The 8th International Social Role Valorization (SRV) Conference will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada May 7-9, 2025. Pre-conference events will take place May 5 and 6. SRV theory, derived from the principle of normalization, was first defined by Wolf Wolfensberger in 1983. Over the past 40 plus years, many have used SRV theory …

This is an intensive workshop which presents the idea of assisting people with disabilities and other devalued conditions to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to wounding life experiences. People wishing to understand the life experiences of people they support, the implications of those life experiences, and are committed to the …

Workshop Description: PASSING workshops are designed to enable participants with previous Social Role Valorization (SRV) training to gain a deeper understanding of devaluation and of how the promotion of valued social roles may enable people who are devalued to experience "the good thing of life". The workshop is directed at anyone who is interested in …

Training Description: Across India, change leaders committed to better lives for people with developmental and psychosocial disability are talking and learning about Social Role Valorization, a powerful set of ideas about how to assist people to have full, rich, meaningful lives. SRV provides a high-order framework for understanding the society in which we live, and …

“The ache for home lives in all of us.  The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”  Maya Angelou This half-day of reflection, discussion, and discovery will focus on the concept of home: What is the importance and meaning of home? What does it mean to have one’s own …

Hungry for more information about Social Role Valorization? Had some basic training in it? If so, then this workshop is for you. The global pandemic is causing us to interact differently, and Keystone Institute is adapting by providing our courses and events on-line, using the best platform we can find. This event is a pilot, …

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Scourge of The Human Service Practice of Restraint Date: Wednesday August 27,  7 pm- 9 pm EST OR Friday August 29, 9 am – 11 am EST Link to Register: https://keystoneinstitute.net/hiddeninplainsight   Did you miss the International SRV Conference held in May in Halifax? If so, this is a chance …

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Scourge of The Human Service Practice of Restraint Date: Wednesday August 27,  7 pm- 9 pm EST OR Friday August 29, 9 am – 11 am EST Link to Register: https://keystoneinstitute.net/hiddeninplainsight   Did you miss the International SRV Conference held in May in Halifax? If so, this is a chance …