Our Profession Under Fire
Chapters 2023 and 2024
2023 has been an eventful year for us here at AMHP. We’ll end the year with a membership total twice what we expected it to be back on Jan 1. Thank you. We produced a lot of content we’re very proud of and we had a very successful first annual conference in October. We attribute…
Read MoreControversial is Not Political
“It’s too political!” I’ve heard this comment several times in the past few weeks in relation to the civil discussion of ideas and it gave me pause to consider its usage. Controversial is Not Political First, I’m not convinced there is any such thing as “too political”. What does that even mean? Can something be…
Read MoreDid You See This Ad About Hate Comments?
The propaganda machine is never very far behind a crisis, is it! Less than two weeks ago, as of this writing, the Hamas-Israel conflict began and last night during Game 3 of the World Series I had to endure a commercial about how hate comments against Jews have increased a bazillion percent since the conflict…
Read MoreHow to Deal With Woke
The fight in our world today is not about USA vs China or Russia, left vs right, Democrat vs Republican, or black vs white. It’s quite simply a good vs evil, winner take all world event. It is a spiritual battle that has been raging for centuries and manifests in this very real form of…
Read MoreWhat’s In A Word: Affirming
The word “affirming” is being used a lot these days particularly in the phrase, “affirming care”. Before we consider what type of care we are affirming, or unpack the word itself, we need to consider some ethical basics. What is the main role of a counselor? Should it come from a “Do no harm” mindset?,…
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