Aggression Free Relationships Group
Men Only
This is a 16 week
psycho-educational/cognitive behavioral group focused on Anger,
Aggression and relationship violence. It is designed to help men realize
the differences between anger and aggression, power and control and recognize
abusive behaviors. Practical
techniques for managing anger and aggression and for resolving
conflict in relationships are also illustrated during this 16 weeks.
Professionals,
This group is instructional and therapeautic, identifying abuse and the
techniques in managing aggressive behavior. It also addresses the
realization of powerlessness and the obsession for power and control.
And, explores anger and when anger is and is not a factor in relationship
violence.
If you would like to preview a slide presentation of this
group please contact me at (518) 878 - 5932 or email at OnCallCounselor@aol.com.
Learning Objectives
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Learn the differences between Anger and Aggression |
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Recognize Emotional, Physical, and Verbal Abuse |
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Learn the differences between, Anger, Aggression & Control |
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Learn the Couples Dialogue |
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Learn to realize and recognize healthy relationship characteristics |
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Learn how taking responsibility for your own feelings an actions
can help you feel self empowered |
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Learn how thoughts and beliefs affect feelings and drive behavior |
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Learn how to recognize angry feelings before they become
aggressive behaviors. |
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Learn the different styles of communication and how to use them in
the right situation and at the right time |
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Learn skills for managing angry feelings |
My
Philosophy about Men, Anger, Aggression and feelings of powerlessness and
the need for power in Relationships are very similar to David Wexler, Ph.D.,
author of the The
Broken Mirror: A Self Psychological Treatment Perspective for Relationship
Violence.
There
are a lot of issues that contribute to unhealthy reactions in
relationships. They are too numerous to address on this page, but we
can realize that not all men who batter suffer from Antisocial Personality
Disorder or are cold calculated Psychopaths. There is a continuum on
which reactions for battering can be realized. Many men can and will
change their reactions if they are provided the right tools in which to make
those changes. New skills for dealing with feelings of anger, jealousy,
resentfulness and/or powerlessness can help make real changes in the
reactions of men toward women or their partners.
Although
there is more research out there than we would imagine that support this
position, the article written by Dr. Wexler communicates the concepts very
well.
Another
helpful web site:
Compassion
Power
