The British Psychological Society Approved through the BPS Quality Mark Scheme.
2
days9:30am –
4:30pm14 CPD
hours
Course Brief
This training covers issues of definitions of anger, how anger problems develop, a multi-pathway model of anger, along with a range of CBT interventions as they apply to Anger problems.
This course can be taken independently or as a part of Certificate in Working with Anger Problems or the training programme that enables you to complete the BPS Approved Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Anger problems are a central emotional difficulty both as a standalone and in a wide range of other emotional problems - from grief and anxiety to self-harm and PTSD to bullying and offending. This detailed two day course addresses this difficult area both in terms of understanding and assessment as well as motivational issues and treatment.
Issues covered include:
Definitional issues – or why anger is different from other emotional states
Assessment – NAS and STAXI and case formulation
Arousal and its role in anger problems
The social context of anger problems
Common cognitive distortions with anger problems – from biased attributional thinking to low tolerance of discordant events and their impact
Anger beliefs and their relationship with anger (suppression vs expression)
The role of substance consumption and anger problems
ICS Model – or why clients with anger problems so readily perceive threats and injustice
Motivational issues – or how anger problems might be reframed as addictive problems
Assessing client motivation and how to address it in therapy
Psycho-educational approaches to anger management
Novoco’s Stress inoculation Model of Therapy
Description, demonstration and practice of the BARB technique
Cognitive interventions with anger – use of Pie Charts, behavioural experiments and evidence re-evaluation
Running Anger Management Group issues
Recruitment and selection
Structuring Group Content
Managing variable client motivation
Dealing with client’s poor impulse control in groups
Relapse prevention of anger problems
Developing a therapy “blueprint”
Contextual planning for the future
This Course is now available as a full recording with an online test via SDS Online Video Training (OVT)
Paul GranthamConsultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and Director of SDS Seminars, a Senior Associate of The Royal Society of Medicine, Accredited CBT Therapist
Paul Grantham, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, a Senior Associate of The Royal Society of Medicine, Accredited CBT Therapist. He is the Founder and Director of SDS Ltd and one of the most popular and inspirational tutors in the field of psychological skills training.
