Mental Health & Disability Ethics (Module 6)
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Course Description
This is an introductory program in Disability Theology. Students will examine the realities of living with a disability in contemporary society and their theological and spiritual implications. These modules will also delve into a practical theology regarding living and working with individuals with disabilities and their incorporation into our spiritual communities.
Mental Health & Disability Ethics
This Module will explore Human action in Death. We will discuss suicide, euthanasia/MAID and infanticide and how they are addressed within a framework of disability theology. We will critically examine where ableist rhetoric appears. We will examine the implications of technologies that have the power to manipulate, extend, and end life.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand and think more critically about active death and Ableism
- Learn to embrace your mortality
- Explore the unimaginable new abilities to manipulate, extend, and end life
- Discover ways to offer guidance
Dr. Andrew Barron
Facilitator
Andrew Barron was an adjunct faculty member at The Centre for Spirituality, Disability, and Care at Martin Luther University College, federated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. He has previously taught disability and theology at Tyndale University, Ambrose University, and Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto, where he graduated with his Doctor of Ministry degree in 2016. Barron lives in Toronto. He is married to Laura and is the father of Rafael, Ketzia, and Simona.