In our ongoing series of posts about favorite SRV resources, here are a few suggestions from Jane Sherwin, a Social Role Valorization trainer in Australia. Please send us your favorites and suggestions to us and we’ll mention them in future posts.
• Wolfensberger, W. (2000). A brief overview of Social Role Valorization. Mental Retardation, 38(2), 105-123.
• Wolfensberger, W. (1995b). An “if this, then that” formulation of decisions related to Social Role Valorization as a better way of interpreting it to people. Mental Retardation, 33(3), 163-169.
• Lemay, R.A. (1995). Normalization and social role valorization. In A.E. Dell Orto & R.P. Marinelli (Eds.), Encyclopedia of disability and rehabilitation (pp. 515-521). New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan.
• ‘An Overview of Social Role Valorization Theory’ by Joe Osburn (Osburn, J. (2006). An overview of Social Role Valorization theory. The SRV Journal, 1(1), 4-13.)
• Kendrick, M. (1994). Some reasons why social role valorization is important. SRV-VRS: The International Social Role Valorization Journal. 1(1), 12-16.
• Videos with Janet Klees on YouTube
• Sherwin, J. (2008). Acceptance and belonging: The helpfulness of being in valued roles. Family Advocacy 3(7), 2-3.