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Anger does not always lead to agression but when it does the consequences can be devasting, ranging from property damage to injury and even death. Their are numerous examples in the media in which an individual in authorative role has let his or her anger lead them into excessive use of force. Law enforcement personnel work under dangerous and stressfull conditions. Such conditions can lead to poor judgement and the inability to manage anger. Anger mangement classes teach effective communication, stress management, and emotional intelligence. The aforementioned tools should always be the first line of defense before physical force is applied.

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Anger Management Institute of Texas provides a safe educational environment for clients to learn socially acceptable means of dealing with anger. You will certainly benefit from our classes by learning what stress is, including stress management strategies that provide alternatives to avoid violent and self-destructive behavior.

Anger Management Institute of Texas uses the Anderson & Anderson intervention program developed by George Anderson, which is the most effective and most widely recognized curriculum in the world. The primary focus of the curriculum is anger management, stress management, assertive communication, and emotional intelligence.
Assessment interviews are by appointment only and must be completed prior to being assigned to a class. Assessment $50; Client Workbook $30 must be paid at the initial assessment appointment.

1. Weekday Class Schedule:
Mondays: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Fridays: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Fees: 16 Hour program; 2 hour class X $25 per hour = $50 per group; Groups are once a week. Fees can be paid weekly. Total cost of program is $480.00

2. 4-Hour Fast Track Classes: Every Saturday and Sunday of the month.

Note: If you are a Harris County court mandated referral or Harris County probation department referral this series of classes will allow you to complete the 16 Hour requirement to receive a Certificate of Completion in either 2 weekends if you attend 8 hours per weekend (Sat & Sun) or in 1 month if you attend 4 hours per weekend. You can choose when and what days you want to attend as long as you complete 4 hours in Anger Management, 4 hours in Stress Management, 4 hours in Assertive Communication, and 4 hours in Emotional Intelligence in a timely manner.

Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Fees: Weekend Classes $50 per hour + Assessment + Workbook = $880; 50% Discount off Hourly fees ($400.00) if 16 Hour program is paid at the time of the initial assessment. Discount cost: $480.00

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Do not lament that you struggle with anger, addiction or procrastination. We all have our vices, but continue to fight, learn and grow.

-Shannon Munford

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There are serveral articles that focus on the role of communication skills in learning to manage anger. Unfortanatley the majority of these articles only describe how to communicate with others rather than teaching angry clients how to communicate with themselves.

Internal diaglouge is an important factor in how someone expresses their emotions and manifests their anger.

An anger jounal is an essential tool in the field of anger management. Any small notebook can be used to act as an anger journal or if you are drawn to technology, a blog is an excellent form in which to express yourself in the cyber-world.

An anger journal can be helpful in two ways:

1. An anger journal is a safe place to vent your rage without damaging personal or work relationships. Imagine your stress and frustrations being transferred from your body, through your fingers onto the written page or computer screen.

2. In addition an anger journal is a great way to see yourself-outside of yourself. After you have calmed down you have the ability to logically examine your thoughts, emotions and actions as you have described them in the written text.

An excellent excersize would be to ask yourself:

Why did I get angry?

What did I do when I got angry?

What could I have done differently?

Be sure not to use your journal as a anthology of your mistakes and failures but as a blue print for future triumumphs.

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1. Remember that you’re working with a client – forget about the cameras and focus on the person.

2. Hold that no matter what the show is looking for regarding ratings that you focus on the best results for the client.

3. Be creative about making your work innovative and interesting so that people will want to tune in, while staying in integrity with the best outcome for the client.

4. Ask the question… how might what I’m doing really have a positive impact on the viewers? What techniques, tips or tools can you use that will benefit the client and others with similar challenges?

5. Relax! If you’ve gotten this far in your career, you’ve got a level of skill and ability under your belt – rely on that and don’t overload yourself with undue pressure about what you think it means to be on TV.

6. Where something colorful. We live in the world of HD-TV

7. Maximize the moment. Squeeze as much as you can from your 20 minutes of fame by blogging about your experience, sending out press releases, and listing the event on your bio, brochures and flyers.

8. Stay humble. Any success you have acheived is because someone poured into you.

9. Follow directions: The director, producer, camera crew have a job to do. They will walk you through the technical aspects.

10. Get ready for the response. Make sure your infrastructure is equipped to handle a large increase in phone calls, website hits, referalls, and critics.

Shannon Munford is the owner of Daybreak Counseling Service. His work has been featured in the Daily Breeze Newspaper and he has appeared on national television shows such as MTV Real World Hollywood, Decision House and Keeping up with the Kardashians.

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For the second time in two months a representatvie from Daybreak Counseling Service has provided coaching services on the MyNetwork TV reality show “Decision House”.

Decision House follows real-life couples whose relationships are on the verge of collapse. With everything to lose, the couple moves into a house to confront issues like financial hardship and infidelity, all under 24/7 scrutiny by relationship experts and family law judges. After a week behind closed doors, the couple must face the expert panel and determine the fate of their marriage.

Last month Daybreak Counseling Service was contacted my the shows producers in an effort to find a female anger management counselor to intervene in the life of a bittered housewife. Tracy James and anger management insturctor in Daybreak’s Van Nuys office was called upon. This show is scheduled to air Wednesday, October 24th, 2007.

Yesterday, Shannon Munford the owner of Daybreak Counseling Service was asked to provide life coaching services to a newly wed husband who has failed to “step up to the plate”. Shannon challenged the young man to take responsibilty for his new wife and his past behavior.

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Even anger management teachers get angry. In fact anyone seeking out an anger management class should be wary of an instructor who claims they always practice what they preach. The benefit of teaching an anger management course is that anger is a subject we all are familiar with. Many physicians have not experienced the mental and physical stress caused by cancer. Every grief counselor cannot imagine how it may feel to loose a child, but we all have been angry.

Although anger is an emotion common to all. Anger Management is a discipline that must be learned and practiced. Management is described as the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control. The verb manage comes from the Italian maneggiare (to handle — especially a horse). Much like an unbridled horse anger is a force to be reckoned with. Anger has the power to destroy those around it and the power to destroy its own host as well. When anger is managed it has the capability to turn wrongs into rights, defend the weak, inspire change and birth invention.

Those who practice the discipline of anger management strive to master three basic tools that if used correctly will harness anger’s ancient power. These tools include effective communication, stress management, enhanced emotional intelligence. Future blog posts will instruct you in how to use the aforementioned tools.

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PALM BAY, FLORIDA — A 23-year-old man who police said slammed a hand-held tape recorder into a woman’s face during a heated child custody dispute, will head to court next month.

Nicholas James Zimpfer was charged with battery after Palm Bay Police were called to his home to investigate reports of a disturbance, reports show. He will go to court Oct. 15.

Palm Bay police said that Zimpfer had invited the woman – who he has a child with – to his home to talk about custody and visitation issues when an argument ensued.

Police said Zimpfer then struck the woman on the right side of the face with the tape recorder.

Zimpfer was arrested by police officers and taken to the Brevard County Jail Complex where he was held without bond, records show.

According to George Anderson, the leader in anger management training. California family courts are in the process of adapting the Anderson and Anderson model of anger management education.

Families who are involved in a child custod dispute are often required to particpate in anger management classes in an effort to encourage mutual respect, and effective communication.

Anger management courses teach stress management and improves emotional intelligence.

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I’ve developed an anger management game to teach ways to manage anger. Do you think online games are an effective teaching tool?

http://www.daybreakservices.com/games/lava/index.html

From:Anita Avedian, M.S., MFT
Anita Avedian, M.S., MFT
Owner, ABC Centers for Self-Improvement &Marriage and Family Therapist

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current: CEO at ABC Centers for Self-Improvement
Owner at Anita Avedian- Private Practice

It sounds very interesting. I would like to see it.

I disagree with the premise of this “managing anger” trend … itsn’t it just like AA in stopping alcoholics from drinking?

On the BLOG that I started called, SINGULARITY MIX, at: http://xvr-network.vox.com/ I to build a group of participants who will focus on gaining less behavioural solutions from insight into the cause rather than the symptoms.

I would like for you to join.

Also, if you can think of any polls that you would like, I will have polling capability …

Thank you for your comment. I like finding this kind of topic because there is a direct affect from well-being of individuals to organizational performance and capability.

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Daniel Jatovsky
District Leader at Primerica Financial Services and Owner, David Gordon Productions

Greater New York City Area

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Past: Co-owner at Cut Time Video
Sales and accounting at DVB
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Conceptually, I would say that online games offer an excellent teaching opportunity, since at the core they are based on the concept of reward and punishment. Do the right things, you are rewarded (by being promoted to the next, receiving extra powers, etc.). Do the wrong things, you are punished (game over).

I’m not an expert in this area, so I don’t know what research exists that a game could teach positive behavior, but there seems to be plenty of research on games encouraging negative behavior (as in violence), so it sounds interesting to me.

Stephen Booth
Alone, no. Certainly as part of an overall blended training programme I think they could be effective.

Stephen

Sheilah Etheridge
I think it may be enough to get “some” people thinking, but an online game isn’t enough to change behavior.

Sheilah

Alice de Sturler
I am going to look at it later on but am very interested and yes, online games are effective teaching tools IF they have been properly prepared.

Thanks for this, Alice

Josephine Ferraro, LCSW
Hi Shannon,
I think it’s an interesting idea. You did not mention if this is part of a larger program. By itself, I don’t think it would be as effective as it would be as part of a comprehensive program where there is group process with a facilitator where clients could discuss particular situations that are challenging to them, get feedback from their peers as well as from the facilitator, do role plays, and learn new skills. Also, if a client tends to dissociate when s/he is angry, as many clients with anger management problems do, the game might not be good for her/him. I’d like to hear more about it. Good luck with the game.
All the best,
Josephine Ferraro, LCSW

Sherri Dohemann
Shannon,

I think a lot of institutions and individuals are looking at online games as teaching tools-especially within the framework of generation Y. The Robert Wood Foundation was recently seeking entries for a contest for exactly what you are describing under their pioneer/innovations section. Anyone can sign up to receive their notices and calls for contests and funding.

Eileen Bonfiglio
I think it’s a great idea! Games are a great communicating tool, would be nice to see examples or behavior in the game to be able to identify them..Didn’t say it would be easy, just nice

Eileen

Rhoberta Shaler, PhD
I’m very interested in your new game as I offer anger management seminars to corporate and military groups. I don’t think the generic question you ask is as important as the value received from your game. Is that URL you offered an example of the quiz, or, the entire thing?

Mykel de Willigen
Potentially effective, if and only if they’re acccompanied by further guidance. (did they cheat, do they practice what they’ve learned, how’s their change perceived by the “victims”?)

Keith Moody
Not necessarily – in principle though games in themselves can be effective – online games can end up being no different from any other computer game – i.e. run the very high risk of becoming addictive and resulting in aggressive/compulsive behaviour…hardly helpful in managing anger…unless there is a very strict limit to the amount of times the game can be played (through using a cookie system). I have seen enough of this type of behaviour as a result of ‘computer/online games’ to last me a lifetime – hence the cautionary note…

Ryan Turner
Along with Sheri, I strongly encourage others to visit the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Changemakers “open source” competition on serious gaming and health and healthcare called “Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care”. Launched this past July, it closes Sep. 26.

Placing an emphasis on creativity and ideas over technical prowess, this opportunity to propose and peer review other exciting efforts should be worthwhile for everyone in this arena.

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