workshop announcement: evolution of Social Role Valorization
one day workshop on ‘The History and Evolution of Social Role Valorization and Its Current Practice’ 12 November 2011 Syracuse, NY (US) contact Susan Thomas at 315 473 2978
Social Role Valorization
article: ‘Pain underestimated by doctors for some patients’
Jane Barken, a professor at Loyalist College and member of both the North American SRV Council and the Southern Ontario Training Group, sent me a link to this CBC News article, pointing out that it has… Read More »article: ‘Pain underestimated by doctors for some patients’
Guy Caruso: looking at ‘best practice’ from an SRV perspective
Guy Caruso gave a plenary presentation this morning (based on a paper written by Guy and Joe Osburn, and edited by the late Wolf Wolfensberger) in which he analyzed the concept and practice of ‘best… Read More »Guy Caruso: looking at ‘best practice’ from an SRV perspective
Guest post: Disability and transhumanism
The following is a guest blog post submitted by Steven Tiffany: Last week I stumbled across a blog posting reviewing a new documentary that takes an in depth look at the relationship between disability and… Read More »Guest post: Disability and transhumanism
Human service system in New York (US)
The New York Times has been running a series of articles on the state human service system for impaired people. See also this related article. Much of the material is quite painful to read, watch… Read More »Human service system in New York (US)
SRV group in the UK
Over the past several years, a Social Role Valorization group called VERA (Values Education and Research Association) has been operating in the UK. David Race, long-term teacher of SRV and author, is one of its members.… Read More »SRV group in the UK