Disability caregivers and Church doulia, what Dietrich Bonhoeffer might say part 2: Suggestions for practice

This is part 2 of a two-part article. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities either live at home with family or in facilities staffed by professionals. Family caregivers are fatigued, stressed, and financially burdened from the time, energy, and expense involved in looking after a d...

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Auteur principal: Gould, James B. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2019]
Dans: Journal of disability & religion
Année: 2019, Volume: 23, Numéro: 3, Pages: 340-362
Sujets non-standardisés:B Caregivers
B respite
B Intellectual disability
B Bonhoeffer
B Ecclesiology
B political advocacy
B doulia
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:This is part 2 of a two-part article. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities either live at home with family or in facilities staffed by professionals. Family caregivers are fatigued, stressed, and financially burdened from the time, energy, and expense involved in looking after a dependent loved one. Professional caregivers experience hardship from the fact that wages are low—and so turnover is high, recruitment is difficult, and vacancies are persistent. The author explains how both the state and church fail people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers, and identifies two ways in which the church should support them—indirectly through political action and directly through providing services such as respite care.
ISSN:2331-253X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2019.1569576