Disability studies applied to disability ministry

Ministry that includes persons with developmental disabilities should grow out of an understanding of disability. The models most often used to understand disability are the medical model and the social model. Each is described briefly. We then take these models and unpack how they would lead to the...

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Published in:Review and expositor
Main Author: McNair, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2016, Volume: 113, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-166
RelBib Classification:NCC Social ethics
RB Church office; congregation
RG Pastoral care
ZA Social sciences
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Summary:Ministry that includes persons with developmental disabilities should grow out of an understanding of disability. The models most often used to understand disability are the medical model and the social model. Each is described briefly. We then take these models and unpack how they would lead to the development of ministry. As in human services, we too often develop ministries that are exclusively based on the medical model. However, what would a ministry that grew out of a combination of these models look like? The focus of ministry would be on both developing the individual and changing the environment. This article looks at strategies for facilitating this type of “mature” ministry.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637316637862