Validačná terapia (Validation therapy. Nonpharmacological approach to dementic patient)

Abstract

There is behaviour change occuring to old people, most of all dementic ones. Validation method by N. Feil helps to communicate with those people. The method is respecting uniqueness and originality of every person and is focused on diagnostics and development his or her abilities (let us say slow-down increasing the disease), all of that in different stages of dementia. It is based on a fact that by old people is very important the past, empathic listening, resolving the problems of the past and an effort to do important decisions before death. The old man withdraws if there is no acceptation and empathy that he or she is awaiting. Validation offers specific therapeutical technics and procedures by communication with old and dementic people.