Anger Management

Family Outreach Center's Taking Charge of Anger classes are designed to help individuals learn new ways to identify, control and express their verbal, physical and/or emotional reactions to people and/or situations in their everyday situations.

These classes are offered exclusively for pre-trial felons, probationers and parolees identified by bthe 17th Judicial Circuit Court and Court Services. Participants must be referred by their probation/parole officer and all refferals will recieve an assessment to determine their appropiateness for the class.

Classes are ten (10) weeks with each class running ninety (90) minutes. Class topics include:

Understanding and recognizing anger
Understanding the expression of anger
Understanding your anger triggers
Anger awareness & relaxation techniques
Recognizing thoughts that fuel anger
Productive self-talk
Assertive problem-solving
When anger is aimed at you
Establishing new anger habits

Class participants will learn:

Ways anger can negatively affect their lives
Understanding how anger is expressed
Identifying how anger is exhibited
How anger affects the body
How expectations of self and others can trigger anger
Becoming aware of how failures can increase anger
How thinking can affect anger
How talking positively to self will reduce anger
How to express anger constructively
How to diffuse anger directed towards yourself
Employment

A pre and post-test will be given to all participants to measure the impact of the material presented. The classes are designed to be interactive and will allow the participant to demonstrate how the information is becoming a part of their daily thinking and behavioral responses.

Successful completion of the class will include demonstrating mastery of the skills taught in addition to the pre and post-test. Progress reports and termination reports will be provided to the participant's probation or parole officer. Limited counseling services will be available to those participants who would appear to benefit and are agreeable to outpatient counseling services.

For more information please contact us by phone at (616) 247-3815 or email at:

info@familyoutreachcenter.org