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Meaningful care : a multidisciplinary approach to the meaning of care for people with mental retardation / edited by Joop Stolk, Theo A. Boer and Ruth Seldenrijk.

Title
Meaningful care : a multidisciplinary approach to the meaning of care for people with mental retardation / edited by Joop Stolk, Theo A. Boer and Ruth Seldenrijk.
Publication
Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Boer, Theodoor Adriaan, 1960-
  • Seldenrijk, R.
  • Stolk, Joop.
Description
xv, 189 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
"This book addresses issues of meaning (meaning of care and meaning of life) from all the different professional perspectives involved. Such a multidisciplinary approach is unique and has never before been followed. The book contains the results of a series of interviews in which parents of people with mental retardation were asked what they conceive to be meaningful care. The results are placed in relation to experiences and conceptions of professional caregivers. Moreover, the study analyzes the cultural, philosophical, and theological significance of the concept, 'meaningful care.' Finally, this book explores the relevance of this concept for practical professions such as medical care, social work, educational psychology, pedagogic counseling, and pastoral care. Scholarly depth is combined with experiential knowledge of professional practice."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Decision Making
  • Disabled Children
  • Family > psychology
  • Intellectual disability > Religious aspects
  • Patient Care > methods
  • People with mental disabilities > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Persons with Mental Disabilities > psychology
  • Quality of Life
  • Religion and Psychology
  • Value of Life
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: Meaningful care; concepts and content -- 1. A Parent's Search for Meaning in Family Life / Frances M. Young -- 2. Parents' Experiences of Meaning / Joop Stolk and Henk Kars -- 3. Meaning of Life and Meaning of Care: A Jewish Perspective / Ralph Evers -- 4. Meaning of Life and Meaning of Care: A Christian Perspective / Theo A. Boer -- 5. Mental Retardation and the Quest for Meaning: Philosophical Remarks on "The Meaning of Life" in Modern Society / Hans S. Reinders -- 6. Meaning in Medical Care for People with Mental Retardation: Some Remarks from the Dutch Context / Ruth Seldenrijk -- 7. Medical Technique and our Coping with Suffering: Prenatal Diagnosis as an Example / Ulrich Eibach -- 8. Meaningfulness and Meaninglessness in Neonatology / Diny van Bruggen -- 9. Parents' View on the Prevention of Handicaps / Joop Stolk and Henk Kars -- 10. Timeful Friends: Living with People with Mental Retardation / Stanley M. Hauerwas -- 11. Experience of Meaning in Human Encounter / Pieter A. de Ruyter -- 12. Experience of Meaning in Daily Care for People with Mental Retardation / Joop Stolk.
ISBN
0792362918
LCCN
^^^00039110^
OCLC
43894425
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library