In his later writing about Social Role Valorization, Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger taught about the concept of bandwidth applied to social roles, whether socially valued roles or socially devalued roles (SRV monograph, Wolfensberger, 1998, 3rd rev.… Read More »bandwidth of social roles
The 22 April Sunday New York Times article entitled ‘A facial theory of politics’ bears relevance to Social Role Valorization theory teaching about image enhancement. The article discusses how the personal appearance of candidates for… Read More »Sunday NY Times: A Facial Theory of Politics
Valor Press announces ‘Advanced Issues in Social Role Valorization Theory’ Author: Wolf Wolfensberger PhD, 1934-2011 About the book The first two chapters explain SRV, and give depth and background to SRV as an empirical theory that… Read More »new publication by Wolf Wolfensberger
Due to the fact that it has been some time since I posted my last entry, I will leave several links here for you to view with a brief elaboration of the SRV themes they… Read More »SRV in the News – April 17th, 2012
Last week, the media in Atlantic Canada was touting Senior’s Summer Camps as an innovative and entrepreneurial idea. According to the article, Halifax, Nova Scotia will be the sight of “The Heart and Soul Summer… Read More »Senior’s Summer Camps
This January 2012 newspaper article highlighted, among other issues, efforts by a local food pantry to enhance both image and competency of people using the pantry: ‘The new location allows it to be set up like… Read More »article ‘New model of food pantry helps people maintain their dignity’