RT Article
T1 “Faith Comes and Removes All Questions. Faith Helps Me a Lot”: The Unique Perspective of Mothers of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Ultra-Orthodox Society
JF Journal of disability & religion
VO 28
IS 3
SP 437
OP 452
A1 Zriker, Amit
A1 Freund, Anat
A1 Erlich, Reizy
A1 Shoker, Yishay
A2 Freund, Anat
A2 Erlich, Reizy
A2 Shoker, Yishay
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1898143242
AB The collectivist way of life of the ultra-Orthodox society highlights the process of caring for family members with various disabilities. However, little is known about this process in the context of caring for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By performing semi-structured interviews with 15 mothers of children with IDD in the ultra-Orthodox society, three main themes emerged: Relationship with the nuclear and extended family; Relationship with the community; Religion and belief. Considering the rise in awareness of the need for professional and formal caring, it is highly important to develop a tailored policy that will include culturally sensitive interventions.
K1 ultra-orthodox Jewish
K1 Phenomenological Research
K1 intellectual-developmental disabilities
K1 Faith-based communities
K1 Culturally-sensitive policy
DO 10.1080/23312521.2024.2320645