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Principles of Teaching for Everyday Life: A Three Part Series on Competency Development

Principles of Teaching for Everyday Life: A Three Part Series on Competency Development March 3, 4, & 17, including some independent experiential work in between sessions Presented via Zoom 8:30am-1:00pm each day Human beings have vastly more growth potential than is realized by most people, and this is especially true for people with disabilities. We’re...

Providing Medical Safeguards to Vulnerable People: An Issue of Life and Death

Medical settings can have great potential to heal, and frightening potential to cause harm. The dynamics of social devaluation, negative role casting and societal unconsciousness leave vulnerable people at grave risk of receiving poor, inadequate, or no health care; meaning strong advocacy and informed support are necessary to protect and safeguard people’s health and even...

The Comforts of Home: Exploring Valued Roles as a Source of Peace and Place During Calm and Crisis

The Comforts of Home: Exploring Valued Roles as a Source of Peace and Place During Calm and Crisis For many of us, home is a springboard for going out into the world with our best foot forward. It is a place of rest, refreshment, identity and meaningful relationships. In these most recent times of pandemic...

Distance Introduction to SRV

Distance Introduction to SRV 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 Valorization is a comprehensive theory which provides insights as to why...

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...

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