Beyond Anger and Violence A Program for Women, Participant Workbook

Beyond Anger and Violence: A Program for Women Participant Workbook is the participant's personal place for reflection, reactions, and learning, during and after management sessions. The activities inside reinforce program lessons about anger and violence, including how families, relationships, communities, and society affect one's life. In learning about the relationships between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, participants can begin to grasp a better self-understanding that will help them manage anger in a healthier, more productive manner. They'll develop new skills for communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making, and will be introduced to a variety of calming techniques.

Beyond Anger and Violence is a 40-hour, evidence-based program designed for women who have difficulty managing anger. Based on a social-ecological model, the program addresses the factors that put people at risk for experiencing overwhelming feelings of anger, and perpetrating assaults or destruction of property. This curriculum acknowledges anger as a normal, appropriate, and human emotion, but also recognizes the destruction it can lead to if allowed to get out of control. This workbook will help guide participants through the program, reinforcing the discussions held in session. Topics include:

• The effects of trauma
• Relationships and communication, control, and conflict
• The importance of safety and the power of community
• Self-transformation, and creating change

The workbook also includes a Daily Anger Log, a Self-Reflection Tool, and list of yoga poses that can have a calming effect on both body and mind. Participants may already recognize the effects of anger on their lives, and that it may even be affecting their health. Through the Beyond Anger and Violence program, and the exercises in this workbook, they can join a group of women working to create a less-violent world.

Other Publications by Stephanie S. Covington........................................ X

Introduction ...................................................................................... 7

Orientation Session............................................................................ 9

Part A: Self

Session One: Thinking Our Thoughts............................................. 31

Session Two: Feeling Our Feelings................................................... 43

Session Three: Violence and Trauma in Our Lives......................... 57

Session Four: The Effects of Trauma.............................................. 67

Session Five: Women and Anger..................................................... 83

Session Six: Tools for Managing Anger......................................... 100

Session Seven: Understanding Ourselves....................................... 113

Part B: Relationships

Session Eight: Our Families............................................................ 123

Session Nine: Communication........................................................ 137

Session Ten: Power and Control.................................................... 147

Session Eleven: Conflict Resolution............................................... 161

Session Twelve: Creating Our Relationships................................. 173

Part C: Community

Session Thirteen: Our Communities.............................................. 179

Session Fourteen: The Importance of Safety................................. 191

Session Fifteen: Creating Community............................................ 203

Session Sixteen: The Power of Community................................... 213

Part D: Society

Session Sixteen: Society and Violence............................................ 217

Session Eighteen: Creating Change............................................... 233

Session Nineteen: Transforming Our Lives............................................ 239

Session Twenty: Honoring Ourselves and Our Community......... 247

Appendix. Daily Anger Log (2 additional copies).................................................. 257

Appendix. Self-Reflection Tool (2 additional copies)............................................. 259

Appendix. Yoga Poses............................................................................................. 261

About the Author................................................................................................. 267

About the Cover.................................................................................................... 269

Feedback Form...................................................................................................... 271

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