Thursday, May 8th, 2025
11:00am - 12:15pm
Room 613T
Concurrent Session:
Getting that Good Job: How Social Role Valorisation Strengthens a Customised Employment
Getting that Good Job: How Social Role Valorisation Strengthens a Customised Employment
In this presentation, Jan talks about her experience in finding meaningful work for her son, Jack. Jack is a soccer player, flatmate, Brooklyn Nets fan and happens to have Down syndrome. Jack has held six jobs since the age of 14. He is now 22 and working 5 afternoons a week. Jan will share how they applied Social Role Valorisation theory and Customised Employment to identify the most aligned and highly valued work roles for Jack. Jan also shares how they meticulously assessed Jack's tasks in his work roles and how they applied an SRV lens to ensure he was perceived positively and seen as competent.
Presenters
Jan Kruger​
Jan Kruger is a wife to Paul and mother of four young adults. She is the Executive Director of Imagine More, a family-led organisation in Canberra. Jan has used Social Role Valorisation not only to guide the work of Imagine More but also in support of her son, Jack, to take up meaningful work roles. Together with her family, Jan is continuously working towards building an ordinary, inclusive life for Jack where he enjoys a sense of belonging as a valued member of his community.