A Critical Approach to Integrating Christian Disability Theology in Clinical Rehabilitation
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2017-01-02
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© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The integration of disability studies into clinical rehabilitation is a minimally explored area. Based on current literature, the field of disability studies alone provides insufficient resources for the formation of renewed clinical practices. The use of theological perspectives on disability facilitates creation of clinical practices within a disability studies framework. Theological voices enhance participation and flourishing for all persons involved in rehabilitation. Drawing primarily from Nancy Eiesland's The Disabled God, the author argues that seriously engaging theology creates space to counter medicalized and violent practices of rehabilitation and allows unity, embodied solidarity, and resymbolization to flourish within the clinic.
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Barton, SJ (2017). A Critical Approach to Integrating Christian Disability Theology in Clinical Rehabilitation. Journal of Disability and Religion, 21(1). pp. 5–13. 10.1080/23312521.2016.1269255 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/19721.
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Sarah Jean Barton
Program Director; Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke Divinity School
I hold a dual appointment in the School of Medicine and Duke Divinity School. My primary areas of scholarship include Christian theology and ethics, disability studies, accessible education, and occupational therapy. I focus on participatory research methodologies in partnership with people experiencing intellectual disabilities as well as educational research on access.
You can order my book, Becoming the Baptized Body: Disability and the Practice of Christian Community, from Baylor University Press or your local bookstore!
Education
Doctor of Theology
Certificate in Reflective and Faithful Teaching
Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC, USA), 2014 - 2019
Master of Theological Studies
summa cum laude, Certificate in Anglican Studies
Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC, USA), 2012-2014
Master of Science
Occupational Therapy, Pi Theta Epsilon
Boston University (Boston, MA, USA), 2009-2012
Bachelor of Science
magna cum laude, Biology
Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA, USA), 2005-2009
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