Naomi Feil

Naomi Feil is an American gerontologist who developed Validation therapy (holistic therapy that focuses on empathy and provides means for people with cognitive deficit and dementia to communicate). She was born in Munich, Germany in 1932, and grew up in the Montefiore Home for the Aged in Cleveland. Her mother was the head of the Social Service Department and her father was the administrator.[1] She says that her childhood environment has significantly contributed in shaping the insight into the world of the elderly. Feil has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia University. Between 1963 and 1980 Naomi developed Validation Therapy as alternative to traditional methods of working with the severely disoriented aged people.[1][2][3] Validation: The Feil Method was her first book published in 1982 followed by The Validation Breakthrough which was her second published in 1993.[4]

References
  1. Neal, Martin; Barton Wright, Philip (2003-07-21). "Validation therapy for dementia". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001394. ISSN 1465-1858.
  2. Feil, Naomi. (1992). V/F validation : the Feil method : how to help disoriented old-old. Klerk-Rubin, Vicki de. (Rev., 1992 ed.). Cleveland, Ohio: Edward Feil Productions. ISBN 1-878169-00-9. OCLC 27106914.
  3. "Validation, communication through empathy | Naomi Feil | TEDxAmsterdamWomen - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. Feil, Naomi. (2002). The validation breakthrough : simple techniques for communicating with people with Alzheimer's-type dementia. Klerk-Rubin, Vicki de. (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Health Professions Press. ISBN 1-878812-81-5. OCLC 48399162.


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