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Anger Management Group Interventions
School-based group interventions focused on anger management with different programs for elementary through high school students.
Think First
Think First is an evidence-based group intervention designed to be used in the high school setting for students in grades 9-12. Facilitated by school mental health professionals. Think First aims to equip students with the social processing and behavioral skills needed to reduce impulsive and reactive aggressive responses to anger. Students learn skills such as: strategies for addressing trigger events, understanding physiological responses to anger, connection between thoughts-feelings-behavior, social problem solving, self-calming techniques, attribution retraining, and strategies for managing conflicts. It includes 15 group sessions.
Anger Coping
Anger Coping is a school-based group intervention that focuses on developing anger management skills and is designed to be used in elementary school settings for grades 3-8. Anger Coping aims to equip students with the social processing and behavioral skills needed to reduce impulsive and reactive aggressive responses to anger. Anger Coping is facilitated by school mental health professionals. Students learn skills such as: the anger continuum, understanding physiological responses to anger, connection between thoughts-feelings-behavior, social problem solving, and self-calming techniques. It includes 12-13 weekly group sessions. Anger Coping is a 1.5 day training that can be delivered in-person or delivered virtually over multiple days. Training will equip facilitators to deliver the Anger Coping intervention at their school. Training also includes referral and screening processes and behavior management strategies.
To support implementation of Anger Coping and Think First, CCR offers SI sessions which provide a collaborative space to connect with colleagues, share best practices, problem-solve common challenges, celebrate successes, review core components of the intervention, and receive consultation from the intervention trainers on how to implement and sustain Anger Coping at your school. Supported implementation can be offered in a variety of formats including Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Consultation Sessions, Weekly Email Tips, etc.