The caretaker was arrested for investigation of felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor dependent abuse.

Three of the major categories of developmental disabilities include autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and mental retardation.

Individuals are often referred to as mentally retarded, intellectually handicapped, intellectually challenged or severely learning disabled.

Children with disabilities exhibit behavioral characteristics such as tantrums and noncompliance that can cause anger in parents and caregivers.

Caring for these individual can be physically and emotionally stressful. Caregivers, behavior management technicians, vocational trainers, respite care providers can express their frustration in verbal and sometimes physical aggression.

Often parents of children with developmental delays may have problems managing their anger due to exhaustion, fear and guilt.

Anger management classes are effective as they focus on stress management, emotional intelligence and communication.

Anger Management classes also provide a support system for those caring for family with challenging behavior.

Business owners who employ staff to care for mentally challenged consumers may find it in there best interest to require employees to participate in anger management classes. To schedule a class visit www.daybeakservices.com or call 855-662-6437

Position- This is a part-time, contract position with a maximum of 8 hours a week. Must be able to work Wednesday evenings and Sunday Mornings.

Qualifications- Candidates should have a Masters Degree in Marraige Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology. Candidates should have the ability to work indenpently. We are looking for charasmatic, passionate instructors with good group facilitation skills.

Interested candidates please send a resume to day_breakllc@yahoo.com

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Its time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
–Tupac Amaru Shakur

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
–Ambrose Bierce

If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit, give it nothing which may tend to its increase.
–Epictetus

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.
–Buddha

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
–Robert Ingersoll

There is no passion so much transports the sincerity of judgment as doth anger
–Michel de Montaigne

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, HeartMath Solution
Physiologically, it simply doesn’t matter whether your anger is justified or not. The body doesn’t make moral judgements about feelings; it just responds.

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, HeartMath Solution
Resentment, anger, frustration, worry, disappointment—negative emotional states, justified or not, take a toll on your heart, brain and body. Don’t let justified emotions rob your health and well-being.

Leo Buscaglia
Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.

Booker T. Washington
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

Helen Douglas
Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.

HW Longfellow
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm any hostility.

Marcus Aurelius
How much more grevious are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

John Dryden
Beware of the fury of the patient man.

Unknown
Sticks and stones may break your bones when there’s anger to inpart. Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

Lord Halifax
Anger is seldom without an argument but seldom with a good one.

Unknown
Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp’s nest.

Chuck Norris
Men are like steel: when they lose their temper, they lose their worth.

Tryon Edwards
To rule one’s anger is well; to prevent it is still better.

Marcus Antonius
Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved.

Cato
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts up his eyes.

W. R. Alger
Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

Golda Meir
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

St. Francis De Sales
There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

Chinese Proverb
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Shakespeare
Men in rage strike those that wish them best.

Elizabeth Kenny
He who angers you conquers you.

Greek
Those who the Gods would destroy
First they would make angry

Willard Gaylin
Expressing anger is a form of public littering.

Henry Beecher
Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Tamil proverb
Great anger is more destructive than the sword.

Pythagoras
Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance.

Pasquier Quesnel
Anger causes us often to condemn in one what we approve in another.

Alfred Montapert
Every time you get angry, you poison your own system.

Thomas Fuller
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.

Clarendon
Anger is the most impotent passion that accompanies the mind of man; it effects nothing it goes about; and hurts the man who is possessed by it more than any other against whom it is directed.

Jefferson
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.

Thomas a Kempis
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

Proverbs 14:17a
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly…

Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Seneca
He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who will not.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule.
Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself.
Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason.
Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire.

Dr. Robert Anthony
The angry people are those people who are most afraid.

Horace
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Walter S. Landor
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

George Jean Nathan
No man can think clearly when his fist are clenched.

Frederick Buechner
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back–in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.

William Blake
I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
A Poison Tree

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size? ~Sydney J. Harris

There is nothing more galling to angry people than the coolness of those on whom they wish to vent their spleen. ~Alexandre Dumas

He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny

For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. ~Author Unknown

Anger is one letter short of danger. ~Author Unknown

Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness; and concealed often hardens into revenge. ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing. ~Will Rogers

Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. ~Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller’s Housekeeping Hints, 1966

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~Malachy McCourt

Anger as soon as fed is dead -
‘Tis starving makes it fat.
~Emily Dickinson

If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb

Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger. ~Chinese Proverb

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. ~Albert Einstein

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. ~Horace, Epistles

If you’re angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug – which is all the more reason to do so. It’s hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that’s precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. ~Robert G. Ingersoll

Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. ~James Fallows

I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to. ~Author Unknown

Malice drinks one-half of its own poison. ~Seneca

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before – it takes something from him. ~Louis L’Armour

Never strike your wife – even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb

Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb

Resentment is an extremely bitter diet, and eventually poisonous. I have no desire to make my own toxins. ~Neil Kinnock

To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee. ~William H. Walton

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk. ~Jacqueline Schiff

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There are a several reasons why we see an increased interest in anger management on Mondays:

1. Drugs and Alcohol

People drink more on the weekend. Alcohol consumption can have a direct relation to aggression. Many of our clients are referred to us after making poor decisions when under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

2. Family Violence

People spend more time with family on the weekend. Unfortanately the majority of anger management students enter our classes because of family issues. A family who is having problems spend more time together on the weekend and often find themselves saying or doing something they regret later. On Monday morning many families are desperate to seek help.

3. Sporting Events

America loves its sports, sometimes too much. The weekend is full of opportunities to cheer your favorite team or go into a rage when they don’t perform the way you want them to. On mondays we receive quite a few jail house calls from people who lost it in the bleachers or on the court.

4. Court Dates

Many of our clients have appointments to see the judge on Monday mornings. Those who procrastinate are in a desparate race to enroll in a court ordered anger management course to avoid jail time.

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As the new spread Sunday night that President Obama had an important national security announcement to make many began to speculate about the specifics. As the announcement was delayed news media outlets began to leak the fact that Osama Bind Laden, the worlds most wanted terrorist had been killed. In an anti-climatic statement

President Obama confirmed what was already known around the world. Nevertheless spontaneous chants of USA broke out across the nation. America was rejoicing in the death of a mad man. For some reason my elation did not match many of those on my twitter feed or on television. I could not bring myself to rejoice in the death of a man even if it were a mass murderer. It got me to thinking about the subject of revenge versus justice.

Like many Americans my anger was hot when I witnessed the destruction of the twin towers on 9/11. I grieved the lives of thousands of men, women and children. Henceforth thousands of American soldiers have given there lives in defense of our country. Over the years, (10 years to be exact) my anger has waned. The images of twin towers collapsing did not produce as strong of an emotion. 10 years ago I was ready to join the armed forces at the ripe age of 30 to exert my revenge on the bastard that dared to attack my country but now I was comforted with justice.

What is the difference between justice and revenge you ask? As someone who has treated hundreds of people in anger management classes over the years I have seen people burn with the yoke of revenge and others who found comfort in the idea of impending justice.

Revenge can be defined as “To inflict punishment in return for injury or insult” but I think for many it holds a deeper emotional meaning. Many of my anger management clients are driven and sometimes haunted by thoughts of revenge. It consumes their thoughts and dictates their every action. Revenge is also fueled by anger. Most are angry at an injustice or a perceived injury and can not seem to let it go. I understand forgiveness can be a difficult act when we have suffered a great loss and I do not ask all my clients to make a choice to forgive, sometimes they are just not ready. I do ask my clients to give up the right to inflict vengeances upon the offender themselves. I ask them to pray for justice and if need be demand justice.

Justice takes the responsibility and burden out of your hands. Justice allows you to apply point hope on the present and the future rather than the past. When your ex has cheated on you or your boss consistently berates you in front of your peers thoughts of revenge can seem sweet but overtime they turn bitter and exhausting.

Justice is sometimes quick but mostly agonizingly slow. It took 10 years for justice to prevail in the case of the United States. We demanded Justice and did not forget the horrendous crimes of Osama Bin Laden but we also insured her birth in a systematic pursuit, not allowing emotion or obsession abort her.

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Shannon Munford MS the owner of Daybreak Counseling Sevice was invited to The Dr. Phil Show to give advice to three rage filled guests. Each guest appeared on the show in an effort to determine if they carried the “anger gene” This genetic marker is said to predict if an individual has a disposition to become aggressive.

Shannon Munford had an opportunity to study the three guests at the Dr. Phil House and was invited on the show to share his insights. All three guest were identified to carry the “anger gene”. Mr. Munford suggested that every individual has an opportunity to learn how to manage their anger despite its origin. The clients were advised to seek help in an anger management class. The guests were instructed in stress management techniques, how to adjust their expectations and how to communicate their feelings more authentically.

Shannon Munford has appeared on several other national television shows to share his expertise on the field of anger management. These show include Keeping up with the Kardashians, MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show, MTV Real World Hollywood and E! Entertainment News.

Daybreak Counseling Service is a nationally recognized anger management education center serving Los Angeles and Orange County.

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There is a direct correlation to the way one manages stress and how one manages anger. Stress occurs when the number of demands we have in our lives are greater than the number of resources we have to cope with those demands.

I was never great at algerbra or any other type of math, but this is one formula I can relate to.

DEMANDS > RESOURCES = STRESS

Our goal when solving this equation is to reduce or eliminate stress. We can reduce stress and solve this equation in two ways.

Decrease the demands on your life

If the number of demands in our lives outweighs the number of resources we have we need to decrease the number of demands. We do this by working on the left side of the equation.

What are others demanding of you? What do you demand of yourself? Longer hours at work? More money in the bank? Perfect Children? A perfect relationship. If these demands are stressing you out we must begin to remove them or at least reframe the way we think of them.

Increase your resources

The second adjustment we can make in this “stress” equation is to increase the number of resources we have in our lives to minimize stress. Resources are not only tangible in nature. (Money, Cars, Homes) A strong spiritual life is a resource. Unconditional love from family and friends are resources. Being able to talk to someone with out being judged is a resource. If you are able to increase the number of resources you have in your life you can begin tho reduce stress.

Anger Management is more than biting your tongue. It is a series of specific tools and techniques than help people manage their emotions more appropriately. Stress management is one of the most effective tools anyone can learn in an anger management class.

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This is not an easy task and requires hard work, practice, and a commitment to want to change. The motivation and acceptance of responsibility for our own actions has to be acknowledged by the person who is trying to convert their maladaptive ways to healthier adaptive ways to cope. The following are examples of how an individual can turn this around through the use of physical relaxation. Since relaxation is hard wired into the brain, this makes it a very successful tool to implement. When relaxation is triggered in the brain, neurochemicals are released that counteract the activation of the fight or flight response. There are many ways to elicit this relaxation. Here are just a few that you can start now to use:

1) Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR).
2) Hypnotherapy
3) The use of a mantra, such as repeating the word “Calm” during a repetitive exercise such as walking, swimming or running. The word is repeated in cadence with the steps or strokes or running.
4) Yoga, which focuses on the movement of the body paired with the breath
5) Deep diaphragmatic breathing exercises
6) Repetitive prayer
7) Mindfulness meditations a Buddhist technique that seems to elicit a relaxations response. In this type of meditation one simple “observes” and “notices” without reacting to worldly surroundings. There is no judgment. Walking along a sandy beach and listening to the waves crash or going to a field or forest and listening to the sound of the crickets. Thus spending time in nature may be relaxing for some clients.
9) Water, in many forms can be very soothing. Taking a warm bath or shower will elicit a relaxation response. Or clients can choose to sit by a creek, listen to the running water or even visualize a lake or ocean.
10) Singing or chanting a rhythmic but mellow song or short poem can elicit the relaxation response.

Local bookstores offer a wide variety of tools for relaxation such as books, audio tapes and videotapes. Often time it is incorporation a variety of relaxations techniques that helps the individual find the best one that suite him or her.

Using relaxation techniques is essential to helping individuals in anger management make better decisions as it helps individuals navigate the stormy seas of life and lowers the responsiveness to anger triggers and thus raises the anger threshold.

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Daybreak Counseling Service provides anger management classes in 5 locations. Van Nuys, Yorba Linda, Santa Monica, Gardena, and Pasadena. Anger Management Class coming soon to the planet Vulcan.

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Many anger management class studens can trace their ongoing anger or low self-esteem to being bullied as a child. This awareness leads to healing and becomes a tool for better anger management.

Bullies are driven by fear and anger. They can be both emotionally and physically abusive. Their behavior often compensates for their feelings of inferiority and self-contempt. Bullies tend to be hotheaded and impulsive. They lack empathy and have a positive attitude towards violence. Usually having been the victim of abuse themselves, they lash out at others. It is one of the most atrocious expressions of inner rage.

Victims of bullies suffer long-range physical and emotional consequences. Victims are at great risk of depression and low self-esteem. They are prone to physical ailments, loneliness, fear, unhappiness and loss of confidence. As adults they are often likely to engage in aggression and criminality. Victims, as adults, often live with anxiety and rage and are more likely to turn to alcohol and drugs to medicate their ongoing emotional pain.

We now know that this phenomenon (although historically related to childhood) is prominent among adults. And – it is one the rise. One in seven adults reports being the victim of a bully at some time in their life.

The news is filled with stories of bullying in the workplace, marriages, politics, gangs and even the internet (cyberbullying).

Most of us have encountered a bully at some time in our lives. Adult bullies are cruel, controlling, arrogant, manipulative, demeaning, and have the emotional maturity of a five-year-old.

Successful strategies for dealing with a bully include:
Keeping your cool
Avoidance (when possible)
Maintain your confidence
Don’t engage
Stay on track

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