Dissertations / Theses: 'Church work with the people with mental disabilities'

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Greenbaum, Ben. "The challenges of the church in ministering to the mentally disabled." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Rucker, Randall W. "Religious education and curriculum for the mentally disabled adult in the local church especially for churches with limited resources /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Killackey, Rita. "The obligation of the church to provide catechesis for those handicapped in mind a study of canon 777, 4 /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Schmidt, George A. "Ministry with the mentally retarded." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Somerville, Barry M. "The church's role in caring for intellectually disabled persons and their families." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Hall, Jeanna Kay. "All God's children an inclusive Sunday school program for children with mental disabilities /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0252.

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Demmons, Tracy Allison. "Being in encounter : toward a post-critical theology of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities : with special reference to Karl Barth's 'Church dogmatics' III:2 /." St Andrews, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/758.

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Davidson, Mark R. "A biopsychosocial and ecclesiastical exploration of the place of shame in the lives of Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=195910.

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In this thesis the researcher uses a multidisciplinary method to develop a clearer understanding of shame as it is experienced by Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities. He uses this analysis to develop a Trinitarian, limits-based theology of shame. He then identifies practical ecclesiastical responses. The researcher’s starting position is that Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities experience debilitating forms of shame. This position is justified in chapter 3, with reference to medical disability literature. In chapter 4 through 6, the researcher uses psychoanalytical and sociological shame theories in conjunction with disability theory to develop a biopsychosocial model of the causes, effects and means of alleviating debilitating forms of shame in persons with moderate intellectual disabilities. In chapter 7 through 9, he uses Christian shame and disability theories together with analysis of Faith and Light and L’Arche to extend this schema. The Trinitarian, limits-based theology of shame draws upon disability theory, introduces the concepts of the shame dilemma and transpersonal shame, and promotes pneumatological reflection as an appropriate ecclesiastical response to debilitating shame. The practical ecclesiastical responses centre upon the need to promote a sense of communal ‘belonging-unity’ and personal ‘growth-towards-ideals’ in Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities.

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Sullivan, Jacqueline Patricia Clay Tubbs. "Pastoral care to younger adults in long-term care." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Kruger, Qunessa. "Treatment of mental health illness by Afrikaans speaking church leaders in Polokwane Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1016.

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Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology)) --Univesity of Limpopo, 2013
South Africa has a growing rate of mental health care users. Because of the lack of health resources and personal beliefs many of these mental health care users consult with their church leaders. The treatment of mental illness by clergy in South Africa is largely undocumented. The aim of the study was to explore and describe the treatment of mental illness by Afrikaans speaking church leaders in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. To gain a deeper understanding of the views held by the Afrikaans-speaking church leaders, a qualitative approach was utilized. Ten participants agreed to participate in the study. The results tend to suggest that most of the respondents use a combination of supportive therapy and teachings from scripture to treat some mental illnesses, and that they feel positive towards collaboration with other mental health care professionals. Lastly the results indicated that most respondents emphasized the importance of homophily in referral criteria. Key Concepts Mental illness; Christian church; Afrikaans speaking; church leader; treatment

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Amstutz, William J. "Case studies of two contemporary faith-based organizations that care for individuals with mental disabilities." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Patka, Mazna. "Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Faith Communities: Perspectives of Catholic Religious Leaders." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1632.

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Community psychology is concerned with the relationship between individuals and social systems in community contexts, but the field has under-explored the role of religious organizations in the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Worldwide, most people identify with a religion, and congregations serve as important mediating structure that creates a sense of community and provides linkages between individuals and society. There may be significant benefits to religious participation, including greater life satisfaction, health, and quality of life. Such benefits may be especially important to individuals with intellectual disability who generally experience poorer outcomes. However, we know very little about the inclusion of persons with intellectual disability in faith communities, particularly from the perspective of faith leaders who play pivotal roles in transmitting values and making decisions for their community. The present dissertation aimed to address gaps in knowledge about how religious leaders make meaning of intellectual disabilities and their perspectives toward individuals with intellectual disabilities. Catholic priests, parochial vicars, and deacons were interviewed to address three overarching research questions, viz. (a) What types of experiences, in and outside of faith communities, do religious leaders have with individuals with intellectual disabilities?; (b) What are the beliefs of religious leaders toward the involvement of individuals with intellectual disabilities within faith communities?; and (c) How does religion inform the understanding of intellectual disabilities among religious leaders? Participation was limited to religious leaders who are part of the U.S. Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Portland, Oregon. Participation was only sought from religious leaders who are assigned to parishes that either host adaptive liturgies or were identified as having at least one parishioner with developmental disabilities participating in the mainstream mass. A total of 12 religious leaders (pastors, parochial vicars, and deacons) participated in the present study. Semi-structured interviews illuminated the perspectives of religious leaders toward individuals with intellectual disabilities such as the type of involvement individuals with intellectual disabilities are encouraged to engage in within the congregation. Additionally, participants were also asked about how they made meaning of intellectual disabilities. Using grounded theory analysis, I identified five models of intellectual disability that organize the complex relationships among the focal research questions. These five models include (1) Close to God, (2) Conformity, (3) Unfortunate Innocent Children, (4) Deficient, and (5) Human Diversity. Among the five models, Human Diversity viewed intellectual disability as a natural part of human variation while the rest focused on negative or positive stereotypes of intellectual disabilities. Each model yields a different definition which results in varying determinations of the needs of people with intellectual disabilities. However, each definition is one dimensional and bound in culture. Most of these models suggest that the construction and categorization of intellectual disability may perpetuate inequality. Additional research is needed to explore the boundaries of models of intellectual disabilities constructed within a religious context. The present dissertation is one step in exploring meanings of intellectual disabilities and factors that impact their participation in faith communities

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Demmons, Tracy Allison. "Being in encounter : toward a post-critical theology of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities : with special reference to Karl Barth's 'Church dogmatics' III:2." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/758.

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This study is an exercise in understanding both doctrinally and pastorally the nature of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities. Its central question is: “How might one know the Word of God without words?” At present, no extended theological systematical consideration has taken place of this question, and confusion arguably exists in the church and wider disability circles as to if/how persons with high support needs, such as intellectual disability, should be afforded pastoral care. This study addresses this need in dialogue with Karl Barth’s theological insights, and by developing an account of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities that is at once theologically informed and pastorally effective. In the last thirty years theological reflection considered in light of the situation of disability has seen tremendous growth and change, as the discipline has budded and blossomed. In particular, theologians of disability have reflected on the significance of disability in relation to the Christian doctrines of creation, anthropology, Christology, the imago Dei, ecclesiology and eschatology, amongst others, with rich and varied results. Similarly, this project suggests that consideration of the doctrine of revelation and the discipline of pastoral care in light of the situation of intellectual disability will yield unique and valuable outcomes for the disability community, but also for the wider church. Karl Barth will be the primary dialogue partner in these preparatory, theological stages. His thought regarding the incarnation of the Word in various forms, perhaps surprisingly, opens new avenues for our reflection. By engaging Barth’s theological anthropology as well as his theology of co-humanity of being with others in encounter, this project aims to demonstrate that knowledge of God is possible for all persons of all abilities.

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Gilligan, Catherine Agnes. "Admission to the sacraments for the developmentally disabled." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Kim, Sung Nam. "Ministry in the psychiatric unit healing through forgiveness /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0142.

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Haney, John Mark. "Episcopal clergy reactions toward parishioners with disabilities /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3004276.

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Lamb, Randall P. "Integrating people with disabilities into the life of a church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p074-0072.

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Cordes, Trudy Lyn Education Faculty of Arts &amp Social Sciences UNSW. "A conceptual approach to the work, leisure and retirement education of adults with an intellectual disability." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Education, 2005. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/32265.

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Work, leisure and retirement are fundamental aspects of life for individuals with an intellectual disability, just as with the general population. Many educational efforts have taught knowledge and skills to persons with an intellectual disability to improve their functioning in the work and leisure domains. More recently, retirement concerns have become particularly salient because so many individuals now live much longer. The present study looked at using a conceptual approach to improve education in these three domains. It employed the principles that instruction works much better when it proceeds from an individual=s existing concepts and that instruction should teach useful concepts that an individual can apply to improve his or her real world functioning. This conceptual approach has not been used much with the education of persons with an intellectual disability. In Study 1, sixty adults with an intellectual disability were interviewed to determine their existing concepts of work, leisure and retirement and their work and leisure histories. Most had solid concepts of work and leisure, but with some gaps, particularly in notions of volunteer work and occupational status. Most reported satisfactory work and leisure lives. Most had a relatively poor concept of retirement at best and had done little or no retirement planning. These data suggested some key targets for an educational program to improve their knowledge and functioning in these domains. In Study 2, these data were used to develop an instructional program that focussed on gaps in knowledge of volunteer work, banking, budgeting and participation in satisfying leisure activities and in retirement planning. This instructional program was delivered over eight weeks to a class consisting of nine adults with an intellectual disability, with some success. This general conceptual approach can be usefully applied to teaching in other important domains with persons with an intellectual disability. They can be taught key concepts which they can use to live their lives more purposely and independently.

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McFarlane, Sheila Carol. "Towards the tearing down of strongholds : reflections on impairment and disability within church and society." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2001. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=158290.

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The history of 'the blind' has been one of degradation and oppression. Even in these times of so-called 'enlightenment', when there is a move towards the concept of 'integration', people with this type of impairment often find themselves on the margins of society, both vocationally and relationally. The interpretations of impairment applied by professionals, and by those with impairments themselves, frequently draw from models which are essentially inadequate as a means of evaluating experience and initiating change. Conflicts arises, therefore, as attempts are made to clarify the tension between 'impairment', for emphasis upon the one fails to encompass a realistic understanding of the other. The person facing the onset of impairment, therefore, is confronted with a situation which is essentially threatening with regard to every aspect of life. Loss and change are fundamental to human experience. The commonly understood elements of 'grief work' present as a useful framework for evaluating the potential crisis of sight loss. Sight loss is described as a major life crisis, which ultimately challenges the individual's perception of himself in terms of personhood. Although many become 'integrated', a more adequate means of working towards full 'inclusion' needs to be found. The church as The Body of Christ should offer a context wherein those with impairments find acceptance and fulfilment. Nevertheless, categorisation and abusive practises have infiltrated life and worship. People with impairments often find themselves alienated by the same reductionist attitudes which characterise broader society. Such negation emerges from a misunderstanding of scripture, with regard in particular to issues of suffering and healing, and as to what in fact constitutes 'wholeness'. The work of Christ stands as evidence of his participation in, and identification with, people with impairments. Thus, he is a "disabled God" carrying the marks of stigma in his resurrected body. The Body of Christ needs to work towards a model of inclusion emergent from a renewed understanding of God's acceptance of those who are "different" as his unique creation.

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Danford, Daniel. "Pastoral awareness of persons with disabilities." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Wilder, Jack A. "The challenge center a whole person strategy of ministry involving persons with physical disabilities and its implications for the church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Muzio, Steven. "Disability ministry in the small church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p030-0168.

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Shrout, William Blake. "A strategy for educating the Church concerning those with special needs." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Dorofaeff, Michael John. "Shared status and advocating practices : nurses who work with clients who have a co-existing intellectual disability and mental health problem a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Applied in Nursing /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/141.

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Bennett, R. Neil. "And yet there is room the church's ministry to mentally handicapped children and their families /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Johns, Stephen R. McCarty Toni. "Comparisons of teacher and employer perceptions of the importance of selected work-related behaviors for individuals with moderate cognitive disabilities." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9835910.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1998.
Title from title page screen, viewed July 3, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Toni McCarty (chair), Lanny Morreau, Patricia Klass, Jim Thompson. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-121) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Koning, Gerald Alan. "Ministry with the disabled in the context of the Mexican church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003.

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Kober, Ralph Oliver. "The effectiveness of different methods of employment for people with intellectual disabilities." University of Western Australia. School of Economics and Commerce, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0036.

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[Truncated abstract] Background Performance measurement in the not-for-profit sector is extremely important in terms of measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of organisations in achieving their goals. Performance indicators assist management in strategic decision making and fulfilling their accountability obligations for the best use of limited resources to funders, purchasers, consumers, and other stakeholder groups. Aim This thesis seeks to further the research into performance measurement in the notfor- profit sector by evaluating the effectiveness of different methods of employment (open employment and supported employment) for people with intellectual disabilities. The disability employment sector is selected as the sector in which to undertake this research, as there are hundreds of disability employment agencies across Australia, which either support people with intellectual disabilities in supported employment or place them into open employment; each of whom contracts directly with the Australian Commonwealth Government for the services they must provide in order to receive funding. Method The Eggleton (1991) performance measurement framework is used to justify the measurement of the effectiveness of the different methods of employment based on the job satisfaction and quality of life of individuals participating in each method of employment. Job satisfaction is measured using a refined version of the Barlow and Kirby (1991) job satisfaction questionnaire, while quality of life is measured using both a refined version of the Schalock and Keith (1993) quality of life questionnaire, and the original questionnaire. One hundred and seventeen people with intellectual disabilities, who were employed in either supported employment or open employment, are interviewed. Statistical analyses are conducted on the entire sample, and also on various sub-samples that control for differences between participants in open employment and supported employment in terms of the type of occupation performed, living environment, and functional work ability.

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Melkumyan, Vladimir. "The effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 on people with mental illness." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1523167.

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The purpose of this thesis was to present a policy analysis of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of2008. Particular emphasis was placed on the legislation's protections for people with mental illness. Specifically, this project used David Gil's analytic framework to assess the strengths and limitations of the policy and its impact on social work clients and society as a whole The analysis demonstrates that there have been many positive changes since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and more are expected under the ADAAA. However, the analysis also suggests that there remain many issues and unintended consequences concerning people with mental disability, including access problems for minorities. By revealing these issues that must be dealt with, this analysis clearly indicates the importance of commitment to social justice and cultural competence in social work practice. The recommendations for future research are discussed.

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Shepherd, Thomas J. N. (Thomas John Nicholas) Carleton University Dissertation Social Work. "Getting to the heart: the role of frontline workers in supported living." Ottawa, 2000.

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Mahler, Timothy Wesley. "Church ministry to the disabled, caregivers, and the bereaved based on Jesus' model." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Hopkins, Kathleen Spears. "Already and not yet the reign of God in the land of limits : a retreat for the physically disabled /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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胡慧儀 and Wai-yee Sophia Woo. "A study of the attitudes of social work staff towards sexual behavior of the mentally handicapped." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1990. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31248809.

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Caouette, Michel 1950. "Influence of music and noise on the work output of institutionalized severely mentally retarded adults." Thesis, McGill University, 1985. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66014.

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Pierce, Ron. "Equipping selected volunteers of Toltec Baptist Church, Scott, Arkansas, to integrate persons with disabilities and their families into the life of the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p054-0282.

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駱寶平 and Po-ping Bobonia Lok. "An exploration of social groupwork with the mentally handicapped in a residential setting." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31247660.

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Pitts, Marilyn Dee. "Correlations between stigma and self-esteem in mental health consumers." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2596.

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Deane, Christopher Hugh. "Building a special needs ministry in Crowfield Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Browne, Elizabeth J. "God is blind a liberation theology of the outcast /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Hamilton, Mitchell A. "The development of a program to change attitudes at Highland Gardens Baptist Church which limit participation of the disabled community." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Lok, Po-ping Bobonia. "An exploration of social groupwork with the mentally handicapped in a residential setting /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1986. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12322441.

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Jackson, Charles J. J. "Developing a community development outreach ministry in the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0123.

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Jeevanandam, Lohsnah. "Burnout, coping, self-efficacy, attitudes towards people with disabilities, and negative psychological variables in service providers working with people with intellectual disability : a cross-national compariosn across Australia and Singapore /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19642.pdf.

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Rall, Bethany Ann. "Effect of recreation and leisure on the life quality of older adults with developmental disabilities." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2359.

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The purpose of this study is to examine improved life quality indicators of older adults with developmental disabilties who are actively participating in the Senior Facilitation Program, a program designed for seniors with developmental disabilities which allows them to make individual choices about their leisure pursuits.

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Barbosa, Claudia Schmitt. "Habilidades excepcionais : uma avaliação das capacidades produtivas de pessoas portadoras de deficiência mental." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/12086.

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Esta dissertação aborda a problemática relacionada às atividades laborais de pessoas portadoras de deficiência (PPD) mental moderada e leve treinável, que trabalham em centros abrigados (CAZON e COOPA) em Porto Alegre (RS). Com base nos protocolos Maeces e ESAP , foi desenvolvido um protocolo para mapeamento/avaliação das habilidades das PPDs, que mostrou que habilidades como atenção, destreza manual, imaginação e trabalho em grupo são subutilizadas atualmente e devem ser maximizadas em um novo sistema de trabalho. O levantamento também mostrou que a demanda, tanto das PPDs quanto de pais e professores, é por mais atividades, sem descontinuidade, já que a atividade laboral é importante, principalmente, para o equilíbrio emocional da população amostrada.
This study evaluated the level of difficulty of the activities carried out by people with medium level mental disabilities, who work at two protected centers (CAZON and COOPA) at Porto Alegre/RS. Work abilities were mapped with a protocol based on Maeces and ESAP protocols. The results showed that abilities such as attention, manual dexterity, imagination and work in group are sub used, and therefore should be engaged in a new work system. People with mental disabilities, their parents, relatives and professionals acting at the centers consider that the work system should also involve more continuous activities, because work is very important for the quality of life of this specific population.

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Nickerson, John. "Ministry to families of handicapped children." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 1995. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Brisco, Susan Anne, and S. Denise Christensen. "Project Success: Examining the impact of supported work programs on clients' self-esteem and quality of life." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1204.

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Among the goals of recent supported work employment programs is improvement of competitive employment opportunities for individuals who suffer from chronic mental illness, and for whom competitive employment outcomes are poor. This study examined the effects of a vocational rehabilitation program, Project Success (Skills Upgrade: Client Centered Empowerment Supportive Services), on self esteem and quality of life for chronically mentally ill participants.

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Burford, Gale E. "Assessing teamwork : a comparative study of group home teams in Newfoundland and Labrador." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21827.

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A combined, multiple-methods action research strategy is constructed and used to assess teams of personnel working in and around group homes for mentally retarded adults and young offenders in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador between August, 1983 and January, 1987. Grounded in the practise experiences and previous research of the author, the question "what works?" is developed both as a contextual framework for the examination of teamwork as a component of professional practise and as a contextual feature of group care. The question is used to guide categorization and organization of differences amongst 51 sample teams in order to isolate valid and reliable measures of team work functioning. Drawing from four distinct theoretical traditions comprising core knowledge of human behaviour in the social environment, multiple methodologies for differentiating within and amongst teams are combined to triangulate data around the central research question. A methodology for the collection and analysis of data which are thought to represent the "lived experiences" of sample subjects is developed and used to illuminate the phenomenological alignments of team members. Qualitative themes in the reports of on- and off-the-job satisfactions and frustrations for sample subjects are examined for teams and for occupational groupings. Separate measures of Level of Organizational Change and Prevalence of Stressful working Conditions are developed and used to examine the interplay between these variables and other preselected variables. The assessment procedures and the typology of team functioning developed by Fulcher (1983) are replicated. Specific flaws and limitations in Fulcher's methodology and design are overcome through the use of a different theoretical orientation, extensions and refinements of the methodology, changes in instrumentation and by replicating his findings with a more homogeneous sample. Four of the team styles of adaptation are empirically validated and their descriptions refined. Both linear and non-linear statistical analytic methods are used to test for correlation and association between and among preselected variables. The Heimler/Fulcher Work Orientation Schedule, which serves as the basis for Fulcher's interpretative categorization of teams, is subjected to tests of reliability and validity and found to meet predetermined expectations. Through the use of an international, comparative data base, norms for team satisfaction and ratio of frustration to satisfaction for this instrument are empirically validated. Further research using Fulcher's typology along with the Work Orientation Schedule is indicated. Field observation recordings, sample subjects' personal narratives, the social policy and corporate contexts in which the study takes place, and a mythical, yet ultimately necessary, experiment which takes place in the future are all used to illuminate and ground the findings in the action research process.

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Kondrat, David C. "Expanding understanding of mental health recovery effects of stigma and working alliance on the quality of life of persons with severe mental disabilities receiving community-based case management services /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1210562510.

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Mutterspaugh, Anita E. "Common foundational markers in dynamic disability ministries in the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ." Portland, Or. : Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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