Meaningful Care A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Meaning of Care for People with Mental Retardation
It is crucial for the quality of care of people with mental retardation that care providers experience their work as meaningful. A complexity, however, is the fact that this care is divided amongst a range of professions. This book addresses issues of meaning (meaning of care and meaning of life) fr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Section One — Experience of Meaning from a Family Perspective
- 1. A Parent’s Search for Meaning in Family Life
- 2. Parents’ Experiences of Meaning
- Section Two — Meaning, Worldview and Care
- 3. Meaning of Life and Meaning of Care: A Jewish Perspective
- 4. Meaning of Life and Meaning of Care: A Christian Perspective
- 5. Mental Retardation and the Quest for Meaning: Philosophical Remarks on “The Meaning of Life” in Modern Society
- Section Three — Meaning in Medical Care
- 6. Meaning in Medical Care for People with Mental Retardation: Some Remarks from the Dutch Context
- 7. Medical Technique and our Coping with Suffering: Prenatal Diagnosis as an Example
- 8. Meaningfulness and Meaninglessness in Neonatology
- 9. Parents’ View on the Prevention of Handicaps
- Section Four — Experience of Meaning in Daily Care
- 10. Timeful Friends: Living with People with Mental Retardation
- 11. Experience of Meaning in Human Encounter
- 12. Experience of Meaning in Daily Care for People with Mental Retardation
- Index — Names
- — Subjects
- Contributors