Events: Sat 8 Aug 2015 - Future Planning

Talking About A series of Community Conversations

In order to create meaningful life for your disabled family member there are a number of issues that need to be taken into consideration.

Getting to Community: Supporting people with developmental disabilities in their pursuit of the good life

Individuals rights and freedoms that didn't exist for people with developmental disabilities are now being recognized, for the first time in history. The expectations of people coming into services have changed, and will continue to change as more people claim their rightful place in community.

Leadership and change in human services selected readings from Wolf Wolfensberger

For over forty years Wolf Wolfensberger has been a significant figure in the world of human services, especially in the field of learning disability.

Passing : A Tool for Analyszing Service Quality According to Social Role Valorization; Ratings Manual 3rd (revised) Edition

‘PASSING’ is an acronym for ‘Program Analysis of Service Systems’ Implementation of Normalization Goals.

A Guideline on Protecting the Health and Lives of Patients in Hospitals: Especially if the Patient is a Member of a Societally Devalued Class; 3rd Edition

This book provides extensive and detailed instructions on how to protect patients in hospitals, especially if the person is a member of a class that is societally devalued (such as the elderly, or those with bodily or mental impairments).

Make the Day Matter! Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities

Adults with disabilities enjoying active, rewarding, and meaningful daytimes in their communities - that's the reality when service providers and programs tap into innovative support strategies that really work. That's just what they'll do helping adults "make the day matter".

Autism: Sensory-Movement Differences and Diversity

Anne Donnellan and Martha Leary demonstrate the neglected discipline of seeking a new pattern of understanding.

Social Role Valorization: Advanced Issues in Social Role Valorization Theory

The first two chapters explain SRV, and give depth and background to SRV as an empirical theory that is applicable to human services of all kinds, to all sorts of people. The remaining chapters are all revised and expanded versions of presentations that Dr.

Pedro's Whale

Pedro, a young boy with autism who loves whales more than anything, is heartbroken when he's told to put away his favorite toy whale on the first day of school.

Some Helpful Points to Keep in Mind in the Presence of People Who Cannot or Do not Talk

ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS of Social Role Valorization (SRV) theory is the importance of interpersonal identification between societally valued and devalued people. Yet, there are certain devalued groups or individuals with whom interpersonal identification is a major challenge to others.

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