Upcoming TrainingsTraining is offered for those looking to lead Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program groups (formerly called BIP groups), and for those who are looking to learn more about how Emerge works with people who have abused their partner.
The two trainings offered below present the same material and satisfy the 24-hour Massachusetts training requirement for group leaders. |
NEW! Multiple Session Introductory Training
October 16, 18, 23, 25, 30; November 1, 2023 There will be four-hour sessions on these dates, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Eastern. |
Three-Day Introductory Training
September 27-29, 2023 This is our standard, three-day training, from 8:30am to 5:30pm Eastern each day. |
PROGRAM GOALS
Our goals for each client who attends the Anger Management program are:
Our goals for each client who attends the Anger Management program are:
- To understand the difference between anger as an emotion and angry behavior which leads to harmful choices towards yourself and others
- To understand negative self-talk and how such thoughts work to escalate emotions and choices
- To demonstrate the ability to prevent anger from building by monitoring thoughts
- To demonstrate knowledge of how to contain anger in the moment and how to calm down and make choices that are not harmful to yourself and/or others
- To understand where your anger comes from and what situations you use to give yourself an excuse to hurt yourself and/or others
- To learn conflict resolution skills and practice them during sessions
- To start to understand how to make amends for choices made out of anger and negative self-talk
- To start to learn how to reduce anger and build values and meaning in life that are not dependent on anger