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Rosalie describes how non-judgment and kindness are essential human and clinical tools to support regulation, reflection, enjoyment and learning. She firmly advocates for “lifting up” rather than “putting down” participants and ensures that she takes the blame for any misunderstanding by her participants. Humbly, Rosalie brings errors or confusion down to flaws in her own teaching rather than implying that failure is a consequence of the participant’s deficiency. Trust and mutual respect forge a positive connection between the therapist and the participant over time. Ongoing support and patient, dignified interactions dissolve confusion, shame, fear and anger and “I hate

reading” ceases to be the universal explanation for ignorance. With knowledge comes a desire to be respected and respectable and “thinking about thinking” builds self-awareness. Rosalie does not condemn the spelling errors that arise in journals because her dreams for her participants reach far beyond fixing spelling mistakes. Her universal vision is much more profound because she believes that speech pathologists have the necessary skills to help prison inmates – men and women of disadvantage and poor choices – to fix more than just their spelling mistakes.

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JCPSLP Volume 21, Number 1 2019

Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology