I recently received the September 2010 issue of CRUcial Times published by CRU Inc. in Brisbane, Australia. I recommend getting on their email list to receive this publication. Back issues are also available. Below are some of the SRV-related lessons I took away from just two of the articles in this issue:
Leading the change for older people in the community by P. Hambleton and L. Sullivan
• heightened vulnerability of elders
• separating programmatic and non-programmatic issues
• identifying and addressing people’s needs in order of priority (cf. the ‘foundation discussion’ process in a PASSING workshop)
• a mention of social roles (“supported to remain as closely connected to their … roles”)
Changing the perception of people with disability in the work force by L. Rolfe
• the necessity of high expectations, the importance of mindset (cf. the SRV theme of mindsets and expectancies)
• starting from the baseline of what is typical and valued in the society (cf. the conservatism corollary of SRV)
• importance of training for ‘servers’ (service workers)
• necessity of competency enhancement for societally devalued people (cf. one of the two major strategies of SRV)
• working at different levels (e.g., personal, family, unions, employers, systems, education)