Dr. Taina Kinnunen is a pioneering scholar in empirical, cultural anthropological research on touch. Her previously published books include Strong Ones Manage Alone, Weak Ones on Each Other¿s Laps (2013) and Professional Touch (2019) with J. Parviainen, A. Haho and M. Jolkkonen (in Finnish).

Dr. Jaana Parviainen is a philosopher and a senior researcher at Tampere University in Finland. Her philosophical expertise covers social epistemology, the philosophy of technology, phenomenology, professional ethics and body studies.

Dr. Annu Haho is a lecturer at Laurea University of Applied Sciences. Since 2010, she is an educator, researcher and CEO at ProEt Ltd. She specializes in practical questions of nursing ethics, especially end-of-life care and palliative care, geriatrics, leadership and ethical decision-making. Her previously published book, What Suffering Teaches Us About Life? (2020, Tuumakustannus, in Finnish), focuses on the existential suffering of palliative cancer patients.

Introduces touch as a multifaceted skill for nursing, health, education and social work students

Provides legal and ethical guidance in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, #metoo movement, and work digitalisation

Offers learning activities, cases studies, further readings and inspiring real-life examples to reinforce learning

Introduction: touch as a professional skill and ethical stance.- Touch as a professional skill.- Socialisation into touch cultures.- Technology-mediated touch.- The ethics of professional touch.- Conclusion: scenarios and curriculums of professional touch.