V F Validation(R) The Feil Method Third Edition

by Vicki de Klerk (Editor)

Overview

This book tells how to help elders diagnosed with a cognitive impairment at an old age. It teaches those who care for and about disoriented old people to: recognize the signs of disorientation, the physical, emotional and social factors leading to confusion, and how to help confused elders in each stage.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157586379
Publisher:	Validation Training Institute
Publication date:	02/07/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	170
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Naomi Feil, M.S.W., A.C.S.W., is the Executive Director of the Validation Training Institute, in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the creator of Validation, currently recognized as a state-of-the-art method of treatment for older people diagnosed as having dementia of the Alzheimer’s type or related disorders.

Mrs. Feil earned her master’s of social work from Columbia University and studied at the New School for Social Research, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Michigan. In 1963, she became dissatisfied with traditional therapies for older people with dementia and began to develop her own method for helping older people cope with the disorientation that is sometimes part of the aging process.

In addition to her second book on Validation “The Validation Breakthrough”, revised in 2002, Ms. Feil has published numerous journal articles and has produced nine award-winning films on Validation. Mrs. Feil is internationally recognized for her work with older people and is one of the most sought-after trainers in the field. More than 30,000 facilities in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia work with Validation, and nearly 100,000 professional and family caregivers have attended her workshops in North America, Australia, Europe and Japan. There are 20 Validation centers in 10 countries.

Vicki de Klerk-Rubin is the European manager of the Validation Training Institute, a certified Validation Master and the co-author of The Validation Breakthrough, revision. She has published numerous articles on Validation as well as helped design the Validation course curriculums. Ms. de Klerk-Rubin holds a bachelor of fine arts from Boston University, a master of business administration from Fordham University, and is a Dutch-trained registered nurse. Ms. de Klerk-Rubin gives Validation workshops, lectures and training programs in Europe, the Middle East and the United States.