One of the major role domains described by Wolfensberger (SRV monograph, 3rd (rev) ed., p. 30) is that associated with one’s residence or domicile. One of the socially valued roles within this domain is that… Read More »Socially valued role of neighbor
I ran across two fairly recent articles (here and here) and reports (here and here) which speak to the human service use of restraints and the heightened vulnerability of societally devalued children and adults. Restraints can… Read More »The contemporary dangers of restraint use on societally devalued children and adults
I saw this fairly new Citizen Advocacy website recently. Dr. Wolfensberger developed Citizen Advocacy. I believe that students and practitioners of SRV have much to learn from Citizen Advocacy, and vice versa. Marc Tumeinski
Social Role Valorization (SRV) and PASSING teach us that social roles (valued or devalued) can be communicated to observers, as well as to role incumbents themselves, through such channels as: • setting • activity, schedule,… Read More »Communicating the valued social role of student … or not?!
The article ‘Retirees opting for all-ages housing communities‘ (and this 2010 article as well) could be the basis for an interesting exercise for a study group, university or college class, staff training, etc. Such an… Read More »article: ‘Retirees opting for all-ages housing communities’
Valor Press is pleased to announce A revised and expanded edition of Wolf Wolfensberger’s classic work The Limitations of the Law In Human Services (rev. ed.) Dr. Wolfensberger said, right at the beginning of the… Read More »announcing the publication of a revised edition of The Limitations of the Law by W. Wolfensberger