Praise for Validation Techniques for Dementia Care

"Validation Techniques for Dementia Care is a rare book, written with empathy for the caregiver . . . Bringing 20 years of experience as a Validation presenter, practitioner, and teacher, [the author] offers families step-by-step ways of communicating, with a multitude of examples and exercises."
-Naomi Feil, M.S.W., A.C.S.W., L.I.S.W., B.C.D., Executive Director, Validation Training Institute, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

"This book gives family members, friends, and others the keys to unlock the doors to continued relationships and opportunities for positive interactions with loved ones. Ms. de Klerk-Rubin presents the principles of Validation, gives meaningful guidance in negotiating the role of caregiver, provides techniques and approaches that have been proven to be useful, and gives excellent examples in the form of stories to guide application. An important contribution to the caregiving literature."
-Harvey L. Sterns, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology and Professor of Psychology, The University of Akron; Research Professor of Gerontology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy

"Validation Techniques for Dementia Care ... uses a combination of narrative and step-by-step guidelines to help readers truly integrate Validation techniques into their interactions with loved ones ... Reading this book will build mindfulness and empathy in caregivers, teaching them simple methods that can help them explore and support the emotional reality of aging persons and find relevance and meaning in their experiences."
-Peter Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D., and Danny George, M.Sc., authors of The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis

"As a Validation teacher for 8 years, an administrator for 18 years, and as someone who practices these techniques and leads groups, I can testify that the Validation paradigm is effective, practical, and has a transformative impact... Vicki de Klerk-Rubin ... has succinctly and expertly made a treasury of wisdom available to any family member whose loved one suffers with dementia.... The techniques listed are skills family members can use to navigate these previously uncharted waters. If your loved one is struggling with dementia, this book is a must-read for you."
-Scott Averill, J.D., CEO, Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, Kansas

"How I wish I'd had this book when I was caring for my parents, both suffering from Alzheimer's disease...How much easier it would have been and how much time and heartache it would have saved to have instructions on how to manage the myriad of odd behaviors that occur in those with dementia."
-Jacqueline Marcell, author of Elder Rage, and host of the Coping With Caregiving radio show

"de Klerk-Rubin's book is a wonderfully helpful guide . . . the Validation approach she describes is a guide to living in the world with grace and compassion, as valuable for those who use it as those who receive it."
-Elinor Fuchs, author of the mother-daughter Alzheimer's memoir, Making an Exit

"This book contains controversial, yet highly enlightening, concepts that will aid family members in their quest to communicate with and find meaning in their relationship with their loved ones."
-John C. Colletti, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Certified Validation Teacher; President, Chapman Senior Care, Richmond, VA

"Vicki de Klerk-Rubin has penned a powerful complement to Naomi Feil's earlier works. Validation principles are elucidated along with reasons why disoriented very old persons act in certain ways. Readers gain understanding of underlying needs that elicit specific behavior. Clear-cut examples from real life situations are offered as insights into effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to be used with someone who suffers from disorientation or dementia. Family members share their relief and joy in being able to connect with loved ones once again. Readers are left with concrete methods and a sense of hope as they toil through very difficult times."
-Sandy Ransom, R.N., M.S.H.P., Director, Texas Long Term Care Institute

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