Concurrent Session:
Supporting and Promoting SRV in the World: Groups and Their Activities, and What You Can Do

Supporting and Promoting SRV in the World: Groups and Their Activities, and What You Can Do

There are many organizations that have come into existence since normalization and then social role valorization were developed, with the specific goals of supporting and promoting SRV training and leadership development as well as offering other related and meaningful activities. These SRV-promoting organizations vary greatly - in size, length of time in existence, formality, structure, resources, activities, sources of funding, etc. This panel discussion will inform participants about the nature and activities of some of these groups and explore what they have accomplished and/or hope to accomplish. We hope that this discussion will encourage participants, wherever they are located, to develop and/or join with formal and informal groups to promote SRV development and implementation, in order that vulnerable people have access to the good things of life.

Presenters

Guy Caruso

Guy Caruso is Senior Department/Western Coordinator for the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Pennsylvania’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. He has worked in human services for 53 years both in institutional and community settings and in several capacities and as a consultant in the US and Canada. He received his master’s and Ph.D. from Syracuse University, studying and mentoring with Wolf Wolfensberger, Ph.D., where he became a teacher/trainer in Normalization and now Social Role Valorization. He is a member of the North American SRV Council and co-founder of the International SRV Association.

Judith Sandys

Judith Sandys was introduced to Dr. Wolfensberger when she attended her first Normalization/PASS workshop in 1973. In 1984 she became a founding member of the Southern Ontario Training Group (SOTG) where she has organized and lead PASSING workshops. Judith is a long-standing member of the North American SRV Council and is an accredited SRV trainer. Judith was the Executive Director of two organizations that provided support and services to people with intellectual disabilities. In 2016, she retired from Toronto Metropolitan University after a career that spanned 26 years. Judith has a PhD from the University of Toronto, an MSW from the University of California (Berkeley), and a BA from McGill University.

Betsy Neuville

Betsy Neuville has 40 years of experience within Keystone Human Services as a human service worker, administrator, executive director, evaluator, educator and personal advocate. For the past 23 years, she has served as the Executive Director of the Keystone Institute, the values-based training institute for Keystone Human Services and is accredited by the North American SRV Council. Betsy has had the opportunity to study and teach with worldwide experts in SRV, including the late Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger. The past 9 years, she has focused on developing and promoting SRV as a unifying theory of practice in India. She co-founded the International SRV Association in 2015 and the All-India SRV Leadership Alliance in 2020.

Jo Massarelli

Jo Massarelli is the Director of the SRV Implementation Project in Massachusetts (USA) teaching Social Role Valorization and related topics both in the US and abroad, working to effect positive change for elders, people with impairments, and the poor. She has a particular interest in advocacy in hospitals and teaches workshops on defending vulnerable people in hospitals and on medical decision-making. Jo has been a close associate of the late Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger and his Training Institute in Syracuse, New York since 1983. She and her husband Marc Tumeinski are members of a community responding to the needs of homeless people in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, by providing hospitality in their homes.

Ranjana Chakraborty

Ranjana Chakraborty is a founding member of the All-India SRV Leadership Network. Ranjana serves as Associate Faculty for Keystone Institute India, working together across India for change. She is an experienced implementer of ideas related to SRV and has expertise in evaluating service practices. As a qualified special educator and family member of a person experiencing disability, Ranjana brings both perspective and experience to bear as we move toward a different way to think about disability.

Amie Storer

Amie Storer is a highly experienced professional in the community sector, bringing a deep commitment to Social Role Valorization (SRV) and a passion for helping individuals, including her son, access the good things in life. As the CEO of Better Together, Amie has been instrumental in leading initiatives that positively impact the community. Amie holds a bachelor’s degree in business and qualifications in Training and Assessment. She is also a dedicated board member of the Australian SRV Association (ASRVA) and is currently training to become an SRV teacher.

Concurrent Session: Supporting and Promoting SRV in the World: Groups and Their Activities, and What You Can Do

Supporting and Promoting SRV in the World: Groups and Their Activities, and What You Can Do

Presenters

Concurrent Session:
Supporting and Promoting SRV in the World: Groups and Their Activities, and What You Can Do