Lena de Klerk leads a simple yoga class, focusing on breathing and letting go of tension. You can do this one during your lunch break, anytime, anywhere.
Friday songs as music for Validation
Link to Friday songs as music for Validation
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Working groups proceedings
Link to working groups’ proceedings
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Master’s Thesis – Abstract
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Naomi Feil, the founder of the Validation method, taught us to cross the street and accompany older adults instead of leading them, to use empathy to enter into their worlds rather than use reality orientation, to give them a safe place to express their needs and feelings rather than divert them.
For our 3rd World Congress, Validation Training Institute has once again teamed with Linked Senior to offer all people in the field of aging new perspectives, insight and practical ways to connect heart to heart with people living with cognitive change. The National Council of Dementia Minds also joins us, bringing the voices of persons living with dementia to the table. We’ll explore what PLD want from care-partners, what care-partners want or need and how we can transcend society’s ‘Tragedy narrative’ when it comes to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
What do people living with cognitive change want from care-partners?
Transcending the tragedy narrative from a societal perspective.
What do care-partners want/need when interacting with people living with dementia?
Montessori Inspired Lifestyle, the Validation method and Best Friends Approach are all ‘person-directed’ mindsets, strategies, or tools. Dr. Cameron Camp, Vicki de Klerk-Rubin and David Troxel will share the principles of their methods, how to apply them to contemporary dementia care, and share how they can complement one another to enhance the lives of persons living with dementia and their care partners. Following this, an expert panel will discuss the meaning and importance of choosing an ‘evidence-based’ approach for in-service training. Participants will become equipped to talk to executives about their recommendations for training. Finally, participants will practice six specific skills that they can use immediately in their daily work.
Vicki shared thoughts on the following topics:
1. Her mother’s journey to develop the validation method, a new way of connecting and communicating with people who have a cognitive decline.
2. The importance of practice in the field and learning how to communicate with older adults with cognitive issues.
3. How using validation techniques can lead to amazing and necessary connections between older adults and caretakers.
4. What she wishes people were conscious of when working with older adults.
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Capstone Thesis, Internationale Hochschule: Master of Business Administration Health Care Management
Poster Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America Conference 2022
November 2-6, 2022
Dr. Harvey Sterns, long-time VTI Board member and professor emeritus of psychology at University of Akron (just two of his many activities) will be presenting our recent research at the Gerontological Society of America Scientific Conference this November in Indianapolis. Our study looked at the effectiveness of the 6 Skill Building Blocks, a totally online, asynchronous training in basic Validation skills. It was shown to be relevant to caregivers and effective training. “This is a great way to onboard new staff or refresh person-centered skills.”
The Validation First World Congress will draw on 40 years of groundbreaking innovation, highlight collaboration with all stakeholders and focus on current needs of today’s caregivers in order to create a path to continue innovating and supporting the lives of elders worldwide.
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
An interactive webinar with Vicki de Klerk-Rubin, the Executive Director of the Validation Training Institute (VTI). The Validation method motivates older adults with cognitive decline to communicate more, relieve stress, and enhance dignity and happiness in their final stage of life. The COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine have been a trigger for many older adults living with cognitive decline and a reason why so many residents in nursing homes and memory care communities are experiencing anger, sadness and withdrawal. Along with the increased isolation they are living with, many older adults have also experienced a trauma or crisis earlier in their lives and unresolved feelings from those events are being brought to the surface during this current global event.
Vicki de Klerk-Rubin, Executive Director of the Validation Training Institute presented a poster presentation at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. This poster was entitled, ” Maintaining Pedagogic Excellence in Family Carer Training Using Online Learning,” and it described how VTI’s 18-week Family Caregiver Course was successful in changing attitudes, increasing feelings of competence and aiding family caregivers.
Join Validation Training Institute Executive Director and Validation Master Vicki de Klerk-Rubin for a 30-minute webinar to get new ideas and inspiration
Frontiers in Communication: Original Research
Person centered approach with the goal to train master individuals who would then train people within their organizations
The Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a set of tools of observation towards people living with dementia
Oran Aviv, a certified Reflexology and Validation Teacher, offers stress-relieving exercises you can do anywhere and anytime.
Family caregiver Stacey Hand describes her experience caring for her mother-in-law who was in her late 80s and living with dementia and confusion before she died. She didn’t know how to respond to her mother-in-law’s needs. After she passed away, Stacey discovered Validation. She was then able to use those skills to help her own mother who was living with Alzheimer’s disease. Validation made all the difference. “I wish I had known 10 years ago what I know now.”
In this role play, learn what to do and not to do during the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to communicating with an older adult living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Understand how to use Validation techniques to improve the quality of your relationship with that older adult and experience more pleasure when communicating with them during these difficult times.
In this role play, Myrna is an older adult living with Alzheimer’s disease who becomes upset when she cannot have her car keys. The caregiver shows how to diffuse this difficult situation by using rephrasing, asking open questions and reminiscing. When there is trust, it allows for a better relationship and she feels relief.
In this role play, Mrs. Jacobs is upset because her family is not visiting her. Watch as a caregiver, wearing a mask because of the COVID-19 pandemic, uses Validation techniques to help Mrs. Jacobs express her feelings – even painful emotions.
As a caregiver, your voice tone has more impact than the words you say in many cases. To build an open and trusting relationship, use an adult-to-adult voice tone, like you are speaking to a friend. Validation Master Teacher Cinzia Siviero from Italy demonstrates this technique. Remeber, if an older adult is expression emotion; match that emotion in your tone of voice.
The Validation technique “Centering” means clearing yourself of thoughts and feelings which as a caregiver will help you listen exquisitely to the person you are caring for and communicate openly. In this video, learn how to center yourself by first finding an “anchor” (a part of your body that you can squeeze comfortably in public) and then think of a situation in which you felt strong. When the strength is most powerful in your thoughts, press your anchor point and then slowly release that pressure.
The Validation technique “Centering” means clearing yourself of thoughts and feelings which as a caregiver will help you listen exquistely to the person you are caring for and communicate openly. In this video, learn how to center yourself by selecting a color that will give you strength as you prepare to interact with the person you are caring for. Remember, centering is the first step in finding empathy with the emotions being expressed by the other person.
Meet Mrs. White, an 82-year-old woman who is confused in time, place and person. Learn how to use simple Validation techniques to communicate effectively and empathetically with her as a caregiver while wearing a mask and using Zoom.
Physical distance, doesn’t mean emotional distance especially when working with disoriented older adults. As a caregiver, your eyes are a way to connect with care. Learn how to build trust quickly by building empathy. Meet 82-year-old Mrs. White, she is confused and doesn’t remember anything about the pandemic. She does remember that when she was a girl the world was at war. Knowing this background a caregiver can feel the emotion she is experiencing and use that empathy to effectively communicate.
Meet Mrs. Simpson who is angry that during the COVID-19 pandemic she cannot go out and feels like a prisoner who is trapped. Learn how to use simple Validation techniques to listen to her feelings and understand her needs. You can tap into her own history for resources and somtimes just being with her is enough.
Ak dezorientovaný starší človek prejavuje (verbálne alebo neverbálne) úzkosť, môžete mu pomôcť.
¿Cómo se hace contacto con una anciana asustada y desorientada? Observa cómo puedes usar técnicas de validación simples para ayudar.
Haz clic en CC/Subtítulos y luego en Configuración para encontrar tu idioma.
Come si entra in contatto con una donna anziana spaventata e disorientata? Guardate come potete usare semplici tecniche di validazione per aiutarvi.
Clicca su CC/Sottotitoli e poi su Impostazioni per trovare la tua lingua.
Wie nimmt man Kontakt mit einer verängstigten, desorientierten alten Frau auf? Sehen Sie, wie Sie mit einfachen Validationstechniken helfen können.
Klicken Sie auf CC/Untertitel und dann auf Einstellungen, um Ihre Sprache zu finden.
Comment entrer en contact avec une vieille femme effrayée et désorientée ? Regardez comment vous pouvez utiliser des techniques de validation simples pour vous aider.
Cliquez sur CC/Subtitles puis sur Settings pour trouver votre langue.
Leer meer over het helpen van oudere mensen met dementie tijdens een quarantaine.
Klik op CC / ondertitels en vervolgens op Instellingen om uw taal te vinden.
了解新冠肺炎疫情期间帮助定向障碍老年人的建议
点击CC/字幕进行设置，找到你要找的语种
Meet Mrs. Simpson who is angry that during the COVID-19 pandemic she cannot go out and feels like a prisoner who is trapped. Learn how to use simple Validation techniques to listen to her feelings and understand her needs. You can tap into her own history for resources and somtimes just being with her is enough.
¿Cómo se hace contacto con una anciana asustada y desorientada? Observa cómo puedes usar técnicas de validación simples para ayudar.
Haz clic en CC/Subtítulos y luego en Configuración para encontrar tu idioma.
Come si entra in contatto con una donna anziana spaventata e disorientata? Guardate come potete usare semplici tecniche di validazione per aiutarvi.
Clicca su CC/Sottotitoli e poi su Impostazioni per trovare la tua lingua.
Wie nimmt man Kontakt mit einer verängstigten, desorientierten alten Frau auf? Sehen Sie, wie Sie mit einfachen Validationstechniken helfen können.
Klicken Sie auf CC/Untertitel und dann auf Einstellungen, um Ihre Sprache zu finden.
Comment entrer en contact avec une vieille femme effrayée et désorientée ? Regardez comment vous pouvez utiliser des techniques de validation simples pour vous aider.
Cliquez sur CC/Subtitles puis sur Settings pour trouver votre langue.
Leer meer over het helpen van oudere mensen met dementie tijdens een quarantaine.
Klik op CC / ondertitels en vervolgens op Instellingen om uw taal te vinden.
了解新冠肺炎疫情期间帮助定向障碍老年人的建议
点击CC/字幕进行设置，找到你要找的语种
Meet Mrs. Leader who is has become withdrawn as a result of being isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how short moments of contact with a caregiver can help her avoid experiencing complete withdrawal. Even if the visit is only for the length of time it takes to sing a song, that is meaningful.
Meet Mrs. White, an 82-year-old woman who is confused in time, place and person. Learn how to use simple Validation techniques to communicate effectively and empathetically with her as a caregiver while wearing a mask and using Zoom.
Reducir ansiedad, evitar aislamiento y recuerde – use el centrado
Más consejos para ayudarlo a establecer contacto con adultos mayores desorientados: cuando use máscaras, guantes y otro equipo de protección; besando con tacto y usando música
Physical distance, doesn’t mean emotional distance especially when working with disoriented older adults. As a caregiver, your eyes are a way to connect with care. Learn how to build trust quickly by building empathy. Meet 82-year-old Mrs. White, she is confused and doesn’t remember anything about the pandemic. She does remember that when she was a girl the world was at war. Knowing this background a caregiver can feel the emotion she is experiencing and use that empathy to effectively communicate.
不安を軽減、孤立を避ける、センタリングを忘れない
見当識障害のあるお年寄りに接するためのさらなるヒント。マスク、手袋、その他の保護具をつけているとき、タッチでキス。音楽を使う。
Reduzieren Sie Angst, vermeiden Sie Isolation und erinnern Sie sich – Zentrieren hilft
降低焦虑情绪，避免孤立及记住：集中注意力
Reduce anxiety, avoid isolation and remember – use centering.
Réduire l’anxiété, éviter l’isolement et rappelez-vous: se centrer!
Riduci l’ansia, evita l’isolamento e ricorda – usa il centering.
verminder angst, isolatie zorgt voor meer terugtrekking , vergeet niet te centreren
Altri consigli per aiutarti ad entrare in contatto con i grandi anziani disorientati: quando usi mascherine, guanti e altre protezioni; baciare con il tocco e l’uso della musica.
Weitere Tipps zur Kontaktaufnahme mit desorientierten alten Menschen: bei der Verwendung von Masken, Handschuhen und anderer Schutzausrüstung; Küssen mit Berührung und mit Musik.
meer tips om je te helpen contact te maken met oudere mensen met dementie als je gebruik maakt van beschermingsmateriaal zoals mondmaskers, handschoenen, beschermschorten. Kussen via aanraking, gebruik van muziek
Plus de conseils pour vous aider à entrer en contact avec les adultes plus âgés désorientés: quand vous utilisez des masques, des gants et d’autres matériel de protection; “le baiser avec le toucher et la musique”
当你戴口罩、手套及其它保护装置时，帮助你与定向障碍老年人沟通的更多建议；通过抚摸“亲吻”及使用音乐
More tips for helping you make contact with disoriented older adults: when using masks, gloves and other protective gear; kissing with touch and using music.
Denk eraan om je te centreren. Oudere mensen met dementie zijn zeer gevoelig aan de sfeer rondom hen.Tijdens je interacties met de oudere persoon met dementie is het belangrijk je eigen gedachten en gevoelens ‘on hold’ te zetten
deel 2 bouwt verder op de eerste 3 tips. Dit deel benadert : verkennen liever dan zeggen, gebruik empathie in plaats van afleiding en liegen, benader de andere persoon met respect
in deze moeilijke tijd van pandemie is het belangrijk om je te centreren, aanzelfzorg te doen en een zinvol engagement aan te gaan
Remember to center yourself. Older adults living with cognitive decline are sensitive to the atmosphere around them. For the moments that you interact with someone, make sure you have put aside your own feelings and thoughts.
Part 2 builds off of our first 3 tips and discusses exploring rather than telling, empathy instead of diversion or lying, and approaching the other person with respect.
At this strange time, filled with great difficulties for many people, it’s important to remember centering, self-care and meaningful engagement.
记住要集中自己的注意力。认知能力下降的老年人对周围的环境很敏感。当你和他们交流时，确保你已经把自己的感受和想法放在一边。
第二部分以前面3个建议为基础，讨论了我们在与失智老人沟通时需要探索，而不是告知；需要带着同理心而不是转移注意力或撒谎；以及带着尊敬接近对方。
这样的特殊时期对于许多人来说充满了巨大的困难，重要的是要记住集中注意力、自我照护和有意义的互动。
Denken Sie daran, sich zu zentrieren. Ältere Menschen, die mit kognitiven Verlusten umgehen müssen, reagieren empfindlich auf die Atmosphäre um sie herum. Für die Momente, in denen Sie mit jemandem interagieren, stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie Ihre eigenen Gefühle und Gedanken beiseite gelegt haben.
Teil 2 baut auf unseren ersten 3 Tipps auf und empfiehlt Erkunden statt Erzählen, Einfühlungsvermögen statt Ablenkung und Lügen und erläutert das respektvolle Herantreten an das Gegenüber.
In dieser herausfordernden Zeit (Corona-Krise 2020), die für viele Menschen mit großen Schwierigkeiten verbunden ist, ist es wichtig, sich an Folgendes zu erinnern: zentrieren, Selbstsorge und bedeutsame emotionale Beteiligung.
N’oubliez pas de vous centrer. Les adultes plus âgés avec des troubles neurocognitifs sont sensibles à l’atmosphère environnante. Pour les moments d’interaction avec quelqu’un, soyez certains d’avoir mis de côté vos propres sentiments et pensées.
La partie 2 se construit sur nos 3 premiers conseils et développe « explorer plutôt qu’affirmer, l’empathie au lieu de la diversion ou du mensonge et s’approcher de la personne avec respect »
En cette période étrange, remplie de grandes difficultés pour beaucoup de gens, il est important de se rappeler le centrage, le “prendre soin de soi”, l’engagement rempli de sens
Ricorda di centrarti. Gli anziani che vivono con declino cognitivo sono sensibili all’atmosfera che li circonda. Nei momenti in cui interagisci con qualcuno, assicurati di aver messo da parte i tuoi sentimenti e pensieri.
La parte 2 si basa sui nostri primi 3 suggerimenti e discute sull’esplorazione piuttosto che sul raccontare, l’empatia al posto della diversione o del mentire e l’avvicinarsi all’altra persona con rispetto.
In questo strano momento pieno di grandi difficoltà per molte persone, è importante ricordare il Centering, la cura personale e il coinvolgimento significativo
センタリングを忘れないように。認知機能が低下しているお年寄りは、周りの雰囲気に敏感です。接するときは、自分の思いや気持ちを脇におきましょう。
パート２では、最初の３つのヒントを土台となる基本とし、語るのではなく探求すること、気晴らしやうそをつくのではなく共感すること、 敬意をもって近づくことについて説明しています。
多くの方にとってこれまで経験したことがないような大きな困難に満ちあふれる昨今、覚えておくべき重要なことは、センタリング、セルフケア、意味ある関わりです。
Validation online unterrichten
Tipps für die Teilnahme an Zoom-Meetings
This paper explores the reasons Naomi Feil developed the Four Phases of Resolution, incorporates the new descriptions and shows how individuals can move from phase to phase using real-life examples.
Adapted from Campbell University, Adult & Online Education Dept.
Remember to center yourself. Older adults living with cognitive decline are sensitive to the atmosphere around them. For the moments that you interact with someone, make sure you have put aside your own feelings and thoughts.
Part 2 builds off of our first 3 tips and discusses exploring rather than telling, empathy instead of diversion or lying, and approaching the other person with respect.
At this strange time, filled with great difficulties for many people, it’s important to remember centering, self-care and meaningful engagement.
Snoezelen is primarily aimed at making contact with old people with severe dementia through the senses and in a safe living environment. They are given the opportunity to express their emotions and feelings through selective stimulation of the senses.
Reminiscence is a set of tools that facilitates the communication between people with dementia and their family members, friends or professionals. Through their own memories, and using triggers as an evocative vehicle, an atmosphere is created where memories can emerge freely and can help to increase the well-being of disoriented people and their network.
Relational Clown work welcomes the person in their current physical and emotional state using verbal and non-verbal communication, a non-judgemental relationship and clowning techniques.
Relational Care is a broad and concrete approach that considers care for the elderly person with loss of psychological autonomy from a triple perspective: behavioral, affective and cognitive.
Positive Approach® to Care (PAC) practitioners use their abilities and skills to develop awareness, knowledge, and skill with all people, that will transform what exists into a more positive culture.
Humanitude is a method of communication and stimulation of the elderly person; treating him as a human being regardless of his pathology and to accompany him with dignity.
Korean Gerontological Nursing Society
A review of its contribution to dementia care
A qualitative evaluation study
Poster Presentation
Preliminary results
Qualitative evaluation of an intervention with the validation method
This document regulates the requirements and authorizations for certification as a Level 1, Validation Worker in an Internet Supported Worker Course
These specific criteria can help with your self-evaluation and provide transparency for certification.
Learn more about the decision making process on issues relating to Validation theory, practice and teaching.
This document describes the Quality Manual, its uses and how it is maintained.
These guidelines help care communities discover how they can become certified Validation Institutions.
The Validation certification for institutions uses these criteria, which can also be used for self-evaluation.
This Quality Manual provides answers to questions, procedures and materials to Validation Presenters, Teachers, Masters and AVOs.
Revue Neurologique 2005, 161, 290-298. French with English Summary.
Abschlussbericht, Trier, August 5, 2004
Social workers have a common misconception that group work concepts are not applicable when working with people who have Alzheimer’s Disease or other related dementia. This paper will explore how concepts that are central to group work are beneficial to practice with these populations.
A booklet written by Validation Teachers for Validation Teachers explores the reach and limits of who we can validate. This practical booklet also offers specific ways of teaching this subject.
A study guide to accompany the DVD “Validation Group Demonstration”. Certified teachers can order the DVD on the Education>Videos page
Exercises that can be used by Teachers in courses or presentations, from Teachers around the world.
2-Day Course on Sensitization
A booklet written by Validation Teachers for Validation Teachers that explores Basic Human Emotions and offers teaching tools.
This unique course was developed for on-the-job training that combines flexibility and the opportunity to certify caregivers in a care community.
Level 5, Validation Masters are highly experienced mentors for teachers around the world and developers of the Validation method
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 15, 3 (2003)
Questions about becoming an Authorized Validation Organization? This brochure answers our most frequently asked questions.
Interested in becoming an Authorized Validation Organization? This brochure outlines the advantages and steps to take.
Want to hold a Worker course in your care community? This easy to follow folder gives you all the information you need.
Want to be certified in Validation? This easy to follow folder gives you all the information you need.
A handy reference tool for Validation terminology
Master’s Dissertation, Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai: a quasi experimental study with control group
Gerontologie et Societe 2008/3 (vol. 31/ n 126) pages 189-204
Pro Care, Geriatrie, Springer-Verlag, 09/2014
Pro Care, Geriatrie, Springer-Verlag, 05/2014
Kakovostna starost, let. 20, st. 2, 2017 (51-52) Gerontolosko Izrazje
Sexuality and Disability, Vol 13, No. 3, 1995
Master’s thesis California State University
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin
Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery (1995) 1, 103-105
Master’s thesis, University of Missouri
Educational Gerontology, 38, 486-490
The Arts in Psychotherapy 25 (2018) 209-216
Master’s thesis Magill University
Med Health Care and Philosophy, (2013) 17:131–141
Open Journal of Nursing 2013, 3, 265-273
Japanese with English summary
In Handbook of the Clincial Psyhcology of Ageing (Ed. R.T. Woods), John Wiley & Sons, 1996, 575-600
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, March/April 1998
Journal of Applied Gerontology 16, 1 (March 1997)
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 44, 407-411. Abstract in English.
Master’s thesis, May 22, 1995.
54th National Congress SIGG. Italian society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Florence, December 2-5, 2009. Abstract in Italian and English
SIPI VIII National Congress, Italian society of Psychology of Aging
Literature Review
Lavoro Sociale. Abstract in English.
Tampere, 2002 with English summary
P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L. Research and Evaluation Consultancy PTY. Final Report for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Validation Therapy Plus Programme
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, June 1993
Nursing Research 35, 2 (March/April 1986)
Poster presentation at 24th Annual Conference of Alzheimer Europe, Glasgow, Scotland, October 2014
Doctorat en Medecine, Reims, December 20, 1991
University of Akron thesis, MSc nursing, May 1982
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Master’s thesis
PhD, Université de Limoges, September 27, 2000
International Journal of Geriatric psychiatry 6, 327-330 (1991)
Master’s thesis Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten, February 11, 2016
Chapter in Advances in long-term care, volume I, 1991
Abschlussbericht Forschungsprojekt, July 2010
Physical & occupational therapy in geriatrics 14, 2 (1996)
Speech Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, November 12-16, 1986
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, June 1995
In Care-giving in dementia; research and applications;(Eds. Gamma & Miesan), New York: Tavis/Routledge, pp. 199-218
Presentation at the 25th meeting of the Gerontological Society
Clinical Experience; 3 Case Reports
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
Clinical study, poster presentation at the 57th national Congress of the Societa Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria
Clinical study, poster presentation at the 57th national congress of the Societa Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria
Dissertation Abstract: Universite de Montreal, Canada
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Chapter in: Enhancing the quality of life in advanced dementia. Published by Brunner/Mazel
Topics in language disorders
International Journal of Aging and Human Development
Cleveland State University
Examples of needs that can be expressed/fulfilled when using the anchored touch.
Available in:An handy guide to what you can expect when using Validation.
This paper discusses the academic research that has been done on the Validation method.
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For 40 years Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) has supported and sustained the important work of families and friends nationwide who care for adult loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
Advancing family caregiving through research, innovation and advocacy.
Rita Altman, R.N. Senior Vice President of Memory Care & Program Services at Sunrise Senior Living writes articles offering information on how to you can use basic Validation techniques with your loved ones.
The Alois Alzheimer Award is presented to Naomi Feil on November 20, 2009 in Vienna, Austria. Maria Hoppe, Austrian Validation Teacher and Validation pioneer, describes the work of Naomi Feil.
Diese Live Doku ist Teil des vom Österreichischen Institut für Validation initiierten Filmprojektes „DEMENZ: Begegnung in anderen Welten“. Die Doku gibt einen auszugsweisen Einblick in eine ganztägige Lehrveranstaltung “Validation nach Naomi Feil” im Rahmen des Erweiterungscurriculums Public Health und Palliative Care für Bachelor Studierende der Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt / Austria.
The developer of Validation explains key elements of the Validation method in this 4 minute interview.
This video excerpt from Memory Bridge’s documentary, There is a Bridge, features Naomi Feil, the founder of Validation. This video has gone viral and moved millions of people to see disoriented elderly differently.
Inspired by her parent’s work with the elderly, Mrs Feil followed them in their footsteps. After graduating with a Masters degree in Social Work, the people she grew up with in Ohio became the people she worked both for and with. Creator of the Validation Theory / Author / Founder of the Validation Training Institute.
Validation practitioners improve their communication skills, gain competence and confidence. VTI offers you these free training videos to support you in your daily work with older adults. Subscribe here to our channel and get notifications each time we add a new “How-to” video.