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Events

The two events that we offer most frequently are a four day Introductory SRV Workshop and a five day Introductory PASSING Workshop. The four day Introductory SRV workshop provides, in lecture format,  a comprehensive overview of SRV theory, including its ten themes.Those who complete this workshop may then attend a five day PASSING workshop, which is essentially the practicum for the SRV theory workshop.  In a PASSING workshop, small teams of participants visit and analyze two services for devalued people, using a tool based on SRV theory, a complex process which invariably requires long hours. While both these events are challenging and rigorous, participants who are up to the challenge, find them very enlightening and intellectually satisfying.

  • Sun, May 05
    Toronto
    May 05, 2024, 7:30 p.m. – May 10, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    Toronto, 1760 Finch Ave E, North York, ON M2J 5G3, Canada
    May 05, 2024, 7:30 p.m. – May 10, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    Toronto, 1760 Finch Ave E, North York, ON M2J 5G3, Canada
    PASSING workshops are designed to enabled participants who have previously attended a four-day SRV workshop to gain a deeper understanding of devaluation and of how the promotion of valued social roles may enable people who are disabled and/or devalued to experience "the good thing of life".
  • Mon, Jul 22
    Worcester State University
    Jul 22, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Jul 28, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
    Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602, USA
    Jul 22, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Jul 28, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
    Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602, USA
    The workshop rigorously examines and analyzes some of the most important moral issues facing us as human beings and members of a society, with special reference to human services.

The SOTG also works in collaboration with other like-minded organizations to offer and support a series of intensive workshops, first developed by Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, that engage participants in an exploration of  some fundamental issues related to the dysfunctionality within contemporary society. While these issues are not specific to SRV theory, those who seek to deepen their understanding of SRV often find these very intensive workshops to be extremely worthwhile.

Other recent events include the following: For those with little or no previous exposure to SRV theory, the SOTG, from time to time, offers short events that introduce some of the core concepts of SRV. As well, there are occasional workshops that look at specific program areas (e.g. employment, inclusive post secondary education, etc.) that reflect an SRV perspective, and short study group sessions that provide opportunities for people with some knowledge of SRV to engage in guided discussion around a topic of interest.

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