Validation Techniques for Dementia Care: The Family Caregiver's Guide to Improving Communication
Vicki de Klerk-Rubin is the European manager of the Validation Training Institute and a certified Validation trainer. She is the co-author of the 1992 revision ofValidation: The Feil Methodand the 2nd edition ofThe Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer s-Type Dementia.Ms. de Klerk-Rubin holds a bachelor of fine arts from Boston University and a masters of business administration from Fordham University, and is a Dutch-trained registered nurse. Ms. de Klerk-Rubin has given Validation workshops, lectures, and training programs in Austria, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, and the United States of America. She also has worked in numerous nursing facilities in Amsterdam, leading Validation groups and training staff.