Getting a handle on one of the most destructive forces in the universe
could benefit most of us. In these sessions participants will find
that unabated anger nearly always produces negative results. These
sessions will teach you how to redirect your anger such that it
can be used to build up your life rather then destroy it.
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Session Title: Resentment
Content Summary: This presentation provides a basis for
understanding feelings and behaviors that cause resentment. The
presentation presents practical ways to learn to cope with normal
feelings of anger in a way that is constructive and does not harm
you or others. Old behaviors can be changed by increasing personal
awareness of anger problems and utilizing new tools to overcome
them. Coping effectively with anger is difficult at first but
gets easier with practice.
Objective: Upon completion of this presentation
the participant will be able to identify what resentment is and
demonstrate an ability to recognize symptoms before a crisis.
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Session Title: Anger Triggers (2 sessions)
Content Summary: This presentation deals with what
triggers anger. Triggers can be either internal or external. Internal
anger triggers are something you control directly. External triggers
work to control you, if you let them. Anger is manageable if you
make the right choices. Using different techniques for dealing
with anger you can diffuse a situation and turn it into a positive
experience.
Objective: The participant will learn to identify
the internal and external triggers that cause the anger reaction.
Upon completion the participant will be able to identify what
anger is and be able to recognize the symptoms of anger before
the situation becomes unmanageable. In addition, the participant
will gain knowledge of coping methods to handle anger without
causing harm to themselves or others.
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Session Title: Reactions to Anger
Content Summary: This presentation discusses how to deal
with anger. Anger can create a surge of energy that empowers an
individual to react mentally and physically. How you handle this
reaction determines the results of the situation at hand. Unchecked
anger produces stress, which if not resolved, can break down your
body both physically and emotionally.
Objective: Upon completion of this presentation the participant
will be able to identify what anger is and demonstrate an ability
to recognize symptoms of anger before a crisis.
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Session Title: Not All Anger is Bad
Content Summary: This presentation addresses how
anger is expressed. Senseless expression of anger is a pattern
that should be stopped not encouraged. Anger can be a motivation
that can direct energies in a positive direction as well as a
detractor from our overall performance. We must identify anger
as a feeling in order to deal with it.
Objective: The participant will
learn that all anger is not bad and, in fact, anger can be used
to motivate. Upon completion of this presentation the participant
will have a better understanding of anger and how anger is a feeling
that sends signals to all parts of the body. The participant will
learn strategies to convert the energy behind anger to change
situations into a positive occurrence.
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Session Title: Conflict Resolution
Content Summary: This presentation identifies that
conflict and problems are a normal part of life. Conflict resolution
is a cooperative problem solving technique, with the fundamental
concept that to resolve conflict, the individual with the dispute
solves the problem by themselves.
Objective: Upon completion of this presentation
the participant will have a better understanding of how conflicts
can be resolved and how to choose a solution and act on it. In
addition, the participant will learn the importance of communication
in the conflict resolution process.
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Session Title: Listening Responsively (2 Sessions)
Content Summary: This presentation provides an effective
method to improve listening skills. By listening responsively
you let people know that you care about them. By listening more
attentively you help people around you feel understood. Once people
feel that their message and feelings have been heard, they start
to relax and they have more attention available for listening.
Objective: Upon completion of this presentation
the participant will be able to improve listening skills by applying
the techniques provided. Strange as it seems, learning to
listen to others will result in others listening more to us. Participants
will learn to listen to what others want and need as opposed to
just hearing what they saying.
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Session Title: Harnessing Anger's Energy
Content Summary: A discussion of how an individual
can harness the energy generated by anger is presented. One effective
way to harness the energy of anger is to use it to address the
situation that originally caused the anger. Each individual can
develop skills to overcome anger and use it to their advantage.
Objective: Upon completion of the presentation the
participant will add to their understanding of anger and the effects
it has on the individual. The participant will develop skills
that will help them overcome and deal with the anger response.
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Session Title: Goals-Plans-Commitment
Content Summary: This lesson focuses on following through
on your goals. Goals are nice, but useless if they are not accompanied
by planning. Planning in the absence of commitment is also a waste.
This session will teach you to meld all three aspects so that
you can accomplish your life desires.
Objective: Upon completion of this session the participant
will be able to determine what they are willing to do, create
realistic plans that will help keep the participant motivated
to achieve his/her goals.
