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Anger Management Program
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES:
Chicago
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* English group |
Monday |
6:30 - 8:00 PM |
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* Spanish group |
Thursday |
7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Arlington Heights
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* English group |
Saturday |
9:30 - 11:00 AM |
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* Spanish group |
Saturday |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
The program is ongoing and consists of ten 1.5-hour sessions. Prior to attending the group sessions each client has to meet individually with a counselor for the assessment/intake/orientation session.
Program sessions utilize: lectures, video materials, handouts, quizzes, group discussions, in-class exercises and homework assignments.
| GOALS OF THE PROGRAM : |
- To understand anger and those areas in life that are likely to perpetuate anger
- To learn to manage emotions, thoughts, and actions
- To become more responsible
- To develop support system and have healthy relationships
- To stop violence
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| PRICING: |
- Ten 1.5-hour Anger Management group sessions
(assessment/intake/orientation included)
- Sliding fee scale is available for clients who are unable to pay the full price
- Individual Anger Management sessions available
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| SOURCES OF REFERRALS |
- Court
- Probation and social services departments
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary
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PROGRAM CURRICULUM
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| Anger |
- nature and sources of anger
- physiological manifestation of anger
- personal costs of anger
- coping techniques
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| Assertive communication |
- styles of communication
- effectiveness of assertive communication
- setting limits
- giving and taking criticism
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| Accountability |
- Becoming responsible for one's own thoughts, emotions and behaviors
- Characteristics of people with internal and external focus of control
- Consequences of blaming
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| Spirituality |
- Aspects of being a person
- Getting in touch with one's own feelings
- Connecting with other people and the world
- Spiritual needs and principles
- Ways to achieve spirituality
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| Stress and relaxation |
- Causes of stress
- Physiological aspects of stress
- Positive and negative aspects of stress
- Maladaptive ways of dealing with stress and their consequences
- Relaxation techniques
- Ways to maintain healthy balance in major life areas
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| Healthy relationships |
- healthy boundaries in family, intimate, friend and work relationships
- personality changes and their effects on relationships
- personality changes and their effects on relationships
- domestic violence issues
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| Cognitive distortions |
- role of irrational thinking in experiencing the reality
- type of anger distortions
- ways to deal with irrational thinking
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Self-esteem |
- sources of self-esteem
- importance of feeling good about one's self
- ways to develop greater confidence in one's own abilities
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| Problem solving |
- identifying a problem
- obstacles to problem solving
- problems solving skills including decision making and time management
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| Negotiation and active listening |
- goals, steps and rules of negotiation
- listening skills
- empathy
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