[Fredslist] Anger Management Group forming

[JanPresent at aol.com]

Please take the time to read the attached from one of our Syracuse  
University mentors, Kenia Maldonado, who is a social worker. She has asked me to  
advise everyone that anger management groups are forming for September. Please  
contact her directly if you have interest. 
Jane Present 
I would like to  bring your attention to an issue of serious concern which 
affects us New Yorkers  on a regular basis. As you obviously are aware, poorly 
managed anger is  frequently a factor in activities that lead both young people 
and adults into  the criminal justice system. Often times even when anger 
does not result in  violence, if expressed in other unconstructive ways it can 
lead to lost jobs,  broken family relationships, suspension from school and/or 
after-school  programs, summer programs and other diminished opportunities that 
can lead up to  more harmful results.  
Anger management is  a vital skill. When this skill is taught effectively to 
young people or adults,  it can lead to significant reduction in aggression 
and violent  behavior/outbursts. Today, I am offering you a service that 
provides those key  skills that will help individuals identify their anger and deal 
with it in a  more productive way. Anger is not necessarily a negative emotion 
but it all  depends on how one reacts to the  situation. 
As a Master-level  Social Worker and Certified Anger Management Facilitator 
(CAMF), I would like to  extend my training to your organization. The overall 
goal of the training is to  help individuals identify triggers and THINK before 
they act on their anger.  Through role-playing, interactive group discussions 
and handouts/reading  materials the trainings aim to teach individuals how to 
control and manage  anger, identify the root of anger and where we have 
learned how to respond to  anger, exploring how our body reacts to anger, how anger 
can take a toll on our  body, and how to be in tune with other people’s 
feelings (emotional  intelligence). The trainings are usually 8-10 week sessions 
that meet for about  90 minutes. However, if you would be more interested in 
one-day or two-day  trainings the curriculum can be adjusted to meet your 
organizational needs.   
I would like to  mention that most of the materials used in our anger 
management trainings are  from the model used in the Sony Pictures movie Anger 
Management starring Jack  Nicholson, Adam Sandler and Marisa Tomei. This model has 
also been approved by  several states for use in the training of Probation, 
Parole and Correctional  Officers, youth groups, domestic violence related cases 
and many other social  service settings.  
Please be advised  that these groups are structured as educational or 
psycho-educational rather  than psychotherapy. Should you feel these services are a 
match for the needs of  the population you serve, please feel free to contact 
me at _NYAngerTraining at aol.com_ (mailto:NYAngerTraining at aol.com)  or at (212) 
491-9816. I am available to conduct  trainings at your organization or 
individuals can be referred to me for group  sessions. Reduced fees are available for 
non-profit agencies and individuals who  are interested but are experiencing 
economic  hardships. 
I look forward to  working with you in the future. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
Kenia  Maldonado, MSW, CAMF
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