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SUSAN
THOMAS has been an associate of the Training Institute for many years
and holds degrees in psychology and special education. She is author of several
articles on Normalization and Social Role Valorization and is co-author, with
Professor Wolfensberger, of PASSING and other publications. Ms Thomas has also
worked for many years in voluntary, informal service to people with disabilities,
and poor and homeless people. She has presented workshops with Professor Wolfensberger
in many countries. Susan is the Coordinator of Training for the Training
Institute and can be contacted on 315/473-2978
See above for workshops involving Susan Thomas
Other
events conducted by Professor Wolfensberger & Susan Thomas are:
"Incidents
From History in Which Mentally Retarded Persons Have Been Valued, & Lessons
That Can Be Drawn From These Incidents for Our Own Day".
"The
19th Century 'Moral Treatment' Approach to Human Services, Especially to the
Treatment of Mental Disorder, & Lessons For Services of Our Own Day."
"Major
Contemporary Obstacles to Human Service Rationality, Morality & Quality,"
"An
Interpreted Pictorial Presentation on the History of Human Services, With Emphasis
on the Origins of Our Major Service Patterns & Practices, & Some Universal
Lessons Which Can be learned From This History."
Reflections
on Human Service Developments Since the 1950s; What is Still the Same, What
Has Gotten Better, What Has Gotten Worse, & What Lies Ahead
"Crafting
a Coherent Moral Stance on the Sanctity of All Human Life, Especially in the
Light of Contemporary Society's Legitimization & Practice of All Sorts of
"Deathmakings" of Unwanted & Devalued People"
"The
Liberation of Handicapped & Other Devalued People From Bondage & Dependency,
Especially on the Human Service System."
"The
Historic Idea of Two Kinds of "Intelligence," Incidents From History Where This
Enabled the Positive Valuation of People of Low Intelligence, & Some Lessons
for Our Own Day
"Understanding
the Contemporary Post-Primary production Economy, & Its Implications to
Human Services & to Work Opportunities For Impaired/Devalued People"
The
Philosophy of Personalism as a Foundation for Service Engagements & Relationships
With Societally Devalued People
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