The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Anger Management the Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners program has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of: Anger Management (Adult), but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given a Scientific Rating.

• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Adults with anger regulation problems. The program has also been used with adolescents.

Given the developing knowledge in the anger treatment area, the wide variability of client characteristics and the varied settings in which anger treatment is delivered the Anger Management the Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners program is organized according to a flexible menu-based approach. The treatment program has four stages: engagement and preparation, use of specific change strategies, learning to accept difficult life situations, and maintaining change and enhancing happiness.

The goals of the Anger Management the Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners program are to:

• Reduce reactivity to typical anger triggers experienced by clients.
• Reduce negative expressions of anger including aggression and verbally abusive comments.
• Foster increases in constructive problem solving and assertive communications.
• Achieve decreases in intensity (physical activation), frequency, and duration of anger episodes.