Dealing With Offending Behaviour: Anger Management
- Created by: Bethany Cooling
- Created on: 01-06-18 14:56
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- Dealing With Offending Behaviour: Anger Management
- Cognition triggers emotions that trigger aggression
- Becoming angry is reinforced by the feeling of power
- CBT
- Individual is taught to recognise the cognitive factors that trigger their anger and loss of control
- Develop techniques that bring about conflict resolution without violence
- Stage 1: Cognitive Preparation
- Reflect on past experience
- Identify trigger to anger and learn new interpretations that aren't irrational
- Stage 2: Skill Acquisition
- Introduced to techniques to deal with anger
- Learn skills to help them deal with anger
- Techniques include:
- Cognitive: positive self-talk to promote calmness
- Behavioural: assertivenesstraining to communicate more effectively
- Stage 3: Application Practice
- Given the opportunity to practice skills in monitored environments
- Role play
- Re-enacting scenarios
- Success is rewarded with positive reinforcement
- Positive outcomes with young offenders
- Keen studied young offenders between 17 and 21 who took part in anger management programmes
- Course consisted of 8 2-hour sessions
- Issues with offenders 'forgetting' their diaries and not taking it seriously
- Offenders generally became more aware of their anger and capacity for self-control
- Cognition triggers emotions that trigger aggression
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