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Intersections of violence

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on March 20, 2021 by Paul J. FitzgeraldMarch 20, 2021

Following the horrific mass shootings in the Atlanta area this week, people have been trying to make sense of why and how an individual could kill a number of people, apparently targeting women of Asian background. Our need to make… Continue Reading Intersections of violence

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Asian, Classism, Coronavirus, Racism, Religion, Sexuality, Violence

No, We’re Not “Divided” – Some of Us Are Simply Lost from Social Reality

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on October 28, 2018 by Paul J. FitzgeraldOctober 28, 2018

One of the basic tenets of Alfred Adler’s theory is that most social realities are fictions – and they are either socially useful fictions, or else socially useless (harmful) ones. This “psychology of ‘as-if,’” which Adler adopted from the philosopher… Continue Reading No, We’re Not “Divided” – Some of Us Are Simply Lost from Social Reality

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Posted in Current Issues, Social Responsibility | Tagged Adler, Gaslighting, Social Living, Violence

Sin and Injury: When Sorry Is Not Enough

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on January 21, 2018 by Paul J. FitzgeraldJanuary 17, 2020

With the recent spate of revelations about sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault being reported in the media, many people of conscience wonder exactly what the aggressors owe the people who were the targets of their hurtful behavior. There… Continue Reading Sin and Injury: When Sorry Is Not Enough

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Forgiveness, Religion, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Social Justice

Let’s Try Saying “Americans” Instead of “America” – A Lesson from Canadians

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on January 31, 2017 by Paul J. FitzgeraldJanuary 26, 2018

On the fourth of my trips to Adler’s Vancouver campus last fall, I came before the Canadian border officer, as I had each time before. I was ready for the questions about why I was coming to Canada, and gave… Continue Reading Let’s Try Saying “Americans” Instead of “America” – A Lesson from Canadians

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Social Responsibility | Tagged Adler, Canadians, Dreikurs, Social Identity, Social responsibility, Trudeau, Trump

Obamacare and Mental Health: Good News and Bad News

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on May 6, 2016 by Paul J. FitzgeraldMay 9, 2016

An article was published by US News and World Report yesterday, and it has mixed news about the Affordable Care Act and mental health treatment: the number of people with mental health conditions who are uninsured decreased in 2015, but… Continue Reading Obamacare and Mental Health: Good News and Bad News

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged ACA, Affordable Cate Act, EAP, managed behavioral health, mental health, Obamacare

Dear Politicians: Counselors Serve All Who Seek Their Services

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on April 17, 2016 by Paul J. FitzgeraldApril 17, 2016

The American Counseling Association has published a Code of Ethics for years, and it was recently updated in 2014 (http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/ethics). On the subject of providing services to clients, and when it is ethical to terminate with a client, the Code… Continue Reading Dear Politicians: Counselors Serve All Who Seek Their Services

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Concern about Employees Means More than “Canned” Tips on a Website

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on December 26, 2013 by Paul J. FitzgeraldDecember 28, 2013

McDonald’s has come under fire in recent weeks for a series of posts on an employee web portal (now deleted) which struck many people as insensitive at best and hypocritical at worst. The “tip sheets” included a health page from a… Continue Reading Concern about Employees Means More than “Canned” Tips on a Website

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Social Responsibility | Tagged EAP, Resources, Social responsibility, Work

October 22, 2013 Rally for Illinois Marriage Equality

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on October 26, 2013 by Paul J. FitzgeraldDecember 30, 2013

I traveled to the Illinois State Capitol this week with a busload of faculty, staff, and students from Adler School of Professional Psychology, for a rally and march in support of SB 10, the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act,… Continue Reading October 22, 2013 Rally for Illinois Marriage Equality

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Posted in Current Issues, Social Responsibility | Tagged Adler, Legislative Actions, Social Justice, Social responsibility

A Tough Uncle: On “Being Losers”

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on April 19, 2013 by Paul J. FitzgeraldDecember 30, 2013

In the latest example of what are becoming all-too-frequent acts of unspeakable horror, homemade bombs killed three people and seriously wounded dozens more at the beloved Boston Marathon this week. The act itself seems to fit the definition of terrorism… Continue Reading A Tough Uncle: On “Being Losers”

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility, Therapy topics | Tagged Adler, Evil, mental health, Social responsibility

Unspeakable Horror

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on December 15, 2012 by Paul J. FitzgeraldDecember 15, 2012

In the aftermath of the horrific shootings in Sandy Hook Elementary School, we see (as we do after each of these increasingly common incidents) many pieces in news media and from mental health experts (including the American Psychological Association) on… Continue Reading Unspeakable Horror

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Grief and loss, Guns, mental health, Violence

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