About Sherri A. Snider

Sherri Snider has felt a calling to work with older adults her entire life and served
38 years in long-term care; 26 of those as a nursing home administrator. She has been a
certified Validation therapist for 35 years and has conducted numerous training seminars in
various locations across Missouri, including churches, colleges and universities, long-term care
settings, and training settings for professional healthcare providers and State workers such as
Department of Health and Senior Services inspectors and regional ombudsmen. In 2015, she
began traveling abroad to train elder care leaders, social workers, pastors, university students,
and mental health professionals in the United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the
countries of Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
 

Snider holds a Doctor of Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a
Master of Social Work from Saint Louis University. Dr. Snider is also a licensed clinical social
worker and a licensed nursing home administrator. In addition, Dr. Snider has served as the
President of the Board of Trustees of AgingMatters (the southeast regional division of the
Missouri Area Association on Aging) and has been a member of the board for the past six years.
 

Dr. Snider has recently completed her first children's book, "A Forget-Me-Not Adventure: Pippa Learns About Gran's Dementia." The focus of this book is to help children respectfully relate to elderly, particularly those with dementia. By walking the young reader through Gran's progressing stages of forgetfulness and dementia,  communication skills that are honoring and respectful are explored and developed. These skills can then be applied in the lives of the reader so that relationships with grandparents and other elderly family and friends are positive and encouraging. Dr. Snider is also planning to author a
series of books targeting adult children caring for aging parents, recognizing the often-present
dynamic struggle to honor aging parents while ensuring proper care. Dr. Snider is available for
private family counseling as well as training seminars for groups.