Ageing, Disability and Spirituality: Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later LifeElizabeth MacKinlay Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 15 févr. 2008 - 272 pages This collection examines theological and ethical issues of ageing, disability and spirituality, with an emphasis on how ageing affects people who have mental health and developmental disabilities. |
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... death is not often spoken about openly. Recently I was asked if it would be alright to tell other residents of an aged care facility that one of their friends in the facility had died. The question related to respecting the privacy of ...
... death is near. Disabled. people,. wounds. and. healing. The Australian Disability Discrimination Act (1992), in line with similar legislation in other parts of the world, prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination against persons on ...
... death As a carer it was a privilege to take care of Len, as a friend it was a blessing to have known such a gentle, kind and loving soul. He may never have uttered a single word to me but he taught me a really valuable life's lesson. He ...
... death my husband developed cancer and it was then that regular visitation and communion was re-instated. Communion days saw my husband more alert. He fought to stay awake, following the service with his eyes and even on occasion took ...
... death. We are grateful if we are accorded a long and fruitful journey, though we grieve the passage itself as it brings increasing diminishment and often more than its share of pain. We might ask how much of the pain springs from the ...
Table des matières
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A Narrative of Ageing
Loss and Exclusion | 72 |
Ethical
and Theological Issues for
Dementia Care | 81 |
Exploring Disability
and Spirituality | 94 |
The Interplay of Faith
and Depression in Later Life | 163 |
The Potential for Choir Work
to Reduce Depression and
Meet Spiritual Needs | 182 |
Chapter
15
Humour and Its Link to Meaning
and Spirituality in War | 200 |
Chapter
16
Pastoral Rituals Ageing and
New Paths into Meaning | 217 |
The Possibilities for
Wellbeing and Care | 233 |
REFERENCES
| 240 |
CONTRIBUTORS
| 258 |
SUBJECT INDEX
| 263 |
Jacobs
Wrestling with the Unknown
Genesis 32 | 106 |
Addressing the Challenge of
Dementia in Later Life | 118 |
A Journey Inwards
to a Spiritual Self | 134 |
Buddhist Perspectives for a
Theology of Pastoral Care
for the Ageing and Persons
with Disabilities | 145 |
AUTHOR INDEX
| 269 |
back cover | 273 |