Helping Schoolchildren Cope with Anger
A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention
- 222 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Helping Schoolchildren Cope with Anger
A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention
About This Book
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 3â6. 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 formatto facilitate photocopying, the book includes reproducible handouts, forms, and parent letters (in English and Spanish). New to this Edition
* Redesigned to be even more practitioner friendly.
* Chapters on integrating the Anger Coping Program with schoolwide response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral supports, intervening with girls and with culturally diverse students, and working with individuals instead of groups.
* Several new reproducible tools, including a classroom progress monitoring report.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Development of Aggression
- Chapter 2. The Empirical Foundation for a Developmental Model of Aggressive Childrenâs Social-ÂCognitive 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 11. Case Example
- Chapter 12. Frequently Asked Questions
- Chapter 13. Afterword
- 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 J. Hassle Log
- Appendix K. Anger Coping Program Parent Letters
- Appendix L . Sample Parental Consent Letter and Anger Coping Program Parent LettersâSpanish 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
- References
- Index