Managing Teen Anger & Violence (Paperback)

William Fleeman

ISBN 10: 1570232768 / ISBN 13: 9781570232763

Verlag: Impact Publications, Mannassas Park, VA, 2008

Paperback. Examining anger as a habit chat turns into an addiction, one of America's leading anger management experts offers an effective multi-pronged program to help teens better manage their anger and violent behaviour and, in the process, develop a more productive, goal-driven, and happier life. Angry teens can be a threat to themselves, loved ones and friends, and others whose paths they am. If left untreated, their out-of-control anger and rage can ruin lives and become costly for the criminal justice system. Designed for both individuals and institutions, this book takes teem through the whole addiction and recovery process. As they derive a false sense of power through the use of their anger, many teens classic signs of addictive behaviour that can destroy their young lives. But the seasoned techniques outlined in this book provide teens a way to break this damaging cycle of behaviour and turn their lives around completely.Filled with personal stories and vignettes, and taking a low-keyed and sympathetic tone, the book helps teens: Understand the problem their anger habit/addiction has created for them; Realise that they are using anger like a drug; Find non-violent ways to experience personal power; Learn to change abusive and violent behaviour; Focus on values and goals chat support a non-violent lifestyle; Identify and change attitudes and beliefs that keep them stuck; Avoid relapse into violent behaviour; Develop a mission statement for a non-violent, productive lifestyle. Used as both a self-directed instructional guide and a training workbook for the Pathways to Peace programmes, this is the perfect guide for changing self-destructive attitudes and behaviours in young people. With the help of this book, teens begin to take responsibility for their actions and develop a positive purpose in life. Offers a multi-pronged program to help teens better manage their anger and violent behaviour. This book helps teens: understand the problem their anger habit/addiction has created for them; realise that they are using anger like a drug; find non-violent ways to experience personal power; and learn to change abusive and violent behaviour. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781570232763

Inhaltsangabe:

Using anger to feel powerful, many teens exhibit classic signs of addictive behavior that can be successfully treated with the techniques outlined in this book. Filled with personal stories and vignettes, the book helps teens identify anger as a problem, recognize how they use anger like a drug, find non-violent ways to experience personal power, learn to change abusive and violent behavior, change attitudes and beliefs, avoid relapse into violent behavior, and much more.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: William Fleeman is the founder of Pathways to Peace, Inc., a non-profit self-help programme for anger management and violence prevention, which operates in prisons, chemical dependency agencies, and probation departments within the United States and Canada. He also offers distance learning courses for chemical dependency counsellors.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Managing Teen Anger & Violence (Paperback)
Verlag: Impact Publications, Mannassas Park, VA
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new