Disability, Ableism & Affirmative Practice
Online CPD Training facilitated by Louise Brookes MBACP in collaboration with Ragdoll Training & Therapeutic Services
How confident do you feel supporting disabled people in a way that is genuinely affirming, accessible and aware of systemic bias?
Ableism isn’t always obvious or intentional. It can show up in our language, our environments, our expectations around communication, independence, resilience and engagement — and in the systems and services people are expected to navigate.
Yet many therapists, social workers, teachers and other helping professionals receive little formal training in disability, ableism, access needs or medical trauma, despite these being highly relevant across professional practice.
This reflective online CPD session offers a thoughtful space to deepen your understanding of disability, ableism and affirmative practice.
Drawing on both lived experience and therapeutic insight, Louise will support participants to consider the assumptions and barriers that can easily go unnoticed, and explore practical ways of making their own practice more accessible and affirming.
What to expect
- A reflective and supportive learning space
- Exploration of ableism and the Social Model of Disability
- Language, identity and respectful communication
- Visible, invisible and fluctuating disability
- Understanding access needs, including sensory considerations
- Medical trauma and disability-affirmative approaches
- Opportunities to consider assumptions around independence, resilience and engagement
- Reflection and practical application to your own professional setting
Who is this for?
This training is for professionals working with children, adults and families, including:
Therapists and counsellors • Social workers • Teachers and SENCOs • Pastoral and family support staff • Health and care professionals • Other helping professionals
You don’t need to work within a specialist disability service to attend.
If your work involves people, disability is relevant to your practice.
What you will gain
- Greater confidence in supporting disabled people
- Increased awareness of ableism and barriers within professional services and spaces
- A deeper understanding of how disability, access and identity can shape people’s experiences
- Practical ideas for making your work more accessible and affirming
- Time to reflect on your current practice and consider what you might do differently
Training details
Delivered live online via Zoom
10:00am–1:30pm (UK time)
Dates:
Saturday 7 November 2026
Feedback from previous attendees
“Having a formal, boundaried space to reflect on disability and ableism felt incredible and really important.”
“I’ll be recommending this training to colleagues.”
“Everyone could benefit from this focused space around disability and health.”
Booking
Places are limited to maintain a reflective and supportive space.
Book through ticket tailor
A thoughtful, affirming space to reflect, learn, and deepen your practice.
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