PROGRAM GOALS

PROGRAM GOALS

• Recognize and understand the nature and normalcy of anger as a hard-wired reaction for survival when triggered
• Understand the high costs of inappropriate anger expression in today’s society
• Learn that the emotion of anger is separate from the expression of anger
• Respond to anger triggers in more appropriate ways
• Learn the skill of assertive communication as an alternative to angry outbursts or suppression of appropriate angry feelings
• Gain skills in empathy, emotional intelligence, stress management, forgiveness, and improving judgment and impulse control
• Eight tools that are focused on within the curriculum:
  • Tool #1 – Teach participants how to better deal with stress in their lives: This includes learning to differentiate external stressors from feeling stressed, learning to make life changes to reduce stressors, how to utilize emotional and social resources to reduce stress, and specific stress-reduction techniques such as deep breathing, exercising, diet, good sleep habits, etc.
  • Tool #2 – Develop Empathy: Explain what empathy is and how it decreases anger. Teach improved listening and communication skills including learning to better understand body language. Teach the importance of social awareness.
  • Tool #3 – Respond Instead of React: Differentiate these two concepts explaining that “reacting” is what happens automatically when exposed to an anger trigger while “response” is a conscious decision on how to handle it. Explain that anger expression is a choice.
  • Tool #4 – Change Self-Talk: Teach participants the basic principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with specific new ways to think in order to decrease anger and increase tolerance of frustrating events.
  • Tool #5 – Assertive Communication: Explain that anger expression is a form of communication which usually does not work to effectively influence others. Instead, teach students how to communicate assertively by giving specific formulas and examples.
  • Tool #6 – Adjust Expectations: Anger often results when there is a gap between what is expected and what actually occurs. Teach this concept to participants as well as how to develop more realistic expectations about people or situations.
  • Tool #7 – Forgive But Don’t Forget: Research shows that learning to forgive is good for your health, your relationships, and your life success. Teach what forgiveness is and isn’t, how to let go of grievances and resentments, and how to protect yourself from future harm. Teach how to, also, successfully receive forgiveness from others.
  • Tool #8 – Retreat and Think Things Over: Learning to take a time-out before responding to an anger trigger is an essential ingredient in anger control. Practitioners will teach students five “rules” for successful implementation of this tool, what to do during the retreat period and how to think correctly before returning to deal with the original issue.

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