Domestic Violence And Anger Management
Domestic Violence And Anger Management is organized by The American Institute of Health Care Professionals (AIHCP), Inc..
Overview:
This course focuses on the issues of anger that are common in cases of domestic violence. Students will examine what constitutes domestic violence and will learn strategies to help clients confront their anger appropriately. Various types of rage will be examined. Strategies and a model for working with groups of clients will be studied. Also examined will be the Anger Wheel model and how to assess and use it in developing strategies for dealing with anger. Issues that children suffer in cases of domestic violence, including child anger are presented. The student will also learn the common profiles of those who remain in abusive relationships. Contact hours of continuing education = 45. Course Code: AM 520.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Identify what constitutes domestic violence
• Articulate why trust is the foundation for positive relationships
• Assist clients who are struggling with anger related to domestic violence issues
• Understand an anger management program design for group participants
• Develop a self-reflective practice for working with people who struggle with issues of domestic violence
• Identify issues that might impact your own countertransference when working with individuals who struggle with the issue of anger and domestic violence
• Articulate the different types of rage that people experience
• Assist clients in understanding more effective behavioral patterns to engage in as alternatives to the cycle of violence
• Understand the Violence Wheel and the impact of such knowledge on domestic violence
• Understand the impact domestic violence has on children
• Identify typical characteristics of people who are in the pattern of abusing
• Identify the core of domestic violence.
Course Content:
• Cultural Overviews
• Seeds of Anger and Domestic Violence
• Types of Abusive Families
• The Effects of Abuse
• Consequences of Abuse; anxiety, trauma and stress
• Loss of Control
• Depression
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Benefits of Meditation, Relaxation and Forgiveness
• Active Anger and Passive Anger Triggers
• Consequences of Silent Aggression
• Learning to Say No