What is Social Role Valorisation (SRV)?
If you’re thinking “What exactly is Social Role Valorisation?”, you are not alone.
A Simple Explanation of SRV
A More Formal Explanation of SRV
SRV Emphasises
A Key Point of SRV
If a person has valued roles, and the more valued are those roles, then the person is more likely to be perceived and treated positively, and have access to the good things of life.
Two intentions of SRV
The following resources provide a brief overview.
Videos
Articles
A Simple Explanation of SRV
- The pursuit of the good things of life for people via the pursuit of valued roles for and with them.
- SRV explains how people can become devalued in the eyes of others and how this can be prevented and remedied.
A More Formal Explanation of SRV
- The enablement, establishment, enhancement, maintenance and/or defence of valued social roles for people, particularly those at value risk, but using, as much as possible culturally valued means, and enhancement of competency and image so that these roles as as much as possible, positively valued in the eyes of the perceivers.
SRV Emphasises
- How people can become devalued in the eyes of others
- The need for valued roles for people who are at valued risk.
- The importance of both the means used and outcome
- The use, as much as possible, of culturally valued means
A Key Point of SRV
If a person has valued roles, and the more valued are those roles, then the person is more likely to be perceived and treated positively, and have access to the good things of life.
Two intentions of SRV
- To influence perception
- To enable individuals to have access to the good things of life
The following resources provide a brief overview.
Videos
- Introduction Social Role Valorisation (SRV) – a 2 min video spoken by John Armstrong, an Accredited Teacher (senior trainer in SRV)
- Why learn about Social Role Valorisation? – a 2 min video spoken by Jane Sherwin, an Accredited Teacher (senior trainer in SRV)
Articles
- An Overview of Social Role Valorization Theory – Joe Osburn
