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Valuing Lives: Wolf Wolfensberger and the Principle of Normalization the SRV Journal
from SRV 4.0 Manual
Just released in 2015, the film is currently premiering across North America and Europe. For more information on viewing and ordering this documentary film, visit http://rtc.umn.edu/valuinglives/
The SRV Journal
Statement of Purpose
We believe that Social Role Valorization (SRV), when well applied, has the potential to help societally devalued people to gain greater access to the good things of life, and to be spared at least some of the negative effects of social devaluation.
Toward this end, the purposes of this journal include: 1. disseminating information about SRV; 2. informing readers of the relevance of SRV in addressing the devaluation of people in society generally and in human services particularly; 3. fostering, extending and deepening dialogue about, and understanding of, SRV; and 5. encouraging the application of SRV, as well as SRV-related research.
We see this journal as a helpful addition to the international SRV training culture.
We hope that the information provided in this journal will help those in relationship with devalued people, as well as those specifically involved in service to others (both formally and informally; and at all levels, including by family, friends, advocates, direct care workers, managers, trainers, etc.) to advocate for, and to provide, more valued life conditions and more relevant and coherent service. We believe that
interested persons and ‘servers’ can do this primarily by helping devalued people to attain and maintain valued social roles. We believe that over the long run, such efforts will improve the life situations overall of vulnerable people, increasing their access to the ‘good things of life.’ We sincerely hope that this journal will contribute to such efforts.
Publication/Subscription Information:
The journal will be published twice a year. Print copies of back issues will also be available on a limited basis for purchase. Subscription prices will be kept as affordable as possible.
In addition to print subscriptions, more affordable PDF subscriptions are also available. PDF issues will be emailed at the time of publication. Also, you can subscribe to both the PDF and print issues for specially priced subscription rates, as shown below.
Contact Information:
Marc Tumeinski (Editor) The SRV Journal 74 Elm Street Worcester, MA 01609 USA 508 752 3670 journal@srvip.org
