Information taken from Healing Touch Guidebook: Practicing the Art and Science of Human Caring. Twentieth Anniversary Edition Dorothea Hover-Kramer, EdD, RN, DCEP 2009 Healing Touch Healing Touch was founded by Janet Mentgen in May. 1989. It is now a worldwide program and offers a certification program. In 1996, the American Holistic Nurses Association recognized Healing Touch and certification for Healing Touch. It is now reaching many disciplines including massage therapists, physical... Sign in to see full entry.