Anger Management http://www.angelfire.com/planet/cgallagher/ Chris Gallagher Coun 511 March 20, 2007

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Anger Managementhttp//www.angelfire.com/planet/c
gallagher/ Chris GallagherCoun 511March 20,
2007
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Content by Slide (hyperlinked)

• Title Page
• Introduction
• Detailed Findings
• Drawing
• Findings Site 1
• Findings Site 2
• Findings Site 3
• Findings Site 4
• Findings Site 5
• Conclusion
• Closing
• Additional Resources

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Introduction

• Increase of violence in society and schools
• School District Codes of Conduct have been
  amended
• Increase in suspensions
• Violence in video games, movies, and music videos
• Aggression and anger are the normal response
• 5 sites geared to help students manage anger
  effectively

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Detailed Findings

• American Psychological Association
• http//www.apa.org/topics/controlanger.html
• Conflict Resolution Lesson Plans
• http//www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/
  health/conflict/
• Anger Management Get Your Angries Out
• http//www.angriesout.com/index.htmteachers
• Coping With Anger
• http//www.coping.org/anger/content.htm
• TeensHealth How Can I Deal With My Anger?
• http//www.kidshealth.org/teen/question/emotions/d
  eal_with_anger.html

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Drawing
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American Psychological Association

• http//www.apa.org/topics/controlanger.html
• Target Audience Counselors
• Key Features
• Informative site
• Defines anger as An emotional state that varies
  in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury
  and rage.
• Normal emotion but must be expressed
  appropriately
• Provides strategies for anger management

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American Psychological Association (cont.)

• Anger Managementgoal is to reduce emotional and
  physiological arousal caused by anger
• Strategies to deal with anger
• Relaxation
• Cognitive Restructuring
• Problem Solving
• Better Communication
• Using Humor
• Changing Your Environment

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Conflict Resolution Lesson Plans

• http//www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/
  health/conflict/
• Target Audience Counselors and Teachers
• Key Features
• Lessons help teach conflict resolution strategies
• Lessons assist students with anger management
• Teaches students to make positive decisions
  during conflict based on a variety of strategies

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Conflict Resolution Lesson Plans (cont.)

• Key Features (continued)
• Lesson plans to be used
• By teachers or counselors to target a specific
  class or grade level
• By counselors as part of a group counseling
  program based on conflict resolution or anger
  management

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Conflict Resolution Lesson Plans (cont.)

• Key Features (continued)
• Sample lesson plan titles include
• Acting Out Conflictteaches a problem solving
  technique for resolving conflict
• What About Fighting?Explores pros/cons of using
  violence to resolve conflicts
• Many Ways to Resolve ConflictTeaches a range of
  possible conflict resolution techniques

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Get Your Angries Out!

• http//www.angriesout.com/index.htmteachers
• Target Audience Parents, Counselors,
• Teachers, and Students
• Key Features
• Informative links for adults working with
  children
• Tips for working with students with anger
  problems
• Interactive links for primary students to learn
  and practice anger management skills

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Get Your Angries Out! (cont.)

• Some interactive links include
• What Lies Under Your Anger?
• Sailing Through the Icy Fields of Anger
• Squeeze Your Angries Out
• Bounce Back Kid
• It's Not Okay To Feel Good by Making Others Feel
  Bad

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Coping with Anger

• http//www.coping.org/anger/content.htm
• Target Audience Counselors Secondary Students
• Key Features
• Various coping skills are explored, which include
  the following layout
• Definition or explanation of the issue
• Discussion of the possible cause(s)
• Common thoughts and feelings
• Appropriate ways of handling the thoughts
• and feelings

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Coping with Anger (cont.)

• Coping skills related to anger
• Handling Blocks to Anger
• Overcoming Hatred
• Handling Resentment
• Eliminating Revenge
• Eliminating Rage
• Stop Self-Destructive Anger Responses
• Handling Irritations
• Eliminating Passive Aggressiveness
• Handling Confrontation

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TeensHealth

• http//www.kidshealth.org/teen/question/emotions/d
  eal_with_anger.html
• Target Audience Secondary Students Counselors
• Key Features
• Informative site designed for teens
• Based on the foundation of using self-awareness
  and self-control to manage anger
• Realistic examples of what triggers teen anger

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TeensHealth (cont.)

• Key Features (continued)
• 5 step approach to managing anger
• Tuning into your anger (self-awareness)
• Stopping and thinking (self-control)
• Considering your options (thinking it through)
• Making a decision (picking one of your options)
• Checking your progress

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TeensHealth (cont.)

• Key Features (continued)
• Alternative Ways of Managing Anger
• Exercise
• Listen to music
• Write down your thoughts and emotions
• Draw
• Meditate or practice deep breathing
• Talk about your feelings with someone you trust
• Distract yourselfwatch T.V., read, go to the
  movies, etc.

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Conclusion

• Sites all include valuable information regarding
  anger management
• Conflict Resolution Lesson Plans would be most
  useful for teachers and counselors
• Get Your Angries Out interactive links would be
  best for students in the primary grades
• Coping With Anger would be best utilized by
  counselors and secondary students
• TeensHealth is designed for teens dealing with
  anger issues

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Closing

• Closing Remarks

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Additional Resources

• Research Paper
• Internet Address Book
• OCR Scan