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DR
WOLF WOLFENSBERGER spearheaded the
Normalization reform movement, first in the USA and in Canada where he was
a visiting scholar with the National Institute on Mental Retardation, and
continued to work closely with parent groups. He holds a philosophy degree,
and a Masters and Ph.D. in psychology. Since 1973, he has been a Professor
in the School of Education at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York State,
and the Director of the Training Institute for Human Service Planning, Leadership
and Change Agentry there. Much of Dr. Wolfensberger's work has been concerned
with services to people with developmental disabilities and their families.
He is author of a large number of works including the service evaluation
instruments, PASS and PASSING. He is the originator of the Citizen Advocacy
concept, and the author of Social Role Valorization theory. In recent years, Dr. Wolfensberger has become increasingly concerned with the decline in functionality of service systems, and the need to emphasise personal relationships between valued and devalued people. He also actively advocates against society's growing willingness to abbreviate the lives of unwanted devalued groups, including the unborn, new-borns with disabilities, the chronically ill, homeless and elderly people. He has presented workshops in eleven countries. |
Dr
Wolfensberger & Susan Thomas can be contacted at:
Syracuse University Training Institute or Human Service
Planning, Leadership and Change Agentry
800 South Wilbur Avenue,
Suite 3B1
Syracuse, NY 13204
USA
ph 315/473-2978
Fax 315/473-2963
Upcoming Workshops by Professor Wolfensberger & Susan Thomas of the Training Institute, Syracuse University:
Contact Susan Thomas at the Training Institute (details above) for further information regarding the following events:
3rd - 6th
June, 2008 Revised Conceptualisation of SRV (SRVx10 Themes) (Training Institute)
Riverside, CA
call Susan Thomas: 315-473-2978
February
29, 2008 Understanding
the Wounded Identities of so Many Human Service Recipients: The Most Common
"Wounds" of Societally Devalued People (Dr Wolfensberger & Associates)
3rd Floor Auditorium, Central NY Disabilities Office, 800 South Wilbur
Ave, Syracuse NY
$80, but free for students, fasculty and staff of Syracuse University
Contact: Training Cordinator, Training Institute 800 S. Wilbur Ave, Ste 3B1,
Syracuse NY
ph: 315/473-2978; fax 315/473-2963
May 4-10,
2008. 7-day How to Function with Personal Moral Coherency in a Disfunctional
world
Moral
Coherency Study Group & massachusetts Alliance for Personal Action
Andover, Massachusetts
Contact: SRV Implemetation Project: info@srvip.org
For
More Information about the Various Workshops that the Training Institute conducts