The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group 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 dealing with anger mismanagement issues; court or employer-ordered and self-referrals. The program has also been used with adolescents dealing with anger.

The What’s Good About Anger? program offers groups and programs for individuals who are personally motivated to learn skills for controlling anger or who are mandated by employers, courts, schools or other institutions to complete an anger management program. The What’s Good About Anger? program is based on the What’s Good About Anger? books and workbooks.

The goals for What’s Good About Anger? are:

• To demonstrate that anger is a force that can be used for good when healthy strategies and thinking are in place.
• To reduce levels of anger in provocative situations and to learn effective coping behaviors in order to halt escalation and to resolve conflicts.

Outcomes expected to achieve include:

• Reduce anger arousal.
• Skill development such as:
• Behavioral strategies: Time-out, assertiveness, empathy.
• Stress management & relaxation.
• Cognitive restructuring.

The essential components of the What’s Good About Anger? program include:

• Providing anger management assessment and evaluation of individuals.
• Teaching, motivating and educating individuals & groups regarding the following:
• Triggers
• Effective anger & conflict control strategies:
• Communication
• Time-out
• Problem-solving skills
• Empathy
• Forgiveness
• Learning how to defuse anger and hostility.

What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group was not designed with a child component.

What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group was not designed with a parent/caregiver component.

What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group was designed with an adult component that addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms:

• Anger mismanagement issues such as: aggression, abuse, control, volatile anger, yelling, withholding, manipulation, passivity, demanding, and control and abuse issues.

Treatment Involves Family/Support Structures:

This program involves the family or other support systems in the individual's treatment: Individual, marriage, and family counseling and treatment are available with professional counselors and psychologist. Psychological evaluation and testing is available.

What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group was designed to be conducted in a group setting; but has not been tested for use in a group setting.

Recommended group size:

5-12

Recommended Intensity:

Weekly 1-1.5 hour a week sessions

Recommended Duration:

6-12 weeks

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Outpatient Clinic

What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group includes a homework component:

Weekly assignments from What’s Good About Anger? book and workbook. Weekly logging of anger and completion of progress reports.

What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group does not have materials available in a language other than English.

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

Group room for 5-12 participants. DVD player and projector for Power Point slides, recommended but not required.

Licensure as mental health professional is desirable. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree, plus certification as Anger Management Trainer-Specialist through training programs.

There is a manual that describes how to implement this program, and there is training available for this program.

Training Contact:

• Lynette J. Hoy, NCC, LCPC, CAMS-IV
  www.whatsgoodaboutanger.com
  Lynettehoy@gmail.com
  phone: (630) 368-1880 x1 or (708) 341-5438

Training is obtained:

Anger Management Trainer-Specialist 2-day Certification workshops or DVD (home-study) training.

Number of days/hours:

2 days for the live workshop and 12 hours for the DVD home-study

Additional Resources:

There currently are additional qualified resources for training:

National Anger Management Association: www.namass.org and Anger Management Institute: www.whatsgoodaboutanger.com

This program has been reviewed and it was determined that this program lacks the type of published, peer-reviewed research that meets the CEBC criteria for a scientific rating of 1 – 5. Therefore, the program has been given the classification of "NR - Not able to be Rated." It was reviewed because it was identified by the topic expert as a program being used in the field, or it is being marketed and/or used in California with children receiving services from child welfare or related systems and their parents/caregivers. Some programs that are not rated may have published, peer-reviewed research that does not meet the above stated criteria or may have eligible studies that have not yet been published in the peer-reviewed literature. For more information on the "NR - Not able to be Rated" classification, please see the Scientific Rating Scale.

Child Welfare Outcomes: Not Specified

Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group.

No reference materials are currently available for What’s Good About Anger? 6-12 Week Anger Management Group.