 


  


 practices while deconstructing the ableism we have all internalized. Then take action. Be an advocate without being a savior. You are  individuals heal while addressing longstanding societal struggles.


References           disabled/differently abled in social work practice: Issues of        social work colleagues, in the clinical dad and the community-at- large. (2), 160-178.


Fountain, Y. & Neal, S. (2020). Developing cultural humility through clinical consultation. (4), 4-7.


  (1).


Kattari, S. K. (2020). Ableist microaggressions and the mental health         1170- 1179.


 Ableism within health care professions: A systematic review of the experiences and impact of discrimination against health care       (17), 2715-2731.


Ritzi, R., & Lyles, M. (2023). Disenfranchised grief for individuals with           169). Taylor & Francis.


 counselling? Views of counsellors with visual disabilities and their 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Marshall Lyles, over 20 years of practice in family, expressive arts, and play therapies. Marshall regularly teaches and writes on complex trauma and grief, medical trauma, expressive therapies, and attachment-informed family play therapy around the globe. These areas of interest were largely informed by Marshall’s early life experiences of growing up as a Muscular Dystrophy patient in a family with few resources in rural Texas. marshallnlyles@gmail.com


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