Thanks to Guy Caruso for sending me the link to this article about a proposal to build a Halloween haunted house attraction on the former grounds of the Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania,… Read More »Menace role and Pennhurst
The NY Times ran a column on August 22 in an ongoing series of columns entitled ‘Modern Love.’ This particular column was by a sister describing her brother with Down’s syndrome. * Reflect on how… Read More »NY Times article: ‘My Brother’s Keeper (Assembly Required)’
Our next ‘watching’ suggestion is from Zana Lutfiyya who teaches SRV and related ideas at the University of Manitoba. See Zana’s suggestion below. Send us your suggestions! “The documentary ‘Including Samuel‘ is an excellent resource… Read More »What are you reading (or watching or listening to)? #2
In SRV workshops, we begin by teaching about the most common wounds of societally devalued people. One of the most common forms of wounding is rejection. We talk about rejection as a hinge wound, in… Read More »Deportation of the Roma from France
We thought that it might be useful to share what people interested in teaching about and applying SRV are reading, or watching, or listening to. What are the books, movies, articles, etc. that get used… Read More »What are you reading (or watching or listening to)? #1
David Race. Social Role Valorization and The English Experience. London: Whiting and Birch Ltd., 1999. Dr. Wolfensberger is by far the most prolific writer about SRV, but a few other writers have contributed greatly to… Read More »Book notice #2