Form 6.

3: Course Outline with Assessment Ideas and Activities By: Cassandra Gadouas 7/7/13
Course Title: Anger Management Module Number and Name: __Module One Pros and Cons of Your Anger Objective 1 Summarize level of anger as,
extreme, moderate, or mild.

Assessment Ideas Online anger assessment. Discuss thoughts in discussion forum. Articulate in journal the pros and cons of your anger. Complete questioner on payoffs and consequences. Reflect on physical cues when you are angry and report in journal. Share your reflection in the discussion forum. Complete quiz in anger manual reading and define

Absorb Read assessment instructions.

Do Take assessment.

2 Identify payoffs and consequences

of anger.

Read assignment regarding pros and cons of anger.

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Connect Report assessment results in journal and provide examples from your life relating to your anger. Report in journal personal pros and cons of anger.

3 Identify body changes during an

episode of anger.

Read assignment on physical response to anger. Watch video regarding physical responses to anger. Read manual assignment.

List your personal Report in journal physical responses to how your body anger. responds when you are angry. Define each aggression and hostility and record Report in journal and discuss with counselor personal

4 Differentiate between anger, hostility, and aggression.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

in journal your personal experiences of hostility or aggression.

in journal.

use of each.

Course Title: Anger Management Module Number and Name: Module Two Anger Triggers Objective 1 Identify personal anger triggers. 2 Articulate personal triggers and
discuss with counselor.

Assessment Ideas List in journal personal triggers.

Share personal triggers and discussing with counselor. Complete the assigned family tree exercise for at least three family members and note in his or her journal any triggers that he or she has in common with family members.

Absorb Reading manual Read manual regarding anger triggers. Listen to family stories about anger.

Do Pre-test List personal anger triggers. List family member and anger trigger.

Connect Discuss the results of pre-test. Report in journal how and when your anger is triggered. Discuss with counselor how family members anger compares to yours.

3 Identify anger triggers learned from

family.

4 Participant will define what an anger trigger is.

Read anger manual and define in journal what anger trigger is.

View video on anger triggers.

List triggers in journal.

Discuss with counselor how triggers are used.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Title: Anger Management Module Number and Name: Module Three Cognitive Distortions Objective 1 Define cognitive distortion. Assessment Ideas Read anger manual the definitions of cognitive distortion and define in your own words. Use personal journal to identify personal level, from anger level worksheet. Check off on a list, your cognitive distortions. Reflect on personal thoughts regarding cognitive distortions and note in journal. Complete written activity given by instructor. Absorb Reading assignment Do Define in your words what a cognitive distortion is and note in journal. Report weekly anger level. Connect Report your own cognitive distortions and discuss with counselor Discuss anger level with counselor.

2 Identify average anger level for the

week

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3 List 10 cognitive distortions. 4 Specify personal cognitive

distortions.

Reading. Read about distortions.

List 10 cognitive distortions. List 3 distortions.

Report in journal personal use of cognitive distortions. Report in journal and discuss with therapist use of distortions. Discuss with counselor how distortions are used by self and others.

5 Recognize cognitive distortions

View video on distortions.

List at least three personal distortions.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Title: Anger Management Module Number and Name: Module Four Coping Skills Objective 1 Identify average anger level for the
week

2 Develop alternatives to cognitive

distortions.

3 Describe the A-B-C-D model.

Assessment Ideas Use personal journal to identify personal level, from anger level worksheet. Read manual for ideas and report at least 3 alternative methods for your personal cognitive distortions. Read Manual and describe in journal how the model works. Discuss with counselor how the model is used. Use personal experience to write about how model was used.

Absorb NONE

Do Use anger ruler to measure this weeks anger. Develop 3 alternatives to cd.

Connect Discuss weekly level with counselor.

View video on cognitive distortions.

Discuss with counselor how an alternative to a c d will be used.

All statements are to be stated in journal and submitted to counselor to discuss at next session. Present evidence of positive results and submit in journal. Recall any coping skills that he or she has used in the past and tell about them in journal which will be submitted to counselor.

Read about A-B-C-D

Prepare 3 statements that are - and rephrase in a + form.

4 Discuss how the A-B-C-D model is

used.

5 Demonstrate the use of the A-B-CD model

View presentation on List 3 examples of A-B-C-D method. how A-B-C-D method could be used to reduce anger. Read information on List coping skills. coping skills.

6 Describe thought stopping.

Read in manual and Read exercise complete exercise.

Describe thought stopping.

Discuss with counselor how this method might have a

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

7 Describe how thought stopping is

used to control anger.

Discuss with counselor how to use thought stopping method.

Assigned reading.

Provide personal example of how this method might be used.

personal advantage. Discuss with counselor how information could be used and post on wiki.

Course Title: Anger Management Module Number and Name: Module 5 Assertiveness and the Conflict Resolution Model Objective 1 Identify average anger level for the
week

2 Define the conflict resolution

model.

Assessment Ideas Absorb Use personal NONE journal to identify personal level, from anger level worksheet. Report in journal Reading manual on what the conflict assertiveness. resolution model is. Read in manual and Read assignment on list in journal. conflict resolution model. Reading as above.

Do
Using the daily Anger Ruler, participant will note average anger level for the week

Connect
Discuss results in journal and to counselor.

List at least three differences between being assertive and being aggressive.

3 List at least three differences

between being assertive and being aggressive.

Develop an assertiveness plan for coping with aggression.

Research information on conflict management.

Discuss list with counselor and compare assertiveness to aggressiveness. Discuss practical use of plan with counselor.
List two resources related to solving conflict and share with counselor.

4 Demonstrate how to use the conflict Read assignment resolution model. and write a description of the model.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.