The All‐India SRV Network Charter 6.12.2020 Our purpose is to provide national leadership for the teaching, study and use of Social Role Valorization as a unifying idea set among stakeholders across India who are seeking a more just and unified society for all people, particularly people experiencing disability. What is Social Role Valorization? Social Role Valorization, or SRV for short, is a dynamic set of ideas useful for making positive change in the lives of people disadvantaged because of their status in society. SRV is utilized mainly in service to children and adults with disability as well as elders, but it can be helpful to uplift the social situation of any person or group. A basic tenet of role‐valorizing efforts is the notion that the good things any society has to offer are more easily accessible to people who have valued social roles. Conversely, people who have devalued social roles, or very few or marginally valued ones, have a much harder time obtaining the good things of life available to those with valued social status. Therefore valued social roles and the positive status that typically attends them are a key to obtaining the benefits inherent in any given culture. SRV, although a high level meta‐theory, is quite accessible and often compelling to all sorts of people, whether community members, activists, people with lived experience of disability and their families, professionals and those focused on creating a more just society, It has many action implications on all levels of society – individual, family, communal, and societal, and a study of SRV often compels one to deepens understanding of human difference and how society reacts to it, and how the good things of life can be made available to people by way of holding valued roles within a full, rich, meaningful included life. Our group is formed by people who are committed to learning about and exploring these ideas, and putting them to use for the benefit of all. Our Membership All of those people from India and neighboring south Asian countries who have completed advanced training courses in Social Role Valorization(of at least 28 hours duration)in India taught by a senior trainer are considered members of AISRV Network. Active members will have many ways to interact and participate with the Network. Others may simply keep informed of what is happening across India and contribute as they can. Many members have a particular interest in the well‐being and uplifting of people with developmental and psycho‐social disability, but we welcome SRV graduates who are focused on cross‐disability issues and other marginalized peoples. What We Do We serve as the core team of SRV Leadership across India and her neighboring countries in south Asia We share information across our network about upcoming events and opportunities We “talent‐spot” for emerging and promising new leaders We structure opportunities to take on activities including o
Writing and research about SRV and its use
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Developing training content together Learning to teach SRV Participate in SRV‐focused program evaluation Forming regional or local communities of practice Translating SRV materials into regional languages
Code of Ethics for AISRV Network Members Collaboration: We will work together to form the leading edge of SRV teaching and use across India, using our energies to build something important together. We will consider collaborating rather than competing as a way to put our values into practice. Role Modeling: We will strive to be excellent role models for those we mentor and lead across India Building Developmental Capacity: We will build the capacities of a new generation of change agents across India by identifying, mentoring, cross‐training, and supporting a cadre of emerging SRV leaders who will help grow the movement. We will keep our eyes open for those who will join our work, and promote their growth and learning. Commitment to Safeguarding SRV: We will protect the materials and their use by
Making sure our focus within the Network is on SRV principles, and the connection to Social Role Valorization is explicit and named Properly attributing and citing all materials used in training or publication Work alongside, communicate, and share with senior trainers when SRV materials are adapted for use
The Leadership of the AISRV Network and the Role of Keystone Institute India Keystone Institute India serves as a resource to the group, providing the structure for leadership communication, and can offer assistance to related initiatives consistent with our mission. This means we can coordinate the national effort as well as strengthen regional Communities of Practice, and lend support to initiatives developed by group members where possible. KII will take a lead role in safeguarding the SRV material, but will not direct the AISRV Network. The AISRV Network will be coordinated and supported by a voluntary support team, which will be non‐ hierarchical and will work to be responsive to the needs and will of the group.