Naomi Feil
Naomi Feil (* 1932 in Munich ) is a German-American gerontologist and former off-Broadway actress who has developed a method for dealing with demented or confused elderly people called Validation . The validation is intended to offer those affected a better quality of life and make their job easier for the carers.
Life
After the family emigrated, Naomi Feil grew up in the Montefiore retirement home in Cleveland , Ohio , run by her father Julius Weil (1902-1989). She earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from Columbia University . Between 1963 and 1980 she developed the validation method. She is Executive Director of the Validation Training Institute (VTI).
The validation methodology is based on the following principles:
- The living conditions of the disoriented person are accepted.
- The carers are supported in dealing with the old, disoriented person who lets his feelings run free.
- People are accepted for who they are.
- The cause of feelings is explored and the person to be cared for is supported in maintaining his or her dignity.
Validation is a recognized procedure in work with the elderly.
Awards
- 1997: Great decoration of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
- 2014: Lazarus honorary award for life's work (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Works
- with Vicki de Klerk-Rubin: Validation. A way to understand confused old people. 1990
- Validation . 1992, ISBN 3-17-015026-X
- Validation in application and examples . 1993
- Validation. A new way to understand old people . 1993, ISBN 3-90-129102-4
- with Evelyn Sutton, Frances Johnson: Training Program Validation . Reinhardt, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-49-701558-X
Web links
- Literature by and about Naomi Feil in the catalog of the German National Library
- European Validation Association
- Claudia Richter: Naomi Feil: “The term dementia is very disrespectful.” Interview in: Die Presse on November 22, 2012
- Stefan Müller: She looks after our confused fathers and mothers with the patience of an angel. In: Tages-Anzeiger from January 16, 2013
- Karin Pollack: "Who dies, wants to feel good about it." Interview in: Der Standard from October 29, 2012
Individual evidence
- ^ H. Appenzeller: Dr. Julius Weil (1902–1998), gerontologist - Steinsfurt , in: M. Heitz, B. Röcker (Hrsg.): Jüdische Personalitäten im Kraichgau , 2013.
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ http://www.lazarus.at/2015/11/23/feil-naomi/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feil, Naomi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American gerontologist and former off-Broadway actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |