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| About the Author | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Authorized Validation Organizations | |
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| Introduction: Florence Trew 1872-1963: "I died" | |
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| Alzheimer's-Type Dementia and the Use of Validation | |
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| Aging, Development, and Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| How I Learned: The Case of Isadore Rose: "You Castrated Me with Words" | |
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| A Theory of Life Development and the Need for Validation | |
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| Who Are the Old-Old and What Is Dementia? | |
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| The Old-Old, Dementia, and Human Needs | |
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| The Concept and Techniques of Validation | |
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| What Is Validation? | |
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| The Principles of Validation | |
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| The Four Stages of Resolution | |
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| The Techniques of Validation | |
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| Using Validation with People Who Are Maloriented | |
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| The Case of Frances, the Accuser | |
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| The Case of George, the Loner | |
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| The Case of Jenny, the Gardener | |
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| The Case of June, the Blamer | |
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| How to Read the Vital Signs of the Maloriented | |
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| "Helping" Techniques that Make the Maloriented Worse | |
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| Validation Techniques for Communicating with the Maloriented | |
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| Using Validation with People Who Are Time Confused | |
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| The Case of Martha, the Birther | |
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| How to Read the Vital Signs of the Time Confused | |
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| "Helping" Techniques that Make the Time Confused Worse | |
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| Validation Techniques for Communicating with the Time Confused | |
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| Using Validation with People Who Are Repetitive Movers | |
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| The Case of Marvin, the Pounder | |
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| How to Read the Vital Signs of the Repetitive Mover | |
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| "Helping" Techniques that Make Repetitive Movers Worse | |
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| Validation Techniques for Communicating with Repetitive Movers | |
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| Using Validation with People Who Are in Vegetation | |
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| The Case of Nora, the Nonmover | |
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| How to Read the Vital Signs of People in Vegetation | |
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| Validation Techniques for Communicating with People in Vegetation | |
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| Using Validation with People with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| The Case of Richard, the Mumbler | |
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| How to Read the Vital Signs of People with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| "Helping" Techniques that Make People with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Worse | |
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| Validation Techniques for Communicating with People with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Who Benefits from Validation? | |
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| The Benefits of Validation for Disoriented Old-Old People | |
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| The Benefits of Validation for Professional Caregivers | |
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| The Benefits of Validation for Families | |
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| How Validation Differs from Other Therapies Used with Old-Old People | |
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| Reminiscence | |
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| Life Review | |
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| Reality Orientation | |
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| Remotivation | |
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| Behavior Modification | |
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| Diversion and Redirection | |
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| Patronizing with the Therapeutic Lie | |
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| You Can't Fool Millie | |
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| A Reminiscing Group or a Validation Group? What Is the Difference? | |
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| Get Her Outta' Here | |
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| Psychotherapy | |
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| Validation in Practice | |
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| Communicating with People Who Are Maloriented | |
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| Ellen, the Hoarder: "When You Listen, I Speak Clear" | |
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| Lucy, the Spitter: "Bitch! Get Out of My Room!" | |
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| Sadie, the Martyr: "One Mother Has 10 Kids. Ten Kids Can't Care for One Mother!" | |
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| Peg, the Worrier: "There's a Man Under My Bed!" | |
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| Stewart, the Complainer: "You're Killing Me Here!" | |
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| Communicating with People Who Are Time Confused | |
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| David, the Toucher: "I Am Not Dr. Willard: He's on an Extended Holiday!" | |
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| Margaret, the Mother: "I'm Living in My Own Home, These People Don't Belong Here!" | |
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| Harry, the Hitter: "Come in, You Old Battle Ax!" | |
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| Validating at Home: Karl, the Flasher | |
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| Communicating with People Who Are Repetitive Movers | |
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| Isobel, the Poet: "I Untangle the Noodles in the Mirrors of My Mind" | |
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| Mary, the Pacer: "I Am Not a Sheep!" | |
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| Communicating with Maloriented and Time Confused People Living in the Community | |
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| The Apartment House Manager, the Policeman, the Emergency Medical Squad, and Thomas Konig | |
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| The Mailman, the Grocery Clerk, the Hairdresser, and Millie Stonewall | |
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| The Doctor, the Meals on Wheels Volunteer, and Samuel Goode | |
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| Validating Family Members | |
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| Ann and Her Mother, Trudy | |
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| Tips For Family Members Who Want to Validate Disoriented Relatives | |
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| Ann and Trudy--with Validation | |
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| Group Validation | |
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| Setting Up Validation Groups | |
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| The Value of a Validation Group | |
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| Who Benefits from Group Validation? | |
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| The Role of the Validation Group Worker | |
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| The Role of the Validation Group Co-worker | |
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| Establishing a Validation Group | |
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| Conducting a Validation Group Meeting | |
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| Example of a Validation Group | |
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| Who Can Practice Validation? | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Experiences of Professionals in the United States and Abroad | |
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| Implementing Validation at Country Meadows Retirement Communities | |
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| Using Validation as a Consultant in a Richmond, Virginia, Continuing Care Retirement Community | |
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| Using Validation in a 60-Bed Skilled Medicare Facility in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area: An Administrator's Perspective | |
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| Using Validation at a 422-Bed Veterans' Home in Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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| Using Validation at a Newly Purchased Facility in Maine | |
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| Using Validation at an Urban Nursing Home in Brooklyn, New York | |
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| Using Validation in a 28-Bed Dementia Unit in Rural Wisconsin | |
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| Using Validation at a Rural Nursing Home in Missouri | |
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| Using Validation at Eldercare in South Australia | |
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| Using Validation at the South Port Community Nursing Home in Australia | |
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| Using Validation at a University Hospital in France | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |