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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 harmed by society, and...

The Power of Roles

Introduction to Social Role Valorization

This intensive workshop presents the idea of assisting people with disabilities and other devalued conditions to have positive social roles, which serves as a productive and helpful response to wounding life experiences. People wishing to understand the life experiences of people they support and the implications of those life experiences, and those who are committed...

SRV Refresher Course

SRV Refresher Course Haven’t been to SRV for a while and are looking for a refresher course? Join us as we review the themes of Social Role Valorization and discuss how we have used these ideas over our years of serving others. A series of short presentations will be followed by chances to illustrate, discuss,...

SRV Study Group: Fire Through Dry Grass

Join us for a live screening and an in-depth discussion on the documentary Fire Through Dry Grass, an exposé that reveals the harsh realities faced by residents of Coler Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. This powerful film tells the story of a group of disabled artists and residents who courageously stood up against the City...

Journey to a Better Me

Join the Keystone Institute for this newly revised curriculum, “Journey to a Better Me.” This active, participatory workshop focuses on leadership development and personal and professional enrichment through an engaging process. Effective listening, communication skills, attitudes of empowerment, creative problem solving, team building strategies, and reaching one’s potential are focal points around which participants both...

The Power of Roles

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...

The Power of Roles

SRV Study Group: Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

The mindsets held about people with disabilities, particularly mental disorders, and African Americans permeate our collective culture and drastically influence what is done in the name of “treatment.” Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum explores these issues as it chronicles the 93-year-old history of Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland, the last standing...

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