Twin Cities Men's Center

Anger Management News

As of June 1, 2006, the fee for taking the Men Helping Men with Anger course is $225. Partial scholarships are available for low-income students, awarded at the discretion of the program coordinator.

For info about the program or to register for a class, call the anger management phone at 612-229-3102.

If you’ve completed a class and need follow-up, or support, you’ve got two options. An anger management drop-in support group has been meeting for three years at the Men’s Center on the first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m.

Or you can choose to retake the class for $50. Many guys do this, taking seriously the idea that learning this subject is a life-long practice.

The program is seeking men who have taken or facilitated the course to serve on an advisory board regarding policies and procedures.

Also wanted are men to work on program publicity and outreach. Call the anger phone, 612-229-3102.

Current Class Schedule

The Men's Center currently have 3 Anger Mgt groups going.
Mondays in Minneapolis
Wednesdays in Hopkins
Thursdays in Edina

Call 612-229-3102 to reserve a spot in the next class

WHY "MANAGE" ANGER?
With stories in the newspaper almost daily about violence in families, the workplace and the community, it is vital that men individually and collectively seek better alternatives to anger expressed as violence. These classes address the needs of men who believe their verbal anger is out-of-control as well as those who want to communicate better to avoid the misunderstandings which can lead to violent anger. We specifically seek to serve men who are either verbally abusive or who tend to stuff their anger and could become physically violent -- not those who currently are physically violent. Men helping other men learn to manage anger effectively will significantly affect men and their relationships with women, children, and other men.

CLASS STRUCTURE
The focus of the twelve-week anger management class is both education and support. Through class interaction, experiential exercises, lecture, and homework assignments, men will develop new ways to manage their feelings of anger. Following completion of the class, participants can join an ongoing support group to reinforce their new skills. These ongoing support groups will also be facilitated by the trained volunteer facilitators.

DETAILS:
Length of Class: One evening per week for 12 consecutive weeks. Each class lasts about two hours.

Number of Participants: Space is limited to 12 participants with 2 facilitators per class.

Cost: $215 for Men Center members; $225 for non-members

Starting Dates and Times: Classes will be scheduled as the waiting list fills. Please call the Men's Center at 612/822-5892 to be placed on the waiting list. State name, address, telephone, preferred day of the week, and available starting date. Other questions, call John Hesch at 612/229-3102.

Register today! Space is limited. See registration form below.

Anger Management Scholarships Offered

The Men’s Center board has approved the offering of scholarships to help men with low incomes participate in anger management classes. Up to half of the $225 course fee can be covered by these scholarships, which are awarded at the discretion of the program coordinator John Hesch. For information call the anger management phone at 612-229-3102.

The money for these scholarships was made available through the Men’s Center’s cooperation with the Race To Empower, which was held August 6th at Lake Harriet and sponsored by the Domestic Empowerment Project. Thanks to all who participated.

MEN HELPING MEN WITH ANGER

facilitators trained by:
David J. Decker, Licensed Psychologist

David J. Decker is a licensed psychologist who has been involved with the mental health field for 25 years serving as a therapist and program director in a variety of settings. For ten years, he served as director of a domestic abuse program at a community mental health center and he is currently in private practice at Merriam Park Professional Building, 366 Prior Ave. North, Suite 203, St. Paul, MN 55104. His phone number is 612-725-8402. He has also written a book, Stopping The Violence, A Group Model to Change Men's Abusive Attitudes and Behaviors. In addition, Dave has designed and presented workshops for professionals and community groups on shame and empowerment, anger regulation, domestic abuse, assertiveness, healthy relationships, stress management, and other topics.

Find out more at: www.angeresources.com

CLASS OBJECTIVES

Main Objective: To learn and actively practice new skills, tools, and techniques to understand and manage your anger, feel better about yourself in day-to-day life and, as a result, significantly improve relationships at home and work.
Also:

To better understand your anger escalation process.
To become clearer about how explosive anger affects you and others around you.
To end threatening and intimidating behavior and to decrease the frequency of emotional and verbal abuse toward others.
To accept responsibility for past abusive behavior and to work at identifying and changing controlling attitudes and behaviors that have led to becoming explosive and abusive.
To identify and express more openly and assertively all your feelings.
To examine and work on childhood and shame issues that relate to abusive behavior and to better understand how these issues relate to your current abuse of others.
To learn to experience more control over yourself and your actions and to make clear choices about--and take responsibility for--thoughts, feelings, wants and behaviors in the present.
To learn to identify and deal more effectively with life stressors as they arise.
To begin to actively use group members and others for emotional support and sharing.

REGISTRATION FORM

Name__________________________________

Address________________________________

City/State/Zip____________________________

Phone: Home/Work_____________________________

Complete this form and send along with payment

to:

Men Helping Men With Anger
The Men's Center
3249 Hennepin Ave. S., Suite 55
Minneapolis, MN 55408

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