Social roles, valued and devalued, give one a place in society, whether a high or low place, valued status or devalued status (p. 39, A brief introduction to Social Role Valorization, Wolfensberger, Training Institute for… Read More »Reflect on roles: place in society
On day 3 of the philosophy of personalism workshop, we learned about the importance of assuming personal (moral) responsibility. We also learned about some of the major writers and thinkers of personalism, particularly but not… Read More »Day 3 of the philosophy of personalism workshop
During day 2 of the philosophy of personalism workshop, we learned about the value of each and every person. We also discussed the principle of subsidiarity.
The May 3 2010 cover of the New Yorker illustrates the discard role: it’s an image of a man in a rocking chair put out at the curb with other trash. His wife (presumably) looks… Read More »Discard role: 3 May 2010 cover of the New Yorker
Today was day 1 of the 3 day workshop on the philosophy of personalism, taught by Dr. Wolfensberger, Susan Thomas, Tom Doody, Jo Massarelli and myself. Today we discussed some of the leading figures of… Read More »Day 1 of personalism workshop
This recent blog posting by Judy Horton comments on Wolfensberger’s April 2010 American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities article entitled “How to Comport Ourselves in an Era of Shrinking Resources.”