Events

Distance Introduction to SRV

Online

Distance Introduction to SRV March 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 (time frames listed below) The Introduction to Social Role Valorization is an intensive workshop which presents the idea of assisting people with disabilities and other devalued conditions to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to wounding life experiences. Social Role […]

The Power of Roles

Online

The Power of Roles This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through a combination of multimedia presentation and small group discussion, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation. This event includes discussion of how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and […]

Tools for Change: Designing and Implementing a Person Centered Planning Process

Online

April 8 & 19 Two Part Series held via Zoom from 9:30am-12:30pm each day Tools for Change: Designing and Implementing a Person Centered Planning Process Person- Centered Supports are designed to overcome inertia, and identify ways to enhance and expand a person’s emerging capacities. This workshop introduces participants to the principles and techniques of Person […]

A Dangerous Son (SRV Study Group)

Online

A Dangerous Son: It is estimated that 17.1 million children have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, often beginning before age 14. The documentary “A Dangerous Son” follows three families of children with significant psychiatric and emotional disorders as they attempt to navigate the limited yet complex systems and processes available in hopes of finding […]

The Power of Roles

Online

The Power of Roles This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through a combination of multimedia presentation and small group discussion, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation. This event includes discussion of how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and […]

Offering Your Gifts Through Service

Online

May 5 Held via Zoom from 9am-12pm Offering Your Gifts Through Service This workshop explores the potential for connection, contribution and transformation when people decide to commit to each other to make life better. Sometimes being in formal service relationships with vulnerable people can be fraught with limitation, but there is no doubt that there […]