Stanford Prison Experiment
Dr. Philip Zimbardo (who conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment) in a brief interview talking about how quickly the students in the experiment took on the roles of guard and prisoner.
Physical setting: prison architecture
In Social Role Valorization theory and in the PASSING manual, we talk about the power of the physical setting when it comes to communicating roles and images, setting expectations, affecting competency, and so on. This… Read More »Physical setting: prison architecture
“Shark bait kids”
The following item was sent to me from Jane S: Thought you might like to have a look at this article. So much to discuss! Positive activity; unconsciousness of vulnerability; another brick through the use… Read More »“Shark bait kids”
Youth prison
In the PASSING manual, Dr. Wolfensberger and Susan Thomas write that one of the few human service practices that does not have a culturally valued analog (CVA) is a prison (p. 31). A recent article… Read More »Youth prison
“The neediest cases”
A recent article in the NY Times (21 February 2010) could be the good basis for many SRV-related exercises, such as examining the images and messages in the article communicated by language and pictures. These… Read More »“The neediest cases”
video of Wolfensberger workshops on human service history
Check out the video of Dr. Wolfensberger teaching about human service history. Great project. If you’re in a university or corporate position and can purchase these training videos, I highly recommend them. Good material that… Read More »video of Wolfensberger workshops on human service history