Faith Communities and People with Intellectual Disabilities in The Netherlands

A National Survey Among Chaplains

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ID22112218
AuthorsAndré Mulder (0000-0002-8012-7399, Protestant Theological University, corresponding author), Thijs Tromp (Protestant Theological University)
Year2024
Volume28
Issue3
Pages392-408
Publication date2024-07-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Disability & Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2331-2521 • E-ISSN: 2331-253X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23312521.2024.2306372
OpenAlexW4391535695
LanguageEN
References cited18

This article presents results of a 2021 survey among 49 chaplains in the Netherlands. Chaplains working with people with intellectual disabilities observe that the involvement of faith communities with their clients is declining. Although most of the chaplains have structural contacts with churches or mosques, they signal a need for an increased involvement to the benefit of their clients and to their own advantage, as a support for several aspects of their work (services, projects). Cooperation agreements of chaplains with churches focus on religious activities while clients are in need of buddies

Faith · Intellectual disability · Psychiatry · Sociology · Theology · Family and Disability Support Research · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology

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