Affirming presence: spiritual life and friendship with adolescents with developmental disabilities

Conner, Benjamin T.

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“…Empirical literature has discussed how spirituality can meet the psychological goals of rehabilitation counseling for persons with disability by facilitating self-acceptance, positive negotiation, adjustment, well-being, peace, and wellness (DiLorenzo, Becker-Feigeles, Halper, & Picone, 2008; Revheim, Greenberg, & Citrome, 2010; Wirth & Bussing, 2015). Conceptually, spirituality can meet social goals of rehabilitation counseling by cultivating a relational consciousness (i.e., positive and enabling relationships with self and others; Conner, 2010; Picard, 2009; Reinders, 2008; Skar, Folkestad, Smedal, & Grytten, 2014) and deconstructing notions of disability by transcending the ability/disability binaries (Boswell, Knight, & Hamer, 2001; Yong, 2007). This then extends to vocational goals in terms of negotiating for equal access and opportunities, equity, and repositioned vocational goals (Higashida, 2016; Muscott & Melloy, 2001; Selway & Ashman, 1998).…”

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Spirituality in Rehabilitation Counseling of Adults With Physical Disabilities: Views of Practitioners Across Countries

Pandya

2017

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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The purpose of the study is to understand the views of practitioners across countries, on spirituality for rehabilitation counseling of adults with congenital and acquired disabilities. A survey of 1,269 practitioners in the field of disability across 15 countries was conducted. Results showed that practitioners had a favorable view of spirituality. Logistic regression results highlight several crosscountry nuances in practitioners' views toward spirituality for rehabilitation counseling, and more so, differentials in terms of adults with congenital and acquired physical disabilities. Practitioners who focused on a client-centered approach vis-à-vis those who diversified also into macro-level work of networking and advocacy, and specifically those who had high self-reported spirituality, proposed that for adults with congenital physical disabilities, spirituality enabled living with disabilities, as against a rationalization and justification of the disability. They favored mindfulness techniques as the modes of working with the clients and reported that by cultivating relational consciousness, spirituality enabled meeting the social goal of rehabilitation counseling. Furthermore, practitioners from affluent nations placed a premium on the deconstructing potential of spirituality and its facilitative role in enabling the clients themselves, and significant others, to transcend the ability/disability binary. The study foregrounds the importance of spiritually sensitive approaches in rehabilitation counseling.

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Spirituality in Rehabilitation Counseling of Adults With Physical Disabilities: Views of Practitioners Across Countries

Pandya

2017

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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“…One community to be considered is within faith-based practices (e.g., Baker, 2012;Conner, 2010;Harris, 2015). Erikson (1959) proposed that when students identify with ideologies and histories of faith-based practices, identities can be placed within a social-historical framework to connect youth with traditions and communities that transcend the immediate moment.…”

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Creating Culturally Supportive Settings That Foster Literacy Development: Guidance for SLPs

2021

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Purpose The purpose of our tutorial is to provide a set of fundamental, research-based guidelines for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who want to begin the process of creating culturally supportive settings that foster adolescent literacy development. Method Pertinent literature related to culturally relevant literacy practices for SLPs is reviewed. SLPs perceived barriers to providing general literacy services in schools and levels of cultural competence are identified, along with articles that support service ideas to meet the literacy-based needs of culturally diverse students on our caseloads. Results Drawing on the literature base and our collective research and clinical experiences, we propose four key guidelines SLPs can adopt to support their initial efforts in building culturally supportive settings: develop a shared vocabulary and accompanying concepts, curate and use culturally relevant texts, establish ongoing dialogue with key groups, and set high expectations. Conclusions SLPs are in a unique position to provide services that enable students from all cultural backgrounds to successfully support literacy development. Clinical applications of the guiding principles are provided.

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The African Indigenous Lens of Understanding Spirituality: Reflection on Key Emerging Concepts from a Reviewed Literature

Ohajunwa

Mji

2018

J Relig Health

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In this paper, we will present a reflection on reviewed literature on African indigenous understanding of spirituality, highlighting the influence of this concept on notions of the self, motivation and well-being. The indigenous understanding of spirituality is central to the understanding of the self as distinct, but positioned within the relational-collective self. This African indigenous perception of the self is grounded within the autonomous experience of the tenets of spirituality, which is explored in this paper through the lens of self-determination theory. The experience of autonomy, which is represented in this paper as choice and consent, competence and relatedness within spirituality, is considered as an intrinsic motivation factor for African indigenous communities to achieve well-being. Hence, we argue for the relevance of identifying and exploring ways that an understanding of the African indigenous spiritual belief systems, and the various ways that this understanding impacts on well-being for African indigenous communities, can be unearthed and scrutinized.

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Affirming presence: spiritual life and friendship with adolescents with developmental disabilities

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Spirituality in Rehabilitation Counseling of Adults With Physical Disabilities: Views of Practitioners Across Countries

Spirituality in Rehabilitation Counseling of Adults With Physical Disabilities: Views of Practitioners Across Countries

Creating Culturally Supportive Settings That Foster Literacy Development: Guidance for SLPs

The African Indigenous Lens of Understanding Spirituality: Reflection on Key Emerging Concepts from a Reviewed Literature

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