From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition, by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan.

Validating someone's feelings means acknowledging their right to feel as they do, without judgment or agreement. This helps them feel understood and "normalizes" how they feel in …

How Do I Validate? 5 Simple Tips 1. Recognize common feelings in yourself and others Noticing and reflecting someone's feelings is the core of validating. But recognizing feelings in …

Validation occurs when you communicate to another person that his or her feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation. For example, "It …

Review validation or verification records to confirm that appropriate studies were performed using an adequate number of cases, and data were reviewed. If the data showed discordances or …

From the least successful list: Circle a word or words that could be a blind spot for you. For any identified cultural behaviors, are you willing to validate and affirm? Underline a descriptor that …

at is validation? Validation means that you identify and then communicate your understanding of what the other person is saying or feeling in.