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ANGER MANAGEMENT
Most professionals believe that anger is usually a "secondary" emotion. It is commonly the result of dysfunction or
a primary emotion like hurt, fear or disrespect. Anger is an emotion of action and is expressive in nature. As an
expressive emotion it does not lend itself well to self-reflection. As useful as wrath (righteous and intentionally
directed anger) may be, anger itself operates generally without controls - that is the problem with anger. All the
physiological changes associated with anger make it especially hard to control and to deal with.
Managing anger takes awareness and practice. It can be learned. The conditions that commonly precipitate
uncontrolled anger: stress, alcohol or drug consumption, fatigue, constrained breathing and fear or emotional
pain, all make this emotion difficult to control, unpredictable in its strength, timing and target, and the cause of a
great deal of otherwise avoidable human suffering and mistakes.
Anger Management can be learned. The first step is understanding anger as an emotion and bodily event. Next
comes understanding one's own habits and history. Finally, one must engage healthy new practices for
recognizing, communicating, and managing one's bodily and emotional responses at the time of the onset. One
must also have good mechanisms for expressing the underlying needs that trigger and fuel the anger response.
Remember, it is a "response." One can, with practice, choose to respond differently to circumstances and by so
doing, take power over the situation. Here are the objectives of Anger Management training:
1. Gain a working understanding of the causes and effects of unmanaged anger
2. Learn to understand and express the primary emotions fueling anger
3. Identify one’s stressors and develop new, healthy coping mechanisms
4. Learn to recognize anger triggers and manage them productively
5. Learn to communicate thoughts and feelings without anger or violence
6. Become a positive role model, parent, spouse, or manager
7. Increased ability to interact effectively with family, teachers and coworkers
8. Increase empathy and understanding of others
9. Learn to listen and communicate more effectively, with less frustration and anger
10. Understand the place of Respect as a need of one’s self and others
Anger management training is offered in private sessions or in groups.
Human Resource and Employee Assistance Professionals
HR professionals understand how corrosive anger and stress can be to employee morale and productivity. Your
employees are valuable assets - don't let changeable habits rob you of a valuable team member or leader. RSD
can offer your team members anger management training custom designed to your specific organization’s needs.
Executive, Physician and Team Leader Coaching
More than 30 years as a career manager, mediator, trainer and leader inform my training. 20 years in the health
care field, including running the largest Physician's Association in the United States, provide me with an
understanding of physician response needs. Executives and physicians have special demands placed upon them
and few avenues of anger management.
RSD Executive & Physician Coaching is designed to improve stress and anger management, enhance effective
communication and increase empathetic understanding and responses. Initially, a confidential assessment is
utilized to determine your current level of functioning. Based on the results of the assessment. Executive
Coaching clients develop an individualized plan of action that includes exercises and behavior logging tools to
facilitate the learning process and speed behavioral change.
For information on your own session contact me.
Most professionals believe that anger is usually a "secondary" emotion. It is commonly the result of dysfunction or
a primary emotion like hurt, fear or disrespect. Anger is an emotion of action and is expressive in nature. As an
expressive emotion it does not lend itself well to self-reflection. As useful as wrath (righteous and intentionally
directed anger) may be, anger itself operates generally without controls - that is the problem with anger. All the
physiological changes associated with anger make it especially hard to control and to deal with.
Managing anger takes awareness and practice. It can be learned. The conditions that commonly precipitate
uncontrolled anger: stress, alcohol or drug consumption, fatigue, constrained breathing and fear or emotional
pain, all make this emotion difficult to control, unpredictable in its strength, timing and target, and the cause of a
great deal of otherwise avoidable human suffering and mistakes.
Anger Management can be learned. The first step is understanding anger as an emotion and bodily event. Next
comes understanding one's own habits and history. Finally, one must engage healthy new practices for
recognizing, communicating, and managing one's bodily and emotional responses at the time of the onset. One
must also have good mechanisms for expressing the underlying needs that trigger and fuel the anger response.
Remember, it is a "response." One can, with practice, choose to respond differently to circumstances and by so
doing, take power over the situation. Here are the objectives of Anger Management training:
1. Gain a working understanding of the causes and effects of unmanaged anger
2. Learn to understand and express the primary emotions fueling anger
3. Identify one’s stressors and develop new, healthy coping mechanisms
4. Learn to recognize anger triggers and manage them productively
5. Learn to communicate thoughts and feelings without anger or violence
6. Become a positive role model, parent, spouse, or manager
7. Increased ability to interact effectively with family, teachers and coworkers
8. Increase empathy and understanding of others
9. Learn to listen and communicate more effectively, with less frustration and anger
10. Understand the place of Respect as a need of one’s self and others
Anger management training is offered in private sessions or in groups.
Human Resource and Employee Assistance Professionals
HR professionals understand how corrosive anger and stress can be to employee morale and productivity. Your
employees are valuable assets - don't let changeable habits rob you of a valuable team member or leader. RSD
can offer your team members anger management training custom designed to your specific organization’s needs.
Executive, Physician and Team Leader Coaching
More than 30 years as a career manager, mediator, trainer and leader inform my training. 20 years in the health
care field, including running the largest Physician's Association in the United States, provide me with an
understanding of physician response needs. Executives and physicians have special demands placed upon them
and few avenues of anger management.
RSD Executive & Physician Coaching is designed to improve stress and anger management, enhance effective
communication and increase empathetic understanding and responses. Initially, a confidential assessment is
utilized to determine your current level of functioning. Based on the results of the assessment. Executive
Coaching clients develop an individualized plan of action that includes exercises and behavior logging tools to
facilitate the learning process and speed behavioral change.
For information on your own session contact me.