Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are a major reason for institutionalization, and high demanding for staff in Residential Care Facilities. This article reports the design, implementation, and evaluation of a Validation Therapy pilot-training program (VALIDA) for staff members of a residential care facility in Aveiro, Portugal. This pilot study involved 22 members of the staff, including qualified professionals and nonqualified direct care workers, who were involved in the design. The pilot-training program comprises two components: training sessions in group and individual monitoring between those sessions. The evaluation indicates that the structure of the pilot-program was well accepted, and participants reported positive impacts in professional (better skilled to deal with residents with dementia) and personal (better trained to deal with elderly relatives) lives. This pilot-training program shows potential to be used in residential care facilities and needs to be replicated.

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VALIDA：针对住院护理机构员工的验证治疗培训计划。

痴呆症的行为和心理症状是住院的主要原因，并且对住院护理设施的工作人员要求很高。本文报告了针对葡萄牙阿威罗一家养老院工作人员的验证疗法试点培训计划 (VALIDA) 的设计、实施和评估。这项试点研究涉及 22 名员工，包括合格的专业人员和不合格的直接护理人员，他们参与了设计。飞行员培训计划包括两个部分：小组培训课程和这些课程之间的个人监控。评估表明，试点项目的结构被广泛接受，参与者报告了对专业（更好地处理痴呆症患者的技能）和个人（更好地训练以处理老年亲属）生活的积极影响。该试点培训计划显示出在住宅护理设施中使用的潜力，需要复制。