Caregivers Need Care, Too: Conceptualising Spiritual Care for Migrant Caregivers-Transnational Mothers

• Main Author: Reyes-Espiritu, Ma. Adeinev M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: transnational mothers; spiritual care; spiritual support; faith lives; migrant caregivers; migrant advocates; overseas Filipino workers (OFWs); domestic workers; Christianity; spiritual journey; spirituality; care work; Arts and Humanities; Migration Studies; Religion; Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/75; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=theology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Growing research revolving around the plight of (Philippine) migrant domestic workers is noteworthy. However, the focus is largely on their role, capacity and identity as caregivers, meaning as labour migrants and transnational mothers engaged in both paid and unpaid care work. Building on the “care...