Concurrent Session:
Safeguarding the Application of SRV in Queensland, Australia

Social Role Valorisation has been taught and implemented in Queensland, Australia for close to 40 years despite the many vulnerabilities that exist along with the intentional efforts required to sustain SRV in Queensland. This presentation will explore the role of two key organisations in these efforts.  Since its inception in 1988, Community Resource Unit (CRU) has pioneered the teaching and application of SRV in Queensland. CRU invests in leadership development and champions SRV as a critical framework for creating change in the lives of people with disabilities. Values in Action Association (ViAA) was established in 1993 in an effort to safeguard the vulnerabilities inherent in SRV teaching being linked to a funded organisation. The association is run by a voluntary management committee and continues to thrive after 30 years.  The presentation will reflect on the past, describe the current strategies, and explore how future challenges might be met.

Presenters

Danielle Mason​

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Danielle Mason was first exposed to SRV when working as a support worker for a small disability service where she worked alongside people with disabilities living in a long-stay health facility.  SRV has remained relevant and useful across a range of service settings and roles, as well as in her personal life.  In her current work role at Community Resource Unit, Danielle applies SRV ideas through delivering workshops, mentoring people with disability and their families to work towards being in valued roles to get access to the good things of life, and uses SRV to guide the development of resources.  Danielle is also the President of Values in Action Association, the local SRV group in Queensland, and has recently been accredited as an SRV Teacher in Australia.  ​