| CODE | DBS3011 | ||||||
| TITLE | Disability Issues and Pastoral Ministry | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Disability Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will be split into three parts. In the first part, general disability issues and issues of concern to disabled people with different impairments will be dealt with. This includes the history of the disabled people's movement, the history of the Catholic Church’s work in favour of disabled people, the social model of disability, the rights of disabled people and the life experiences and perspectives of persons with different disabilities. The second part will deal with the representations of disabled people in the Bible, the teachings of the Church, and religious texts with regards to disabled people. The third part of the study-unit will amalgamate the two previous parts together by guiding students in discussions about how they can address disability rights issues in their ministry through the framework of the Church’s teaching. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are: 1) to present the history of the disabled people's movement and the Catholic Church’s work with disabled people, and the move from charity and welfare to rights and the social model; 2) to familiarise students with the different experiences of that disabled people and the main issues of concern of people with different impairments; 3) to enable students to appreciate the Bible, the Church’s teachings and other religious writings on the dignity of persons with disability; 4) to provide students with practical guidelines about the appropriate way to address disability issues in their ministry. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) outline the history of the disabled people's movement, and of the Catholic Church’s work with disabled people, the social model of disability, and the move from a focus on charity and welfare to a focus on rights and independence; b) identify the issues that are of concern to disabled people with different impairments; c) explain the Bible, the Church’s teachings and other religious writings on disability on the dignity of disabled persons; d) explain how the principles of the social model of disability and of the human rights approach to disability can be applied to ministry with disabled people within the Church. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) demonstrate the difference between different models of disability and between the focus on welfare and charity on the one hand and rights and independence on the other; b) evaluate different representations of disabled people in the Bible, the Church’s teachings and other religious writings; c) identify and understand the principles of the social model and the human rights approach to disability; d) critically reflect on examples of ministry with disabled people within the Church. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. 2006. Lejn Knisja dejjem aktar inklużiva: is-sehem tal-persuni b’diżabilità fil-ħajja u l-ħidma tal-Knisja. Floriana, Malta: Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. - Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. 2003. Disability. Polity Press. - KNPD. 2007. Rights Not Charity: guidelines towards an inclusive society and a positive difference in the lives of Maltese and Gozitan disabled people. (available from http://www.knpd.org/awareness.html.) - Stiker, H.J., 1999. A history of disability. Translated from French by W. Sayers. University of Michigan Press. |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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