At 10:14 AM -0700 8/31/05, Jean-Marc Perreault wrote:
Hi Marie,
I've really enjoyed the discussion so far. And I would
like to ask you further: What are the possible negative conseqences
to actually engaging in a few sessions of HT? Granted that the HT
practionners do not attempt to "fix" anything major, which is what
they said they would do (or not do, depending how you read it...) I
brought the topic up with the counsellor who is setting the whole
thing up, and in the end, she said: "well, what harm can this
possibly do? In the end, students will end up more relaxed in times
of stress (semester), which can only prove useful. The placebo
effect can be just as good as anything else. And as there is no
cost attached, neither to the students nor the College, then hey!"
(I'm restating what I can recall from our discussion).
The basic answer is the allocation of finite resources.
Is this the best service that your institution could provide?
Are there more effective alternatives?
Further, is the use of healing/therapeutic touch displacing more
effective therapies; is it making it less likely the individuals will
receive effective treatment?
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