Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners (Practical Therapist) [Paperback]

Howard Kassinove (Author), Raymond Chip Tafrate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1886230455 | ISBN-13: 978-1886230453 | Edition: 1

This detailed manual for practitioners presents a comprehensive state-of-the-art anger management program. The authors are distinguished researchers, teachers and practitioners in the field of anger management, and their book offers a detailed, research-based and empirically validated "anger episode model." This indispensable resource for human service professionals emphasizes how to help clients understand, manage, and prevent unhealthy anger. The book is packed with detailed procedures, examples, exercises, and client handouts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a highly practical book, with many powerful clinical interventions...I highly recommend this thought-provoking and very useful book. -- Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
Director, American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, New York, NY
Editor, JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY: AN INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY

...an absolutely great practitioners' book...I recommend this book highly for all therapists who deal with anger management... -- E. Thomas Dowd, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor of Psychology, Kent State University
President, American Board of Behavioral Psychology

...multimodal and comprehensive approaches for teaching clients...how to reduce and manage anger. Remarkably well done...very worthwhile reading. -- Albert Ellis, Ph.D.
Albert Ellis Institute, New York City

A well-written guidebook...The authors nicely integrate theory into clinical practice which can be used with diverse clinical populations. -- Ann Marie Kopeck, LCSW, BCB, CAC

The step-by-step approach overlooks nothing as it comprehensively addresses how to help people gain control over this emotion... -- Richard Suinn, Ph.D., ABPP
Emeritus Professor, Colorado State University
Past President, American Psychological Association

From the Publisher

Books in THE PRACTICAL THERAPIST SERIES are designed to answer the troubling "what-do-I-do-now-and-how-do-I-do-it?" questions often confronted in the practice of psychotherapy. Written in plain language, technically innovative, theoretically integrative, filled with case examples, THE PRACTICAL THERAPIST SERIES brings the wisdom and experience of expert mentors to the desk of every therapist.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Impact Publishers; 1 edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886230455
• ISBN-13: 978-1886230453
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.7 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Dr. Howard Kassinove earned a Ph.D. at Adelphi University's Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology and in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (ABPP). Dr. Kassinove has published more than 70 articles, 12 book chapters, an edited book, two co-authored books and a DVD training program. He has given more than 50 international and 75 national presentations at scientific or professional conferences.

Dr. Kassinove joined the Hofstra University faculty in 1966. He served as chair of the Psychology Department and is currently a member of the core faculty for the Ph.D. Program in Clinical School Psychology. Dr. Kassinove is also Director of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Anger and Aggression. He was formerly Director of postdoctoral studies in marital and sex therapy, and was in private practice for 30 years.

Dr. Howard Kassinove is well-known internationally and has given many invited lectures. He has presented in Argentina, Denmark, India (7 times) Greece, Korea, Poland, Romania (2 times), Russia (17 times) and Spain. His lectures focus on the defintion, diagnosis, and treatment of anger problems. He specializes in anger and aggression that appears in adults, adolescents, families, and that often involve the criminal justice system. He has been working collaboratively with Dr. Tafrate for 20 years.

Married for more than 40 years, he and his wife have two sons. Dr. Andrew Kassinove is an emergency room physician in Los Angeles. Dr. Jeffrey Kassinove, also a psychologist, has a child and family psychotherapy practice on Long Island and in New York City.

Dr. Howard Kassinove's books include:

Kassinove, H. & Tafrate, R.C. (2009). Anger Management for Everyone: Seven proven methods to control anger. Impact Publishers, Atascadero, CA.

Kassinove, H. & Tafrate, R.C. (2006). DVD Video demonstrations to accompany Anger Management: The complete practitioner's guidebook for the treatment of anger. Impact Publishers, Atascadero, CA.

Кассинов Говард & Тафрейт Реймонд. (2006). Управление гневом: Полное практическое руководство для психотерапевтов. Sova Publishers. St. Petersburg, Russia (In Russian)

Kassinove, H. & Tafrate, R.C. (2005). El manejo de la agresividad: Manual de tratamiento competo para profesionales. Editorial Desclee de Brouwer, S.A. Bilbao, Espana. (In Spanish)

Kassinove, H. & Tafrate, R.C. (2002). Anger Management: The complete treatment guidebook for practitioners. Impact Publishers, Atascadero, CA.

Kassinove, H. (Ed). (1995). Anger Disorders: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Taylor & Francis International Publishers, Washington, DC.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This Text is a Must Read! August 5, 2003

By Colleen Reynolds

Format:Paperback

Anger Management by Howard Kassinove and Raymond Tafrate is by far the most complete and up to date text for therapists. It is a must read resource for all environments, children, adults and families, as well as the workplace. The authors break down anger episodes into understandable segments in order to assess the client's anger intensity and frequency.

Then they rebuild with techniques that include life skills, problem solving snd step by step ways to change thinking. Among the communication skills the motivated client will learn is how to give and receive criticism without becoming defensive. There is also emphasis on non-verbal communication, including body language and direct eye contact.

The model presented for problem solving skills is very important, because it encourages the client to seek alternative solutions, thus reducing anger and frustration.

Ultimately, Kassinove and Tafrate examine forgiveness as part of anger management. By forgiving, eith within or outside of a religious conviction, a person gains the ability to move on. Anger Management is a MUST have for every practitioner's bookshelf--only after a thorough reading!

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Grad Students and Practicing Psychologists October 22, 2002

By Robert Heckel Ph.D.

Format:Paperback

Is it possible for academically based clinical psychologists to produce a clinical treatise suitable for the trraining of clinical graduate students yet have equal value and meaning to experienced working clinicians? The answer is a strong yes! This has been achieved by our authors Howard Kassinove and Raymond Chip Tafrate in their excellent new work on anger management.

The work consists of six clearly written, practical guides to the understanding, treatment and management of clients' anger. They have even devoted a chapter to aid the therapist in dealing with his/her anger, a frequent occurrence when working in this difficult area.
The first section consists of four chapters dealing with basics: Anger, The Anger Episode Model, Assessment and Diagnosis, and an overview of the Anger Management Program. These chapters, unlike some practical presentations, presents issues with both experiential and research support with a strong sense of history as well.

In section two, three chapters deal with preparing the client for change. This is followed in section three with five chapters dealing with the process of change, including physical arousal, skills building, and new ways of problem solving. This is really the heart of the work and is presented with excellent examples and concrete steps for the therapist.

Chapters 13-15 work with the necessary cognitive component for anger management without which treatment may never reach completion. The final three chapters address relapse prevention, the therapist's anger, and finally, a sample treatment program.

All this is available at a very reasonable price in todays overpriced book market. The cost of 27.95(less through Amazon) is affordable for students and a valuable addition to the practitioner's library. I recommend it as a valuable guide to one of todays most vexing problems, the reduction and management of anger.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Designed to substantially assist professional psychologists December 8, 2002

By Midwest Book Review

Format:Paperback

Collaboratively written by Howard Kassinove (Chairperson of the Psychology Department at Hofstra University) and Raymond Chip Tafrate (Associate Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University), Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook For Practitioners is a straightforward and thoroughly practical guide designed to substantially assist professional psychologists and caseworkers of all fields to help their patients and clients deal with a condition of unhealthy, counter-productive anger. Individual chapters address a model and plan to help people increase their awareness of anger and change their responses, and to police themselves to in order to maintain an emotionally healthier way of life. Anger Management is highly recommended reading for anyone charged with a professional responsibility to deal with and assist angry clients whether the setting is in private practice, an outpatient clinic, a hospital setting, or within the criminal justice system.