We often pronounce service practices overwhelmingly “good” or “bad,” yet the reality is more complex as any practice may offer both advantages and pitfalls for vulnerable people. SRV gives us a unique way to assess impact: spotting what helps people access the good things of life, while revealing risks and shortcomings that could cause harm.Read More

We often pronounce service practices overwhelmingly “good” or “bad,” yet the reality is more complex as any practice may offer both advantages and pitfalls for vulnerable people. SRV gives us a unique way to assess impact: spotting what helps people access the good things of life, while revealing risks and shortcomings that could cause harm.Read More

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 harmed by society, and...Read More

Putting people in the driver’s seat of their own lives and allowing them to pursue a life that is meaningful to them is some of the most worthwhile work we can do as people who work to stand by, with, and for people living with disability. Person-centered planning helps us discover a person’s true capacities...Read More

Putting people in the driver’s seat of their own lives and allowing them to pursue a life that is meaningful to them is some of the most worthwhile work we can do as people who work to stand by, with, and for people living with disability. Person-centered planning helps us discover a person’s true capacities...Read More