The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The RETHINK Curriculum 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 having difficulty managing anger. The program has also been used with young children with language skills through teenagers.

The book, Creative Anger: Putting that Powerful Emotion to Good Use and the RETHINK workbooks provide seven skills to help each person learn to manage their anger and use this powerful emotion to build good, loving, and productive relationships. The program follows this premise: “Anger, hardwired into our brains for protection, is the more misunderstood emotion. It contains a paradox. Anger out of control destroys, yet anger, when understood and controlled, is a constructive force and can be used for creativity, change, and growth.”

The goals of the RETHINK Curriculum are to:

• Learn to recognize when you are angry.
• Learn the seven RETHINK skills to manage anger.
• Learn how to reframe thinking toward a constructive end.
• Learn how to put each of these skills into practice.