Around 1800, a movement arose in Europe that soon spread to America, called “moral treatment”, taught a service approach, especially to those with mental disorders, that stood in strong positive contrast to their then-prevailing very negative interpretation and treatment, as if they were menaces or even sub-human. Moral treatment emphasized culturally normative environments, high expectancies, much …

Come join us, and bring your lunch! These noontime presentation and discussion sessions over Zoom are for those who are familiar with SRV (Social Role Valorization) and who are interested in putting it into practice. They are free of charge. I

For those with some knowledge of Social Role Valorization principles, and who are hungry for how to help people move into valued roles, this workshop is for you. How do you identify roles people might be interested in? Once you have a role in mind, how might you help a person enter that role? How …

Across India, change leaders committed to better lives for people with developmental and psychosocial disability are talking about 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 …

Developed by Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, SRV is an elaboration of his earlier conceptualization of normalization. Today, SRV represents one of the few well organized theories that positively addresses the plight of people who are devalued by society. It was also essential in developing a framework for the development of the community living movement. SRV contains …

Mindsets are powerful shapers of action – our mindsets govern what we see, what we perceive, and how we respond to the world around us and the people we encounter. Intended for those with some exposure to Social Role Valorization, this workshop will examine the power of mindsets, and the sorts of strategies that might …

Developed by Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, SRV is an elaboration of his earlier conceptualization of normalization. Today, SRV represents one of the few well organized theories that positively addresses the plight of people who are devalued by society. It was also essential in developing a framework for the development of the community living movement. SRV contains …

Come join us, and bring your lunch! These noontime presentation and discussion sessions over Zoom are for those who are familiar with SRV (Social Role Valorization) and who are interested in putting it into practice. They are free of charge. I

Developed by Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, SRV is an elaboration of his earlier conceptualization of normalization. Today, SRV represents one of the few well organized theories that positively addresses the plight of people who are devalued by society. It was also essential in developing a framework for the development of the community living movement. SRV contains …