Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (SRV Study Group)

Online

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution In the early 1970s, around the peak of institutionalization in the United States, a group of teenagers with disabilities were attending a summer camp in the Catskills of New York State. Facing the realities of physical and social distancing, these young campers found solace and vision in one another. Camp […]

Planning for Change: Foundation of Person-Centered Work

Zoom Online Platform

Planning for Change: Foundation of Person-Centered Work: Think different, plan different. Person-centered work involves a very different way of engaging with people with disabilities and their families. Using person-centered tools, the focus person is the central figure in their own planning, supported by the people they choose at their side. The processes used bring out […]