Pastoral Care and Intellectual Disability

Anna Katherine Shurley is a Baptist minister who has served as a chaplain for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She lives with her family in Gulfport, Mississippi, where she currently serves as Director of Youth and Family Ministries at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Introduction 1. Collaborating: A Person-Centered Approach to Pastoral Care 2. Empowering: The Psychological Architecture of Person-Centered Pastoral Care 3. Calling: The Theology of Person-Centered Pastoral Care 4. Playing: Person-Centered Pastoral Care in Practice 5. Witnessing: Person-Centered Pastoral Care and the Church

...it is an inspiration for all professionals who are engaging in a religious or theological context to see disability, intelligence, and the human being as such in a different light. --Annette Haussmann "Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling" ...this book would be especially beneficial for those who are directly involved in the pastoral care of people with disabilities in a faith setting, particularly those who share Shurley's confessional perspective, and might inspire new models of care. --Wen-Pin Leow "Journal of Disability and Religion" The work is without a doubt thought-provoking, and much common ground is apparent between scholars and activists who talk about ableism and oppression and people of faith who talk about valuing individuals, community and inclusion. --Nicola Martin "Disability and Society" This book is a good introductory text for pastoral caregivers and could be an entry into larger discussions regarding disability and care. Her person-centered approach is a simple, cogent framework and would be useful for any kind of caregiving. Shurley is well-grounded in her theological principles and committed to the empowerment and flourishing of individuals with intellectual disabilities. --Sonia Waters "Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology"