Links to resources and Reading Suggestions about Validation, Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other topics.
Resource Organizations for Support
North American Validation Association: vfvalidation.org
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners: NCCDP.org
Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
The Charlie Foundation: www.charliefoundation.org
The Genius of Marian (Video) : www.geniusofmarian.com
Memory Bridge – The Foundation for Alzheimer’s and Cultural Memory: memorybridge.org
Reading Resources and Information
The Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias by Naomi Feil and Vicki de Klerk-Rubin
The Dementia Concept by Joshua J. Freitas
Alzheimer’s Disease: What If There Was A Cure? by Mary T. Newport, M.D.
Spirit Heals: Awakening a Woman’s Inner Knowing for Self-Healing by Dr. Meredith Young-Sowers
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss by Nancy L. Mace, M.A., and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.
The Antioxidant Miracle: Your Complete Plan for Total Health and Healing by Lester Packer, PH.D., and Carol Colman
Aging With Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives by David Snowden, P.H.D.
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