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 is part of the training programme that enables you to complete the BPS Approved Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. You can build up gradually your CBT training portfolio by attending all the courses within the programme at the pace that suits you. All your training hours will be calculated, recorded in an individual validated log and accumulated towards your full Diploma.
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
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.
