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CONFERENCE SEPT 2010 |
Validation Therapy Workshop
Presented by Ms Naomi Feil, 27 & 28 September
WHAT IS VALIDATION?
Validation is a tested model of practice that helps old disoriented people reduce stress, enhance dignity and happiness.Developed from 1963 to 1980 by Naomi Feil, Validation accepts the old person who returns to the past. Often his/her retreat is not mental illness or disease, it is survival. In old age, people can survive through hind-sight. When eyes fail, they see with the mind's eye. When hearing fails, they hear sounds from the past. They see childhood scenes when recent memory and friends die. They restore the past to relive good times and resolve the bad in this final struggle to find peace. Validation helps them win!Validation was developed to help those diagnosed with Alzheimer's and related disorders who are disoriented in the later stages of life. Older persons who are trying to "tie up loose ends" by retreating into fantasy or confusion are often brought closer to reality and security.Using Validation both individually and in groups, we tune into the world of the elderly. Travelling back in time and space with them, we can begin to understand the underlying life themes that are being expressed. By careful listening, eye contact and touch, pacing body rhythms, the person trained can build a sense of mutual respect and trust with the elder. Most important, feelings and memories can be understood and interpreted.Through Validation techniques we are able to enter the person's inner world. Empathy builds trust, trust gives strength, strength reduces stress, helping to restore well being and happiness.
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