The St. John’s University School of Law

Jamaica, Queens, New York 11439

Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons is a psychiatrist and is the director of Comprehensive Counseling Services in W. Conshohocken, PA outside Philadelphia. He trained in psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center in 1976 where he participated in cognitive therapy research in his training with Aaron T. Beck. In 1986 he wrote a seminal paper on the use of forgiveness and in 2000 coauthored Helping Clients Forgive: An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope with Robert D. Enright forthe American Psychological Association Books. In 2004 he coauthored Learning to Forgive in the Classroom for the American School Board Journal.

He is a major contributor to Homosexuality and Hope of the Catholic Medical Association, www.cathmed.org and authored the chapter, The Origins and Healing of Same Sex Attractions in Homosexuality and American Public Life, 1999, C. Woulfe (Ed.), Spence Pub. He is a member of the medical advisory board of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. Recently, he was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Homosexuality and Scientific Research which produced the document Facts, not flattery, about Same-Sex Attraction, www.narth.com .

Dr. Fitzgibbons is a professor at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at Catholic University where he teaches a seminar on marriage, family and gender.

Dr. Fitzgibbons has given over 40 seminars to mental health professionals, educators, and business and church leaders on forgiveness therapy in the resolution of excessive anger.

Homosexuality and the Schools

Public school teachers in many areas of the country are teaching children that homosexual behaviors are genetically determined and are as healthy as heterosexual and marital relationships. While advocating the homosexual lifestyle, these teachers fail to provide the scientific truths, and school administrators/counselors not only fail to correct these inaccuracies, but also fail to provide factual information to the students about the numerous psychological and medical dangers in the lifestyle. Recently, high school students have been disciplined by school administrators for refusing to attend/support homosexual promoting events, such as a day of silence, while at the same time being refused permission to conduct heterosexual support events.

This presentation will cover the important research studies which adolescents have the right to know.