Thursday, May 8th, 2025
11:00am - 12:15pm
Room 609
Concurrent Session:
If SRV Applies so Widely, Then Why Is It Not Being Applied Widely?
If SRV Applies so Widely, Then Why Is It Not Being Applied Widely?
SRV is universally applicable to people who are devalued for any reason, but it has been applied mainly to people of limited mentality, and to a lesser degree to people with physical impairments and aged people. This presentation will examine the obstacles to SRV’s being learned and applied more widely to more devalued groups.
Presenters
Susan Thomas​
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Susan Thomas is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Syracuse University (1973, 1979). For almost 40 years, she worked at the Training Institute for Human Service Planning, Leadership, and Change Agentry under Professor Wolf Wolfensberger’s direction, and assisted him in developing and presenting Training Institute events. She is the co-author (with Wolfensberger) of the PASSING instrument, and the author, co-author, or editor of numerous articles and several books on Social Role Valorization and related topics, including frequent contributions to The SRV Journal. Her service involvements have been primarily of a voluntary and informal nature. Currently, she is continuing the work of the Training Institute.​