Anger Management Comprehensive Curriculum [Paperback]

Cathleen Farrell (Author), Kathy Sutton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Anger is an emotion we all feel. Managing it is an important ability. Learning this life skill at an early age promotes greater success in career, family and relationships. This curriculum guide is a simple but comprehensive teaching tool. It porvides a facilitator's guide as well as reproducible activity sheets, which are written for children ages 4 through 13.

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"...excellent tool to teach the different faces of anger to children before their reactions and behaviors become destructive habits." -- Suellen Biser, Social Worker, Battered Women's Advocate

"I was excited to finally see a program aimed at a real issue for our kids -- anger management." -- Vickie Ciotti, Director, Wyoming Youth Services Bureau

About the Author

Cathleen Farrell is a Elementary School teacher in the Cincinnati Public Schools. Kathy Sutton has been in the self-help publishing field for 13 years.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 20 pages
• Publisher: Creative Therapy Associates, Inc. (October 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0970419600
• ISBN-13: 978-0970419606
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,251,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly Comprehensive, December 28, 2002

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This review is from: Anger Management Comprehensive Curriculum (Paperback)

This book contains a few pages (just over 20) on anger management for children and teens--hardly the "comprehensive curriculum" the title promises. It's not bad, as far as it goes, but at [$$$]/page it's grossly overpriced! The 20 pages include a "poster" (8 1/2 x 11, which copyright forbids blowing up to a larger size) and a number of worksheets. Mighty slim pickings.

As an experienced teacher of anger management, I've developed a strong curriculum for a 10 week class series (well over 100 pages of class notes, nearly 20 pages of handouts and exercises). I found some ideas in this book I could incorporate into my work--but I was extremely disappointed at how little material it includes.

On the positive side, there is enough material here to teach children and teens about how to manage their anger. The authors have worked hard to incorporate learning activities that instruct different modalities (visual, verbal, aural, kinesthetic, etc.). A creative teacher could use this material effectively. I'm not overly impressed, but if you have to teach an anger management class to children or teens, it's better than having nothing.