Description
This invaluable guide presents all of the information and clinical tools needed to implement the Anger Coping Program, an empirically supported intervention for students in grades 3–6. Practitioners are taken step by step through setting up treatment groups, teaching vital skills for reducing aggression and disruptive behavior, and building strong partnerships with teachers and parents. Many practical suggestions are provided for adapting the program to different settings and optimizing student outcomes. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying, the book includes reproducible handouts, forms, and parent letters (in English and Spanish).
Chapter
Chapter 1. The Development of Aggression
Chapter 2. The Empirical Foundation for a Developmental Model of Aggressive Children’s Social-Cognitive and Emotional Difficulties
Chapter 3. The Role of Anger Management Training in a Comprehensive School Program of Positive Behavioral Supports
Chapter 4. Getting Started with the Anger Coping Program: Group Leaders, Screening, and Identification
Chapter 5. Generalization and the Role of the Classroom Teacher
Chapter 6. Preparing for the First Meeting: Procedures to Implement and Pitfalls to Avoid
Chapter 7. Outcome Research Results for the Anger Coping Program and the Coping Power Program
Chapter 8. The Anger Coping Program Manual
Chapter 9. Considerations When Treating Girls and Treating Children from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds
Chapter 10. Possible Negative Group Effects and Alternative Use as an Individual Format
Chapter 12. Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix A. Anger Coping Program Teacher Nomination Form
Appendix B. Anger Coping Program Teacher Screening Scale
Appendix C. Classroom Goals Interview
Appendix D. Anger Coping Agreement
Appendix E. Anger Coping Program Classroom Generalization Inservice Guide
Appendix F. My Goal Sheet
Appendix G. Goal Attainment Scaling Form
Appendix H. Sample Parental Consent Letter
Appendix I . Anger Coping Program Initial Checklist
Appendix K. Anger Coping Program Parent Letters
Appendix L . Sample Parental Consent Letter and Anger Coping Program Parent Letters—Spanish Versions
Appendix M. Anger Coping Program Classroom Progress Monitoring Report (CPMR)
Appendix N. Anger Coping Program Intervention Integrity Checklists
Appendix O. Stimulus Pictures
Recommended Further Reading