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Addressing Social Devaluation: The Importance of Valued Social Roles

January 20 & January 22, 2026

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Virtual

Time & Location

January 20 & January 22, 2026

Virtual

About the Event

Date: January 20 & 22, 2026

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET (each day)

Virtual: Zoom


This workshop will present a new way of understanding the lives of marginalized people. Social devaluation

is presented as a crucial problem that can lead to many negative life experiences for devalued people.

Participants will learn about the impact of such experiences and some ways to address social devaluation,

namely assisting marginalized people to gain socially valued roles.

The concepts introduced in this workshop are part of Social Role Valorization (SRV), developed by Dr. Wolf

Wolfensberger, a prominent thinker and leader in human services. This short training can be thought of as a

preliminary introduction to SRV theory.


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The mission of the Southern Ontario Training Group (SOTG) is to ensure that the theory of Social Role Valorization is taught systematically throughout Southern Ontario.

 

Email: asksotg@gmail.com

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The Southern Ontario Training Group (SOTG) recognizes that we live, learn and teach on land that has long been the traditional territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, the Cree and the Wendat peoples.


We commit to increasing awareness and understanding of our shared history, to acknowledging injustices of the past, and to working towards a more just shared future.


The SOTG endeavours to stand alongside people who are devalued by our society, including those discriminated against because of their heritage or cultural identity. We believe that Social Role Valorization offers a means of understanding devaluation and helpful strategies to address it.

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