Anger Solutions Coming to Edmonton

Do you have clients with anger problems? Get frustrated with the time and effort required to research and develop effective anger tools? Need a solid base of tools and resources for your staff? Want to hone your group facilitation skills?

After This Workshop You Will:

• Know the Anger Solutions™ model for groups and individual counselling
• Be ready to immediately begin running programs or be able to modify the program to fit your clients’ needs
• Have a toolbox equipped with resources and a variety of methods to ensure positive outcomes
• Have a circle of support from other Anger Solutions™ Trainers
• BONUS: Receive over $150.00 worth of free tools to assist you with delivering the Anger Solutions™ Program

Anger Solutions is:

• Facilitated by Julie Christiansen, creator of Anger Solutions, international speaker & author
• Recognized as evidence-based and used internationally , Anger Solutions™ is the best and ONLY alternative to traditional anger management programs in Canada, with a success rate over 12 years averaging 80% or higher!

Who Should Attend?
Social Workers, Community Corrections Workers, Child and Youth Workers, Teachers, Addictions Workers, Group Home staff, Mental Health Workers, and Private Practitioners. If you work in Human Services, this workshop is for you!

About the Anger Solutions™ Program:
The Anger Solutions™ Program was developed by Julie Christiansen over 4 years of study and practical use. It has been delivered to various agencies across Ontario for over 12 years, and is currently in use by various corrections-based, addictions and recovery, and social service agencies in communities including Ottawa, Cornwall, Niagara, Hamilton, Peterborough, Haliburton, Napanee, Sault Ste. Marie, and London. The program has 10 key modules and is designed to run as an 8, 10, or 12 week program in a group setting.

The success rate of this program is exceptional, and for all committed participants who complete and follow through on the processes, there is a marked increase in quality of life as a result of fewer occurrences of undesired “angry” behaviours, incorporation of more appropriate methods for expressing anger, improved communication skills, increased employability, and higher assertiveness levels. For several of our clients, we have also noted a reduction in recidivism for criminal behaviour, decrease in dependence on chemical substances, a significant increase in self-esteem, and a better mastery of life skills. Want more information? Visit our WEBSITE and read the FAQs.

Agencies currently participating in collection of data for study of the program include John Howard Society of Ottawa, Canadian Mental Health Association of Sault Ste. Marie, Point In Time Services in Haliburton, Giant Life Solutions in Niagara, Leverage U, and Amethyst Women’s Addiction Treatment Centre in Ottawa. The program uses various assessments to measure its success including a proprietary assessment created by Julie Christiansen, Dr. Wm. Snell Jr.’s standardized and validated Clinical Anger Scale, as well as the Rosenberg Scale for Self Esteem. Data and case studies are currently being compiled for publication in a peer review journal.

Do you want to register? Visit our Website: http://www.angersolution.com/ and complete the CONTACT form. Or Call Us Toll Free! 1-866-754-6169 - be sure to tell us why you're calling.

Even the Po Po Needs a Little Anger Solutions Sometimes...

Cop accused of pushing Wal-Mart greeter suspended
16 hours ago January 29, 2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Chattanooga detective accused of assaulting an elderly Wal-Mart greeter who asked to see his sales receipt at the store has been suspended from duty.
Police Chief Freeman Cooper told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that following a disciplinary hearing the officer was suspended 28 days without pay for conduct unbecoming an officer, improper procedure and excessive use of force.
The chief said the officer must also be retrained in the department's use of force policy and take an anger management course.
The detective was accused of pushing the 71-year-old Wal-Mart greeter who touched the off-duty officer's arm while asking if he could see a receipt in December. A report shows the greeter fell and received a scratch on his right elbow.
Information from: Chattanooga Times Free Press, http://www.timesfreepress.com

MY COMMENTS:

Shame shame! Sounds like the officer has power and control issues – maybe a little anger too. Seems he forgot that he is not the only one who has some authority associated with his job. But when you are taught that you must always be in control, it is hard to yield that control to others. I wonder what kind of anger management course the officer will be required to take, and whether or not it includes a better decision making model so that this officer will think before acting, and make better choices so he creates more positive outcomes – or will it just teach him to take a deep breath and walk away?

The Anger Solutions way would have this officer thinking about what happened and what that meant to him. It would then have him evaluate what he wanted the outcome of this event to be, and have him choose (via the AS decision making model) what response would best lead to the outcome he desired. More than this - it would have him evaluate the potential outcomes of each possible option for creating his desired outcome.

Want to know more about how Anger Solutions works? Visit our website: http://www.angersolution.com for details. With a 100% success rate in coaching and a consistent success rate of 80% or higher over 12 years, we must be doing something right!

Time for Anger Solutions in Sport

This Just In from RugbyLeagueLive.com:

Dominic Brock 11/03/09

Roosters forward Anthony Cherrington will face court on his 21st birthday to be sentenced for assault as rugby league’s horror run with the law continues.Cherrington is undertaking anger management classes and counselling after pleading guilty to an assault from last year.The 20-year-old forward admitted to striking Monique Mears in the face and on the body, before threatening her with a knife. He then smashed her sunglasses, mobile phone and car mirrors 10 days later.Cherrington paid Ms Mears $3000 to cover damage to her property after the attack, and is now obtaining a psychological report to present at his sentencing hearing later this month.Fellow Rooster Setaimata Sa will appear in court next month to appeal a conviction for fracturing a man’s skull in a pub fight more than 12 months ago. He received 250 hours’ community service.

So tell me again why athletes don't need anger solutions? We tend to place people like athletes, models, actors, musicians, and even some politicians (e.g. Barack Obama) on pedestals. We assume that their power, authority, and/or fame somehow makes them better than the rest of us. This is our first mistake.

People are just people, people! Everybody makes mistakes. Everyone has flaws in their character. Just because someone is rich and famous doesn't mean s/he might not be messed up inside because of faulty thinking, poor upbringing, inability to cope with the pressures of the limelight - whatever.

In this case, we are looking at the sport of Rugby. Only a few weeks ago, Sean Avery of hockey fame was the poor sucker being lambasted for his lack of good judgement, as well as a severe case of "foot-in-mouth disease". Next week, it will be someone else, perhaps from the football or baseball walls of fame (sorry A-Rod) who will be sent off to "anger management" to help them deal with their choices of misbehaviour.

Here's what I think. First of all - we know that anger management is for the most part a band aid. We also know that band aids are only temporary measures. The principles learned and the skills acquired through Anger Solutions are lasting - we have the data to prove this. Anger Solutions has also been proven to work in the toughest settings (military, police, corrections, mental health, addictions, failing marriages, domestic violence, and more). Why is it so successful? Because we realize what I said earlier. People are just people. It really doesn't matter what their profession is, or where they find themselves because of their poor choices - we focus on the people first, and the problems second. BECAUSE - we know that if we help people to take the steps required to create radical, positive, lasting change, the problems will work themselves out in the process.

The sporting profession desperately needs to have a tool like Anger Solutions in place. It is time to get pro-active, realizing that athletes are people who are exceptionally skilled at a particular sport. BUT - they are people first. They come to the sport with their own personal histories, skeletons in their closets, emotional challenges, and flawed decision making models. Anger Solutions is a way to help athletes create change BEFORE they end up splattered all over the news sheets and Internet blogs (like this one). Think about the damaged reputations, the expense of hiring your own spin doctors to turn around the bad PR, the losses in endorsements, and the criminal charges that could be avoided if sports leagues ascribed to Anger Solutions in advance.