European
Validation Association
European
Validation Association
To order books or videos, please contact the appropriate publisher. In many cases, you can order them from the AVO in your area or local bookstore. Videos are also available from www.edwardfeilproductions.com.
Validation: The Feil Method
by Naomi Feil, revised edition published by Edward Feil Productions, 1992.
The Validation Breakthrough
by Naomi Feil, published by Health Professions Press, 1993
The Four Phases of Resolution, 8 minutes, 1997
This video clearly shows the four stages of disorientation in progression. It
is primarily a very useful teaching tool within the context of a Validation training
course. Naomi Feil role plays each stage, clearly showing the physical and psychological
characteristics of each phase in the Resolution process.
Myrna, The Mal-oriented, 25 minutes, 1997
This instructional video is suitable for professional and non-professional caregivers
of Alzheimer-type very old people. It teaches the basic principles of Validation
as well as some of the basic Validation techniques.
Looking For Yesterday, 29 minutes, 1978
A sensitive documentary that captures the pain of life in a nursing home and how
Validation can help. A Validation worker demonstrates how one can enter the world
of very disoriented very old people, learn the meaning behind their bizarre behaviors
and build trust. The difference between Reality Orientation and Validation is
clearly presented.
100 Years to Live, 29 minutes, 1981
A documentary of the helplessness and frustration of two very old women who face
deteriorating health and increasing dependency. A 100 year old mother and her
80 year old daughter are forced to leave their home for a nursing home. The viewer
witnesses the 100 year old mother survive the move, while the 80 year old daughter
does not adapt.
The More We Get Together, 44 minutes, 1986
This teaching video documentary is intended for families of disoriented very old
people, all levels of professional staff, as well as students in the health professions.
In Part One, basic Validation principles and techniques are shown in individual
situations. In Part Two, group Validation is demonstrated and explained.
Communicating with the Alzheimer's-type Population/ Act Your Age, 19 minutes,
1988
In clear "before" and "after" scenes this video shows how
Validation can be used with disoriented and maloriented individuals. This video
offers a good introduction to Validation ideas and techniques.
Validation Workshop With Naomi Feil: My First Hundred Years, 57 minutes, 1981
This dramatic television special presents a workshop conducted by Naomi Feil.
Working with a studio audience, Feil uses role plays and exercises to show the
aging process and to give insight into disorientation.
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