When using therapeutic touch, a specific technique developed by Dolores Krieger, which of the following steps would be performed first?
a. assessing
b. centering
c. modulating
d. smoothing
B
The first step in therapeutic touch as developed by Dolores Krieger is centering. The other four steps used in her approach include assessing the client's energy field, smoothing or unruffling the field, modulating or transferring energy, and knowing when to stop.
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