Anger In The News

Century Anger Managment Develops New Materials

      

Last week, the AJ Novick Group and the Anger Coach in conjunction with Century Anger Management spent two days filming an entirely new series of anger management professional training DVD’s.  These new DVD’s will be the most professionally created and developed programs for the training of anger management professionals in the world.

These new videos will offer a whole new perspective on the way anger management training is currently offered.  These videos will be available as part of Century Anger Management’s distance learning “Home Study” professional training option.  Century Anger Management is currently the only recognized certification training provider to offer a combination of online Internet based classes and DVD content training for prospective providers.  These new DVD’s should be released by early May, 2008 and will be state of the art for existing and prospective providers of anger management.  Stay tuned and visit Century Anger Management

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
Tony Fiore, Ph.D.
Century Anger Management
 

       

Century Anger Management Announces 2008 Training Schedule

Century Anger Management will conduct Live trainings in California in 2008 as follows:

Riverside, CA - February 29th, 2008. Details

Ventura, California - May 16th, 2008. Details

San Francisco/Bay Area - July 25th, 2008. Details

San Diego, CA - October 17, 2008. Details

These trainings constitute 8 hours of the required 40 hours for full certification as an Anger Management Professional by Century Anger Management. The remaining required 32 hours are completed online in 6 modules.

More information aboutour trainings is available at http://www.centuryangermanagement.com or any of our affiliate sites at:

www.ajnovickgroup.com
www.angercoach.com
www.angercertification.com

San Diego Training Last of Year for Century Anger Management

Century Anger Management completed its 2007 training schedule in San Diego On November 8, 2007 with participants coming from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. One was from Southern Illinois and was excited to return there to begin using the Century Anger Management 8-tools model of anger control with both adults and adolescents.

This was a transition year for training as Century Anger Management adopted its new 40-hour model to be consistent with Domestic Violence Training standards in California. With this new training model, participants complete 8 hours "live" training (or with a DVD in our home study program) followed by 32 hours "online" web-based training. Successful completion of the total program earns them a certificate as an Anger Management Professional.

The response to our new training model has been very positive. Participants tell us they appreciate the breadth of skills and knowledge learned in the program which gives them added confidence in their ability to conduct anger management classes using our innovative model of anger management.

We look forward to 2008 when we will have additional trainings in Riverside, Ventura, San Francisco, and San Diego, California.

Important to Teach Empathy Skills in Anger Program

A core tool in the Century Anger Management model of anger management is that of developing more empathy - the skill of seeing and experiencing the world from the perspective of other people. Since it is so important, it is crucial to ask how an anger management professional can best teach this skill to participants? 

We have found that the trainer should start by simply making participants more aware of the concept that increased empathy can decrease anger because it is more difficult to stay angry at someone after you understand where they are coming from and how they are seeing things.

We then find it very effective to explain empathy by use of example or metaphor. We teach our trainers how to use these examples effectively with clients and then encourage trainers to develop their own stock of examples and applications. Story-telling is an extremely effective way to teach empathy because people remember stories much longer than lecture material.

Finally, we teach trainers to have participants rate themselves on empathy skills so they can identify areas of weakness which would need to be developed and practiced between sessions.

Conflict Resolution Skills training important in anger management

Anger is often generated when conflicts arise between people who do not know how to resolve them. Anger Management professionals should teach their clients the skills of conflict resolution. This is done by pointing out the various approaches to conflict resolution, some of which are passive and others more active. These approaches include the following:

• avoidance (withdrawing from conflict),
• accommodating (one person resolves the conflict by giving in to the other person at the expense of his or her own needs),
• Compromising (gains and losses are shared by both people)
• Forcing (one of both people attempt to satisfy their own needs regardless of the impact on the other person)
• Collaborating (both people fully satisfy the needs of other; each individual is a winner)

We teach our clients that the best approach to conflict resolution is sometimes compromise, but almost always collaboration. Collaborating, however, is difficult and requires both people to look beyond the immediate problem and to somehow get on the same side of the issue on a more general level. (For instance, "we disagree on how to raise our daughter, but we both agree something has to be done").

Collaboration takes creativity and work, but successful collaboration as a conflict resolution strategy can produce two winners and is the most assertive approach to conflict resolution.

For more information on our approach to anger management training, visit us at http://www.centuryangerrmanagement.com

Why Teach Anger Management in Classes?

Our model of anger management focuses on teaching anger management skills in a classroom/educational setting rather than a therapy-model one-on-one counseling setting. We feel there are numerous advantages to this model, although admittedly some people also need traditional therapy or even medication for their anger management.

In the classroom setting, participants have a mind-set of listening and learning rather than just talking or sharing their experiences. Many people feel more comfortable in this type of setting, knowing that they don't have to share their lives with strangers, as would be required in either individual or group therapy. In addition, we have found that our "classroom" model draws many people to our program that would not  otherwise go to a therapist for help because of the stigma involved.

The classroom setting allows the trainer to focus on specific skill-building strategies rather than focusing on past causes of the anger problem. While knowing the origins of the anger can be helpful to some people, for many this knowledge or "insight" doesn't necessarily change their behavior.

The classroom setting also allows the trainer to assign "homework" tasks between sessions to encourage participants to practice the specific skills they have learned. In our model, we teach  from a structured workbook which also allows participants to have a reference with them at all times  should they be anger-challenged in their daily lives.

More information about the Century Anger Management Model by clicking here.

Is Anger Management Superior to Anger Therapy?

There are many models of anger management intervention, which include medication, traditional therapies. and cognitive, educational skill- building models such as that taught and used by Century Anger Management.  Which is better? This question cannot easily be answered because human beings are very complex. What works best for one person  doesn't necessarily work so well with another person. Therapy works for some who have more deep-rooted issues, but many say that just understanding the origin of one' s anger ( which is often the goal of therapy) doesn't help in controlling it.  Medication may be helpful for severe anger (such as with a condition called Intermittent Explosive Disorder) or for underlying depression, but most anger clients do not fall into these categories.

At Century Anger Management, we have developed a brief skill-building cognitive model of anger management which is usually delivered to classes of participants, although it can be used in individual coaching. Is it the only model that works? Of course not.  And, we certainly don' t believe we are the ONLY answer to anger problems in the world.  But, we do keep data on clients that participate in our programs, and the results are very encouraging.  At the end of the course, 96% of participants rate the program as at least "8" on a scale from 1-10. Many of our clients refer others into the program.

For those that need additional help, we often refer them to individual therapy and /or medication management as a supplement to the skills they have learned in anger management.   

Is there state regulation for anger management training?

A commonly asked question about our training model is, "is your model approved by the state?" The answer unfortunately is "no," because,a s far as we know, there is no state in the union that approves or disapproves ANY anger management training program. Because of this situation, consumers who wish to become anger management professionals need to look at the professional backgrounds and reputation of the authors of any training program they purchase. It is also important to look at the number and quality of continuing education associations that allow continuing education credits for the program, as this offers some measure of quality control.

At Century Anger Management, our programs are written and produced by a licensed psychologist and licensed clinical therapist with combined clinical experience of 42 years.  Both actively teach the CAM model of anger management personally to consumers in Southern California for a combined average of 200-300 sessions a month. Our companies also sell home-study and online programs reaching many more angry consumers across the country.

Our training model is accepted by many continuing education associations, as listed on our website as well as  approved by the California State Board of Corrections for the training of probation, parole and correctional officers .

We feel there should be state regulation of anger management providers and our company will support all efforts to make that happen. In the meantime, we do our best to provide the highest quality training possible to aspiring anger management professionals to ensure quality control and to protect consumers from under trained providers.

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Why Choose Century Anger Management for Training?

If you want to become certified to do anger management, what are your choices of training programs? Actually, there are numerous "models" of anger management that work well- despite the claims of some that there is "only one training model that works." 

There is one particular company that claims they are number 1, with no proof that their model is better than other models. They warn that if consumers are trained by anyone else, they are getting second best. This statement is pure "marketing" and not backed up with any objective data that we know of.

Actually, consumers should look around and pick a training model that best fits their particular clients. Following is a list of reasons why we believe the Century Anger Management Model should be strongly considered:

1. It was developed by two very experienced clinical therapists, both with a Ph.D. degree, and both licensed by the state of California to practice.  This is important because anger management involves an array of clinical skills, both in assessment and practice. The 40-hour training program they developed includes many modules based on their years of clinical experience. This ensures the best possible background for those doing anger management individually or in classes or groups.

2. Century Anger Management is very user-friendly. We will support you during your training and after you have been certified. We answer all emails and all phone calls. We value our providers and do everything we can to keep providers current in our model of anger management.  Our certification is valid for two years- with very inexpensive upgrades available after that.

3. We have now trained hundreds of providers in California and elsewhere. While we can't claim that we are the biggest training company yet, we are growing and we try harder. Our model is used by many large organizations such as the Salvation Army, numerous Probation Departments, military installations, and County Mental Health Systems.

4. We offer two ways you can become certified - through Live Training or through our new home-study program. This makes it flexible and convenient for both local people and people across the country who can benefit from our model without having to fly to California to be trained.

5. Unlike most other training organizations in anger management, we offer many free resources to providers and consumers alike, to help people with their anger issues. This includes free newsletters, podcasts, articles, and other resource materials.

More information at http://www.centuryangermanagement.com/Training/tabid/56/Default.aspx

Century Anger Management Training Back on The Road

In response to numerous requests around the state, Century Anger Management will offer a series of Level 1 trainings to certify providers from Northern California to the Mexican border in its new and extremely well-received 40-hour training model.

The first "Live" training will be in The Bay Area on October 4th and 5th. This will be followed by a two-day live training in the San Diego area on November 8th and 9th, 2007. Following "live training", providers achieve Level 2 ("Anger Management Professional") by later completing 24 hours of online training. 

The Century Anger Management Model of anger management training is based on the book "Anger Management for The Twenty-First Century" which teaches providers how to teach the acclaimed 8 tools of anger management which has found to be so effective with consumers.

More information on our training model, continuing education credits available and upcoming trainings can be found at:

http://www.centuryangermanagement.com/Training/tabid/56/Default.aspx