I’m pleased to see that the 3 volume text written by Dr. Wolfensberger has been made available. https://presse.valorsolutions.ca/fr/model-coherency-the-key-to-human-service-quality-set-of-3 This work fleshes out the Social Role Valorization theme of model coherency, and provides detailed explanations of… Read More »Publication of a model coherency text authored by Wolfensberger
The 18 July 2021 NY Times includes an article entitled ‘The tug of war over Hart Island.’ A mile long, Hart Island is in Long Island Sound and is part of the Bronx (New York,… Read More »‘The tug of war over Hart Island’
Easy Street is the name of a simulated environment with a purported goal of rehabilitation, and is used in a number of programs, such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers and other medical settings. Easy Street environments… Read More »Easy Street
The Sunday NY Times (4 May 2014) included an article entitled ‘Heroin’s new hometown: On Staten Island, rising tide of heroin takes hold.’ It is a sad and difficult article about the awful effects of addiction… Read More »Imagery and drug addiction services
This 2014 op ed in the NY Times relates to the Social Role Valorization (SRV) theme of competency enhancement, in this case, as related to the role of student. It examines ways that group size… Read More »Group size matters
One of the clarifications offered in introductory Social Role Valorization workshops and texts is the distinction between the role of server (whether paid or voluntary) and the valued social role of friend. Servers may indeed… Read More »Role of server or friend?