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: 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 […]
Foundations of Inclusive Practice: A Glimpse of SRV (Hindi): Across India, change leaders committed to better lives for people with developmental and psychosocial disability are talking about and learning about Social Role Valorization, a powerful set of ideas about how to assist people to have full, rich, meaningful lives. The global pandemic is causing us […]
Seeing Is Believing…Believing Is Seeing: The Power of Mindsets: Mindsets are powerful shapers of action. Our mindsets govern what we see, what we perceive, and how we respond to the world around us and the people we encounter.
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 […]
Valued Lives: An Invitational Course on Social Role Valorization (SRV 4.0): Valued Lives: An Invitational Course on Social Role Valorization will be held May 4-7 in Delhi. This body of knowledge was offered in India for the first time in 2016, and the impact was immense. SRV theory is influencing the development of inclusive lives […]