 Intensive To meet the demand for a combined course we now offer this option! You can now complete the Certified Practitioner Training in one course! This is our "green" option because you save travel and expense costs. This is a six-day, 55 hour intensive. Upon completion of this intensive you will be awarded the Compassionate Touch Practitioner Certification. November 10 - 15, 2010 Springfield, MO
If you have already completed Level 1 you can attend Level 2 November 12-15.
The Center for Compassionate Touch is presenting- Inspire U Webinar Series Next Webinar:Monday September 13, 2010 at 8pm EST Insurance expert Vivian Madison Mahoney will share some secrets and best practices for bodyworkers considering adding insurance reimbursement to their business models.
View the SlideShare presentations of Ryan Hoyme's August 9th Webinar Marketing to the Masses with Video and Grace Terry's July 19th, Effective Grief Support in a Death Denying Culturehere
Download a PDF of our 2010 Services Brochure here. It gives some introductory information about Compassionate Touch and our training services. Updated February 2010
