Discussion of SRV on Inclusion Network Ning site
There has been some recent discussion of Social Role Valorization on the Inclusion Network Ning site as well as a new Facebook page entitled SRV (Social Role Valorization).
SRV
SRV study tip #1
Get a PASSING manual. Pick one rating. Read and study it, especially the general statement of the issue and the Normalization/SRV requirements. Close the book. Write in your own words a description of the issue… Read More »SRV study tip #1
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
2010 is the European year for combating poverty and social exclusion. From a 16 February 2010 news item: Social exclusion refers to those who don’t enjoy levels of participation that most of society takes for… Read More »European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
Swedish study links suicide and social exclusion (segregation)
A recent study in Sweden found links between social exclusion (segregation) at a young age and greater risk of suicide. A quote from the study relevant to the wound of impoverishment of experience, as well… Read More »Swedish study links suicide and social exclusion (segregation)
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
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