Social Care Ireland is delighted to collaborate on this project with Charlotte Knight, a Supported Self-Directed Living (SSDL) Trainer and Consultant, and Pamela Mansell, an SSDL Trainer, Executive Coach, and Consultant. This taster workshop is ideal for social care practitioners with no prior knowledge of Social Role Valorisation (SRV) who want to learn more. The session provides a concise introduction to key concepts, including social devaluation, wounding, the power of roles, and how they can drive positive change in the lives of marginalised individuals. The aim of this session is to focus on the power of valued social roles, and to encourage […]

Motivational interviewing (MI) adopts a person-centred approach that works by identifying and mobilising the service users/patient's intrinsic values and goals to stimulate behaviour change. Motivation to change is elicited from the service user/patient, rather than imposed from without, thereby reducing defensive responses to interventions/treatment plans.

Motivational interviewing (MI) adopts a person-centred approach that works by identifying and mobilising the service users/patient's intrinsic values and goals to stimulate behaviour change. Motivation to change is elicited from the service user/patient, rather than imposed from without, thereby reducing defensive responses to interventions/treatment plans.

This introductory workshop offers a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through a combination of multimedia presentation and small group discussion, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation. Social Role Valorization is a comprehensive theory which provides insights as to why certain groups of people become devalued in society, the life experiences that are common as a result, valued social roles as a powerful response in combatting these, and key ideas which can guide us in pursuing valued social roles for the people we support.