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The Origins of Best Practices in the Principle of Normalization and Social Role Valorization

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2012
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Wolfensbergers Social Role Valorization (SRV), and its predecessor, the principle of normalization, are acknowledged as having amajor positive impact in human services over the last 30+ years. Some direct service applications, techniques, and approaches derived from SRV (or normalization), or at least concordant with these, have been called best practices. However, many human service professionals, recipients, and others who seek out and implement these best practices do not acknowledge or perhaps understand their connection/relationship to normalization or SRV. These connections are illustrated through examples of best practices in the areas of individualization, autonomy and rights, and relationship supports. Also illustrated are drawbacks to pursuing these connections in isolation fromSRV, including that the best practice dynamic in our field may create barriers to people learning and practicing more fully in their efforts to address complex issues that impact people who ar
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Best practice, Normalization, Social Role Valorization, Wolfensberger, Intellectual Disabilities
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Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press
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Professionals
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