In a world bustling with activity and endless pursuits, the idea of living a meaningful life often becomes overshadowed by the rush to meet basic needs. However, true fulfillment comes not just from survival but from purpose, contribution, and connection. This is the story of Mohammed Shamsher and his wife, Munira – a testament to...Read More
“It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done!” - Nelson Mandela By Chitra Paul, advocate, co-editor of Talking Fingers, SRV Leader, Tarun’s mother And Tarun Paul Mathew, student, writer, thinker, self-advocate, and co-author of the new book Talking Fingers and Chitra’s son.Read More
What’s behind a minor miracle? By Betsy Neuville Sometimes, the right circumstances arise to create a powerful moment of growth and a poignant recognition of identity and personhood. For deeply wounded and devalued people, oftentimes their identity gets reduced to an impairment, or the person is simply seen as a part of a group of...Read More
Opportunity, Possibility, and a Powerful Role By Dr. Naval Pant, parent, co-founder-PYSSUM, SRV leader Social Role Valorization (SRV) teaches us about the power of valued social roles and how such roles contribute to giving people access to the good things of life. One of those good things of life is a strong self-image and a...Read More
The Long Walk to Belong By Geeta Mondol and S Ramanathan Vision combined with action can spearhead transformational change that may seem impossible. Timaben was a resident of a state mental health institution – she ended up there somehow, when she got separated from her family, and somehow reached a place far away from where...Read More
Communication Clarified Shabnam Rahman is a rehabilitation psychologist at Crystal Minds, Kolkata and believes in co-creating safe spaces with people to explore preferred identities, possibilities, and hope through meaningful experiences. As an SRV leader she incorporates the ideas of Social Role Valorization into her clinical work. She shares this story with permission from the family....Read More
By Shalini Bisht “A bend in the road is not the end of the road…unless you fail to make the turn.” - Helen Keller This is a story of hope and persistence. This is the story of a woman called Mani.Read More
The Conservatism Corollary to Social Role Valorization states: The more vulnerable a person is the greater the need for positive compensation—even “bending over backwards”—to balance the vulnerability or devaluation and prevent additional wounds. The potential for positive impact is also higher.Read More
