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Tag: Valued Roles & Relationships

Nobody Outruns the Trickster

What’s in a Word? Exploring “Valorization” with John O’Brien In this thought-provoking piece, John O’Brien dives deep into the meaning and implications of the word “valorization,” as used by Wolf Wolfensberger in redefining the principle of normalization. O’Brien unpacks the historical and linguistic roots of the term, tracing its evolution from commercial contexts—like price fixing […]

A Disgrace to the Nation

This reflective piece dives into the transformative journey of institutional reform for people with mental disabilities, focusing on the pivotal shift sparked by the 1969 publication Changing Patterns in Residential Services for the Mentally Retarded. ​ It explores how outdated institutional models, once seen as necessary, were challenged by emerging values of human dignity, community […]