Anger Management for Officers

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Oct 29, 2015, 08:30 ET

ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Law enforcement personnel, including Police, Probation, and Parole Officers as well as Sheriff's Departments and Security Guards, have a tough job. A job that is stressful, volatile and inherently dangerous. They must protect the safety and wellbeing of the public while also ensuring the safety of their own. Members of law enforcement often face challenging situations where they find themselves in conflict with citizens. Failure to manage these stressful and anger-provoking interactions efficiently as well as an officers pre-existing anger triggers and fears may place some officers at risk for impulsive and overly aggressive behavior. Proper management of these situations requires self-awareness of one's own triggers and behaviors as well as the necessary skills and techniques to de-escalate and resolve conflict.

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Following incidents in South Carolina, Missouri, New York and other states across the country, Police officers have been under intense scrutiny recently for allegations of excessive force. An unfortunate repercussion of this is that the actions of a few have tarnished the reputation of the whole force. Anger management training is necessary to protect the wellbeing of all parties involved, to safeguard the mental, physical and emotional health of the officer and the physical wellbeing of the public, and promote a good relationship between members of law enforcement and society. For these reasons the Diversion Center has created the Anger Management for Officers curriculum. This workbook will assist facilitators in conducting psycho-education groups to officers who have issues with anger and aggressive behavior.

This workbook helps facilitators provide at least 24 different groups and has 36 topics of discussion. This thought provoking workbook is applicable to various demographics and helps officers of the law examine issues through open discussion.

Topics include: self-awareness, fear, decision making scenarios, picking your battles, mood management, identifying triggers, amygdala hijack, self-care, assertiveness, self-talk, forgiveness, anger log, and more. (100 pages designed for a 12 week Anger Management Program)

The Diversion Center has also created a Certified Anger Management Specialist training for officers that wish to facilitate anger management groups within their department. This training will give members of law enforcement the tools needed to effectively manage their anger and emotional outbursts. Our training provides strategies to resolve emotional hijacking and aggressive behavior. We also review the process of anger and how it affects the mind and body. We evaluate anger scenarios, review the cognitive behavioral therapy approach, explain the importance of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, mindfulness meditation, and other concepts. Our aim is to offer an effective training that stimulates the mind and increases understanding of anger and aggressive behavior.

The Diversion Center is a state approved outpatient treatment facility that specializes in court-mandated counseling to address a variety of issues including, substance abuse, anger management, domestic violence, criminal thinking, theft and shoplifting addiction, DUI offenses, parenting, values clarification and life coaching.

If you are interested in hosting a training event at an organization, facility, or institution in your city please contact us. We will be happy to provide the training.

Phone: (404) 503-8069

Web: www.thediversioncenter.com

Media Contact:
Derek Collins
404-781-7468

SOURCE The Diversion Center