Events - Introduction to SRV

Course Overview

Purpose

This introductory workshop about Social Role Valorisation (SRV) reviews the implications and assumptions about the value of all persons and their place in society. It provides an extensive theoretical overview of SRV, using lecture and discussion format. Time is allocated for personal and group reflection. The workshop is designed to assist participants to:

• Understand devaluation and its consequences for people who are marginalised.
• Learn basic tenets of SRV as a means of addressing those experiences of devaluation.
• Gain clarity of personal values around issues of devaluation and one's personal service to people who are devalued.
• Strengthen, support and confirm one's commitment, stand and purpose to individuals who are wounded by devaluation.

The ideas in SRV often pose a challenge to participants because they directly address what is actually involved in achieving valued social roles within community life. In this way SRV becomes an ongoing stimulus to question what is authentically optimal for people with a devalued status.

Who Should Attend

This event is ideally suited to people who are searching for ideals, values and strategies to guide them in their own roles in the lives of people who are marginalised because of age, disabilities, mental illness or other factors which prevent them from pursuing ordinary roles in community life including:

• People employed in human service organisations.
• People with disabilities, older people, people with mental illness, their families and advocates.
• Board members of service organisations.

This event will be useful for people who have no previous exposure to Social Role Valorisation but who are keen to examine the material seriously and participate in discussion.

It will also enable people who are already familiar with Social Role Valorisation to deepen their understanding.

This event will NOT be useful for anyone who is "sent" (against their wishes) by their agency, or for people who do not have a personal interest in pursuing the issues as outlined in the 'purpose' of the event.

Registration

The course is limited to 30 participants. Registrations are not yet open for our next Introduction to Social Role Valorisation course.

Questions?

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