Connecting Heart to Heart with Older Adults
Upcoming courses
Validation for Activity Professionals
This online, interactive training is designed for anyone who works directly with older adults.
Validation for Activity Professionals is an 11-week online course that helps you build deeper, more meaningful connections with residents – especially those living with cognitive decline.
Starting September 8th
Level 1 Validation Worker training in Nederland en Belgie
Met docenten Doris Van Averbeke en Vicki de Klerk-Rubin is deze training uitstekend voor iedereen die werkt of leeft met gedesoriënteerde oudere volwassenen.
Je leert specifieke vaardigheden om respectvolle communicatie en een positieve relatie met de zorgontvanger op te bouwen. Deze methode helpt stress te verminderen en draagt bij aan waardigheid en een geluksgevoel, zowel bij jezelf als bij de oudere die je begeleidt.
Starting September 17th
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Our Mission
Our mission is to nurture respect, dignity and well-being in the lives of older adults living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers by advancing education in the Validation method.
VTI’s vision for the future is that every caregiver and older adult experiencing age-related, cognitive decline will feel the joy and love of meaningful communication.
VTI has a network of 8,214 Validation certified workers, 860 group leaders, 449 teachers and 17 master teachers, around the globe. There are 24 Authorized Validation Organizations (AVOs) in 14 countries across Europe, Asia and North America.