Product Description:
WolfensbergerÂs 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 Âbest practices. However, many human
service professionals, recipients, and others who seek out and implement these Âbest practices do not acknowledge or perhaps
understand their connection/relationship to normalization or SRV. These connections are illustrated through examples of Âbest
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 Âbest 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
Keyword(s):
Best practice, Normalization, Social Role Valorization, Wolfensberger, Intellectual Disabilities