The More We Get Together

Description

This “How-To” teaching video documentary is a sequel to the award- winning documentary Looking for Yesterday. It is intended for families of disoriented very old people, all levels of hospital community and nursing home staff, and students of aging.

• Part One: 20 Minutes: Basic Validation Techniques
• How to recognize the three stages of disorientation
• How to help actual disoriented individuals in each stage
• How to build trust.
• When to touch and when not to touch.

• Part Two: 24 Minutes: Using a Validation Group
• How to select individuals who will benefit
• How to recognize individuals who will not benefit
• How to begin the group; topics; stimulate talk
• How to develop roles for each member
• How to use music, movement, to close the meeting

Validation^® techniques gained from watching this DVD will significantly reduce staff burn-out, improve the morale of relatives, and restore dignity to disoriented very old people.

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