Validation therapy

Validation therapy

Validation therapy was developed by Naomi Feil for older people with cognitive impairments and dementia. Feil's own approach classifies individuals with cognitive impairment as having one of four stages in a continuum of dementia. These stages are:
*Mal orientation
*Time Confusion
*Repetitive Motion
*Vegetative state.

The basic principle of the therapy is the concept of validation or the reciprocated communication of respect which communicates that the other's opinions are acknowledged, respected, heard, and (regardless whether or not the listener actually agrees with the content), they are being treated with genuine respect as a legitimate expression of their feelings, rather than marginalized or dismissed.

Validation therapy uses different specific techniques, and it has attracted criticism from researchers who dispute the evidence for some of the beliefs and values of validation therapy, and the appropriateness of the techniques; as there are not enough quality evidences proving the efficacy of such method for people with dementia.cite journal
author=Neal M, Briggs M
title=Validation therapy for dementia
journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev
volume=
issue=3
pages=CD001394
year=2003
pmid=12917907
doi=10.1002/14651858.CD001394]

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