1st Edition

Controlling Anger A Solution Focused Approach for Young People

By Tina Rae, Sara Daly Copyright 1999
    184 Pages
    by Speechmark

    Many pupils experience difficulty in controlling their strong feelings and in managing conflict in both school and home settings. This programme aims to help young people: * avoid or manage situations of conflict * understand that they can create change * realise that it is possible to resolve difficulties and achieve a positive outcome. In this thoughtful approach to anger management, the authors suggest a teaching and learning model and use 'story' as the focus of pupil engagement. The book uses eight newspaper articles to help pupils to develop emotional literacy through subjects such as: * Road rage * racist incidents * Happy slapping * street fights. During the 10 session programme young people will: * understand anger in a variety of situations * learn about physiological and behavioural aspects of anger * rehearse coping strategies * plan positive responses to provocative situations. This book offers teachers and non-teaching staff a practical, exciting and well-designed resource with full facilitator notes and all handout materials printable from the downloadable resources.

    My Anger Poems Introduction and Background Objectives for the Course The Structure of the Programme The Structure of the Sessions Using the Programme - A note for facilitators References Getting Started Pre-course Assessment Letters to Parents/Carers Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Road Rage Session 3: Exclusion Session 4: Supermarket Battle Session 5: A Racist Incident Session 6: Foul Footballer Session 7: Happy Slapper Session 8: Property Matters Session 9: Street Fight Session 10: Review and Evaluation

    Biography

    Tina Rae is a Senior Educational Psychologist (Behaviour) who has written extensively on topics such as emotional literacy, behaviour management, PSHE and Citizenship. She continues to work directly with both teachers and students to develop new programmes and resources. Sara Daly works as a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator in a London primary school. As a teacher herself, she is keen to provide her fellow professionals with user-friendly resources that really engage students.