Work on anger management involves addressing three core aspects, namely relaxation training , cognitive change and work on relationships
Anger is a normal, often healthy, human emotion. It alerts us to situations in which we believe we are being blocked from an important goal. Anger can help us focus our awareness and organize our resources to solve a problem.
When anger is uncontrolled it can become disruptive in terms of work, personal relationships, health and in your overall quality of life. You could be angry at a specific person (e.g. a coworker or spouse) or an event (e.g. being late for work).
Anger can also be caused by being preoccupied by, and worried about, personal problems or memories of situations where you feel you have been wronged or slighted.
Work on anger management involves addressing three core aspects, namely relaxation training , cognitive change and work on relationships. Relaxation allows you to gain control of the fight or flight response that prepares us to survive when threatened (useful when fighting in the wild, not very useful during a holiday with the family!).
Cognitive reframing allows us to discover and change the thinking habits we have that are exaggerated and resulting in more anger than a situation deserves. Finally, controlling our anger involves understanding the important relationships in our lives, what we love about them, what frustrates us, and how we can communicate more easily so as to feel more fulfilled and express frustration in a manner that builds rather than tears down emotional bonds.
The ALC team firmly believes that how we think and act has a great influence on how we feel. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, popularly referred to as CBT, is a type of psychotherapy that helps us understand that connection and helps us create options to change our behavior and subsequent emotions in a positive way.
Since CBT is based on the premise that our thoughts influence our actions and feelings, rather than external events such as people, situations, and circumstances, we are therefore more in control of our consequences than we may be aware.
Extensive research on the outcome success of cognitively based therapies support the notion that we can change the way we think and act which will result in us feeling better, even if the situation does not change.
CBT is essentially a general term, which can refer to a number of similar treatment approaches. It is considered among the most rapid in terms of results obtained. After the initial intake session, a mandate is agreed upon and specific goals are set.
Therefore, CBT has a finite time limit and not an open-ended one, which is more typical of more traditional, psychoanalytically based therapies.
Be prepared to work. The ALC team works very hard at teaching individuals techniques to cognitively reframe their negative thoughts, and torespond in more flexible ways to emotional distress. and to change their behavior. However, this is a collaborative effort.
After the therapeutic goals are established, the therapist’s role is to help the individual learn how to apply the techniques discussed in therapy in their daily life between sessions. The therapist’s role is to listen, teach, and encourage, while the individual’s roles is to express concerns, learn, and apply that learning in their real world.
Learn to manage your anger, reduce your stress and improve your personal and work relationships with this session.
During this one-day seminar you will learn how to express yourself with confidence, ask for what you want and need and to identify the steps to build your self-esteem.
The Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS) is a non-profit association of Community Disability Services (CDS) sector organizations in Alberta
This course will focus on anger and aggressive behavior in a work situation, from a client, co-worker, colleague, supervisor, supplier, etc.
This six-week course is for parents of children of all ages.Â
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