Anger Management Education

Taking An Online Anger Management Class is Convenient, Effective and Fun

2009-07-03T07:48:00.000-07:00

Anger Class Online™ is the industry leading provider of quality online anger management classes and courses. While traditional anger management classes have their place and usage, our online programs are also an excellent alternative for those that would prefer to take a class on their own time, pace and schedule. Our online anger classes are set up to provide the same content as our live programs, but through the use of state of the art technology delivered through an online classroom.

Sometimes attending a live program is difficult as life demands such as work, family and other commitments get in the way. Our online courses allow the user to experience a quality anger management course without the difficulties associated with attending a physical class. While online or “distance learning” is relatively new, our client feed back continues to be extremely positive.

Clients who take our courses usually do so for a court or legal requirement, for personal growth or at the request of their employer. Regardless of the reason, we guarantee an exceptional learning experience. Proof of enrollment, progress reports and a certificate of completion are provided.

For more information please visit Anger Class Online

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group- Anger Management
949 715-2694

The Key to Success in Managing Your Anger

2009-06-14T14:03:00.001-07:00

It usually boils down to one simple question, “what is the key to sucess in managing ones anger?”. While the answer to this question is complex, I would like to explore a few key concepts that can help anyone. First off, anger management is a skill that can be learned by attending a group class, an online or distance learning anger program, or through one/one coaching. Each format is uniquely different, therefore I recommend getting a consultation and anger management assessment before starting any program.

In our model, which is the Century Anger Management model of intervention, we focus on the “8 Tools of Anger Control”, and we view these as the key to success in our curriculum. By learning, practicing and mastering these skills one can expect to improve their own anger management and interpersonal relationships.

These skills include learning how to communicate assertively and refining listening skills. There is a common myth about what constitutes assertiveness and we like to level the playing field by teaching its true definition and use. The second skills in empathy and emotional intelligence. With this, we are better able to connect with others on an emotional level, which in turn creates connectivity between people. The third skill is learning to respond instead of react. Once one masters the ability to not be impulsive, better decisions can be made. The fourth skill is expectation management. Learning to master how to accurately evaluate situations and people is key to staying calm. Next is gaining skills in stress management. An obvious intervention aimed at learning how to stay calm. The sixth key skill is forgiveness. Learning to forgive has many layers and there are also some myths here that are uncovered in our approach. The seventh skill in learning how to take time outs and cool down appropriate as well as learning how to “fight” the right way. Both you and the recipient will gain from this skill. And, last, gaining skills in optimism is key to staying flexible and less reactive, another key to anger management.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. – Anger Management Classes
Anger Class Online- Online Anger Management Classes
949 715-2694

Here's what is included in our Anger Management Classes

2009-06-04T18:11:00.001-07:00

All of our anger management programs cover the following skills:

Dealing with stress. This tool teaches skills in effective stress management strategies to
Empathy Development. Teaches skills in emotional intelligence and empathy. Empathy is the ability to feel what another person feels. Empathy skills reduce anger responses.
Respond instead of React. Teaches ways to deal with situations using better judgment and impulse control. Not reacting to situations can often be a valuable tool in dealing with difficult situations or people.
Change Self-Talk. Changing self-talk can help us become more positive as well as develop more positive outcomes in our lives. Proven techniques and methods explored
Assertive Communication — An exploration of harmful communication styles and a detailed discussion of the effectiveness of being assertive. Training in expressing feelings and needs.
Adjust Those Expectations. Managing expectations can help reduce frustration. Clients are exposed to 5 skills for managing expectations more effectively
Forgive, but don't forget. This chapter explores effective ways for forgiving others while not giving up your rights as a person.
Retreat and Think Things Over. This chapter explores the "freeze frame" technique as well as the concept of "staying in the box" to calm down.

Click the following links for a local in person anger management class or our online anger management classes

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group - Anger Management
949 715-2694

Empathy is a skill that can be learned in Anger Management

2009-06-04T12:10:00.001-07:00

Almost daily I teach skills in empathy to my clients in either our anger management classes or in one/one anger management coaching sessions. Empathy is the ability to see another person's viewpoint from both a content standpoint and an emotional standpoint. Most people can understand the "content", but lack the abilitiy to fully understand how the other person is experiencing them or the situation from an emotional standpoint. This lack of understanding is part of what creates problems and often situations escalate as a result.

So, what can you do to increase skills in empathy? The first thing to understand is the empathy is a skill. You can improve it simply by understanding it and practicing it. Second, empathy is part of a larger umbrella to our overall ability to connect with others. My clients often want to improve communication skills first while not realizing that empathy and communication are interwoven together. One can not be an effective communicator without the ability to empathize with his/her audience. To have empathy, one must be able to identify the emotional experience of the other, to feel the others feeling and relate to that person in a way that lets them know they are connected and understood. Not just from the content, but the emotions they are experiencing. These skills can be learned in either an anger management class, anger management coaching or a well established online anger management course

While it may take time to develop empathy, it can be one of the most rewarding skills to develop. Persons with high levels of empathy tend to have closer and more intimate relationships, are sought after for support and leadership, and experience less stress.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group - Anger Management
949 715-2694

How to Improve Your Anger Management

2009-05-27T12:53:00.000-07:00

What many people do not recognize is that managing anger is a skill. While the emotion of anger is experienced throughout all humanity, the expression of the emotion varies greatly, depending on ones learned coping skills.

Without good coping skills, unbridled anger can become dangerous and devastating in relationships. Like any skill, it must first be taught, assimilated, then practiced many times. Then the skill should be monitored by a professional for guidance or suggestions. Learning to manage anger is like learning to play golf, you must first learn proper technique, then practice repetitively until mastered.

Skills might include improving communication, empathy, judgment and impulse control, expectations and stress management. These skills can be effectively learned by taking an anger class or online class, or through one/one anger management coaching by a trained professional. Anger management should be viewed as an educational intervention aimed at improving ones interpersonal skills.

Again, I use the word “skills” because that is what anger management is all about, skill enhancement. One will not master how to better control their anger response through magic. It happens with hard work and diligence at practicing the skills taught in a quality program.

Managing anger is also about ones own anger not the other persons. There is nothing you can do to improve someone else’s behavior. This type of training is all about self-improvement. The better you represent yourself to the ones around you, the better chance you have of the interaction being positive!

More on this subject can be found at either http://www.angerclassonline.com or http://www.ajnovickgroup.com

Ari Novick, Ph.D. is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified anger management provider for both adults and adolescents. Dr. Novick is also an adjunct professor of psychology at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. His corporate website is http://www.ajnovickgroup.com and his innovative online anger management class is available at http://www.angerclassonline.com

Anger Class Online™ - The Right Choice for Online Anger Management Class Education

2009-05-20T07:20:00.001-07:00

For many, finding a quality anger management class or program can be difficult. Even more challenging can be finding a class that can fit into ones schedule and still meet life demands such as work, school or family obligations. While there are both advantages and disadvantages to taking distance learning or in person programs, we have created an online class experience that is unparalled to any other program of its kind. Anger Class Onlin™ is the industry standard for online anger management class education. Whether you need to take a class as part of a court order, at the request of your employer, or simply because you want to gain skills in anger management for personal growth, this is the ideal resource to gain skills.

Some of the advantages of our program include a world class model of intervention. We use the Century Anger Management program, which utilizes the "8 Tools of Anger Control". Participants can expect to learn skills in areas such as communication, stress management, emotional intelligence and empathy, improving judgment and impulse control, forgiveness, taking time outs, expectation management, and much more.

The classes are presented in an online class room where students read content, watch videos, interact with our office and answer questions. Our courses are available 24 hours a day from any computer in the nation or the world. All participants can instantly download a "proof of enrollment" form, receive progress reports and will get a certificate of completion at the end of the course. All programs are cost effective and of the highest quality available. Want to know what other students have said, check our our anger class online testimonials

Want to improve skills to better your relationships? Need to take an anger management classes for a court or legal requirement? The journey has ended. Learn more or register for any of our online anger management classes today!

Ari Novick, Ph.D., President
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
Anger Class Online

949 715-2694

Anger Management Classes Can Help Road Rage

2009-04-30T17:08:00.001-07:00

In the last year our referrals for road rage related anger management have sky rocketed. According to a recently released national survey, when a driver gets the finger, is cut off or tailgated, 50 percent of the victims respond with horn honking, yelling, cutting-off, and obscene gestures of their own. The survey, administered by Response Insurance, revealed that 34 percent of drivers say they honk their horn at the aggressor, 27 percent yell, 19 percent give the finger back, 17 percent flash their headlights, and 7 percent mimic the initial aggressive driving behavior. Two percent of drivers admit to trying to run the aggressor off the road.

What do all the these statistics mean if you fall into one of these categories? It might be time to get some help. Quality anger management classes which utilize a cognitive-behaviorally based approach tend to have good results for those seeking to improve their aggressive and hostile driving tactics. Aggressive driving behavior is usually a result of both poor judgment and impulse control. By learning skills in anger management, such as learning to respond instead of react, improving self-talk, becoming more optimistic, and managing expectations, one can expect to reduce their frequency of aggressive driving.

One quality choice for improving these skills is to consider our online anger management class, which can be taken from any location in the US or abroad with a computer and internet access.

The second option if you are local to southern California, is to enroll in either an anger management class or one/one anger management coaching.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
949 715-2694

How I Gained Skills in Anger Management

2009-04-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

By Ari Novick, Ph.D.

The issue of credentials is an important one when seeking professional help. I often get asked this question by consumers, prospective clients, as well as the media when contacted about our programs, products and services. Anger management is a specialized field and requires additional training. It can be a stand alone certification process for some or a specialization for a licensed and trained psychotherapist.

As for my journey, after finishing my first post graduate degree in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University, I began the long and rigorous road of becoming a licensed and trained psychotherapist. This process took several years beyond completing my Masters degree working in a variety of internships and mental health placements until all the requirements were met to sit for two very difficult licensing exams. I had amazing supervisors and a sound academic and clinical foundation. I knew in addition to my general education as a psychotherapist, I needed specialized training and education in a niche.

In the process of all of this, I started by taking several workshops in the field of anger management, which was a topic of interest to me, from a prominent and competent psychotherapist who offered training in the field of anger management. This was an amazing start, to a much longer journey. I then began to take as many other workshops and trainings related to anger management and aggression that I could find all over the country, but I still yearned to learn more.

In little time, I realized anger management was an area of specialization that I wanted explore thoroughly and better understand. I continued in academia and entered a Ph.D. program at the California Graduate Institute (A Professional School in Psychology) and spend 4 more years of school broadening my understanding of clinical psychology. For two and a half years I focused all my efforts researching anger management and anger management inventions, and everything I could find that was published in the field. It took me a little over a year and a half of research until I had finally completed a full literature review on the topic of anger management that was accepted for use in my dissertation. In the final year of completing my Ph.D. degree I worked diligently to write a well focused dissertation in the field of anger management. This included an original pilot study, testing interventions and developing a methodology that could then be further expanded. It was a lot of work and took perhaps thousands of hours of research and writing. During this time I was blessed and fortunate enough to become friends with one of the greatest anger management mentors of all time, Raymond Novaco, Ph.D., who is a professor at UCI. Dr. Novaco was kind enough to help give guidance and support during this difficult process as well as necessary feedback. There are only a handful of groundbreaking researchers in the field of anger management, and I was lucky enough to gain insight and guidance from one of the best.

In 2006 my formal training was complete and I was now able to represent myself as a both a well trained psychotherapist, and also an expert in the field of anger management. With the use of my research and then the help of my friend and psychologist, Tony Fiore, Ph.D., we were able to co-write one of the most complete and professional anger management curiculums and training programs available. Our program has received numerous approvals and has been accepted for use throughout the county in probation departments, courts, businesses, religious organizations, governmental agencies and much more. Most recently we were asked to train 20 employees who will be providing anger management training in all 33 California state prisons. Our curriculum is currently used in 5 countries and is available in both English and Spanish.

I maintain a thriving private practice as a licensed psychotherapist and anger management provider. I also am the co-founder of Century Anger Management, a leading national provider of anger management certification. In 2006, I launched one of the most innovative online anger management courses available in the nation, and in 2007, I was asked to come on board as an adjunct Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

For information about our corporation and programs, visit our website at AJ Novick Group, Inc.

Ari Novick, Ph.D., LMFT
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
949 715-2694

Top 12 Reasons to Choose Anger Class Online for Anger Management

2009-04-21T17:56:00.001-07:00

12 Reasons to Choose Anger Class Online

* Satisfy a Court, Legal or Employment Requirement

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Registration of the finest online anger management classes can be found by visiting our website.

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Ari Novick, Ph.D., President
AJ Novick Group - Anger Management Classes
949 715-2694

On-site Anger Management for Businesses

2009-04-07T13:31:00.001-07:00

Anger management is often a term associated with the legal system or other punitive associations. It is important for both large and small business owners to realize is that anger management is not punative, but rather a neccessary training component to a successful business. By providing an on-site anger management training skills to your staff you can ensure that they will learn how to:

1. Communicate Assertively
2. Learn skills to better handle workplace stress
3. Increase empathy towards co-workers
4. Improve judgment and impulse control
5. Manage expectations of self and other
6. Diffuse hostile interactions with others
7. Develop a more cohesive team environment
8. Avoid a “group think” mentality

Anger management training is often viewed as a cost savings because workplace lawsuits that involve violence or harassment against another employee can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. For more information on our workplace programs, executive coaching or online anger management classes exclusively for employees, please contact our office.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management Training
Anger Class Online- Online Anger Management Classes
949 715-2694

Anger and Love- What Do They Mean to You?

2009-03-19T17:03:00.001-07:00

After teaching anger management classes for over 6 years I have learned that the use of the word "love" and the behavior of "anger" often accompany one another. Many of our anger management participants state that their anger has either destroyed a relationship that was very meaningful to them or it has eroded it to the point that they are fearful it will never return to normal.

Anger is a powerful emotion. It sends us into action and not always in the way we would like. Love is an emotion, but in many ways it is also a behavior. If one would like to show how much they love another, then their behavior is the best indicator of their intent vs. just the words "I love you". In our anger management classes we teach skills to help recognize faulty ways of communicating hostility, especially towards those we love and care about. Most people state that they can be so warm and friendly to those they hardly know and aggressive and hostile to those that mean the most to them.

Learning effective skills in anger management can help improve the way one expresses one of lives most meaningful emotions, love. Remember, if we treat love as a behavior and not just an emotion, then our actions will show how much we care. By behaving badly and then saying, " but I do care about you...." makes those words meaningless. By improving skills in anger management, students of these classes can expect to improve their interpersonal relationships and their lives.

For more information on our anger management classes or online anger management classes contact our office.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
Anger Class Online - Online Anger Management Classes
949 715-2694

Human Resources and Corporations Embrace Executive Coaching / Anger Managment for Employees

2009-02-23T15:24:00.000-08:00

As the nation reaches almost unprecedented levels of stress, corporations are seeking ways to help employees cope with their own stress, fear and anger. Executive Coaching/Anger Management is both a cost savings to companies seeking to minimize the probability of an employee behaving inappropriately as well as an intervention used after an incident has occurred. This type of intervention teaches the employee, supervisor or executive specific skills for improving work place conduct which in turn improves morale and productivity.

Participants of Executive Coaching for Anger Management can expect to learn skills in assertive communication, conflict resolution, stress management, empathy, expectation management, improving self-talk, forgiveness, and improving ones judgment and impulse control.

These courses can be delivered in one of three ways, either through a one on one format, through the use of our highly comprehensive corporate online anger management classes specifically designed for corporations and H.R. managers or by having an on-site training provided to staff and corporate personal.

For more information, please visit our website or contact our office at the number below.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group - Anger Management
Anger Class Online - Online Anger Management Classes
949 715-2694

AJ Novick Group, Inc. / Century Anger Management to Train Board of Corrections

2009-02-11T20:18:00.001-08:00

Hot off the press: The AJ Novick Group, Inc. in association with Century Anger Management will be providing a 2 day training in Costa Mesa, CA on February 13th and 14th to 20 participants who are employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Addiction and Recovery Services (DARS). These employees will be providing direct anger management services utilizing the Century Anger Management model of intervention in all California state prisons. Training will include two instructional days as well as online classes that will be taken by each of the facilitators. The training will total 40 hours and there will be follow up trainings for these providers over the coming months.

The AJ Novick Group, Inc. and Century Anger Management were chosen by the Orange County Department of Education and DOC after a careful review of their curriculum, training materials and superior training methods. Their key liaison, Jillian Scott states, “Their training programs have been uniquely tailored and can be sustained in a contracted learning model to be utilized in the event of a lockdown (if applicable) and CDCR permits.”

Century Anger Management offers professional anger management certification training not only to governmental agencies, but also individuals, agencies, non profit groups, school districts, religious organizations and private practitioners.

For more information on Century Anger Management please visit their website or contact our office.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
949 715-2694

Anger Class Online Testimonial

2009-01-22T17:10:00.000-08:00

The AJ Novick Group offers the industries most comprehensive and trusted online anger management programs in the nation. Every participant of our online courses has the unique opportunity to provide feedback on their experience of the course and offer ways for us to improve. As we receive these client feedback forms we continually make adjustments to classes which reflect our users experience and suggestions. We recently received the following testimonial which we wanted to share which we felt was reflective of our company and our programs:

“Dear Dr. Novick,
I just wanted to thank you for providing me with such a valuable course. I actually attended an anger management class group a few years ago and left with very little gain. This online anger management course has opened my eyes to a new way of thinking and behaving to others. I loved the fact that I actually had to understand the material and practice the tools in order to progress in the course. This made me know that I understood the concepts and that I could try to apply them in my every day life. I also wanted to thank you for taking the extra step in contacting the judge directly for my court case and providing him with a copy of your course manual, and other documentation to show how the program works. He was very impressed, as was my attorney and it made all the difference for me as I can now see my family again. I will continue to strive to practice the 8 tools of anger control and I so appreciate everything you have done. You have an amazing course that anyone could benefit from.

Sincerely,
Allan B. - Atlanta, GA”

For more information on our online anger management classes visit our website or contact our office at 949 715-2694

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management Classes

Anger Management and Grieving

2009-01-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

As a licensed psychotherapist with a clinical practice in addition to my work in anger management I have made a few observations about grieving and its relationship to anger. Case example: A recent client of mine had lost her father of cancer about 5 years ago. When he died she was pregnant with her first child. As a result of being pregnant, she did not want to grieve too deeply for her father for fear that it might adversely effect the baby. She thought that all the sadness and hurt might cause complications to her unborn child and as a result, she did not properly grieve his death.

As the years went on, she found herself having an increasing worse temper and lowered frustration tolerance. Her once even keel, was easily thrown off course by even trial conflicts in life. She found herself not knowing why she had such a short fuse and why such small occurences in life could cause so much irritation. Rather than simply treating the symptoms of her anger, we actually started talking more about the loss of her father and how she lacked grieving his death. As the crying started, she went on to say that she had never actually cried and never really got a chance to talk about it. For several sessions of psychotherapy we have been working on the role of grieving in relationship to improving her anger response.

This brings up a very important point for all who seek help for anger management. Sometimes the anger has a historical or psychological cause and traditional anger management may not be the right course of action to take as a first line intervention. Anger management providers who are not trained or licensed as psychotherapists need to refer cases such as these to trained clinicians to evaluate the client and determine the etiology of the symptoms rather than simply teach anger management skills. While the anger management may be helpful, it may not resolve the underlying issue, as in the case example above, grieving. It is not to say that all underlying issues need to be resolved in order for anger management to be effective, but in some cases, they need or should be explored first. Anger management is an educational intervention aimed at teaching skills in a variety of areas to improve interpersonal relationships. It is NOT a catch all intervention to help every client who comes in to talk about why they are angry. Consumers to anger management need to also consider the causes of their anger and become educated between the differences between anger management and psychotherapy.

Ari Novick, Ph.D., LMFT
AJ Novick Group, Inc.- Anger Management
Anger Class Online - Online Anger Management Classes

Anger Management for the Holiday Blues

2008-12-04T15:28:00.000-08:00

While the holidays are often a source of great joy and happiness for many people, they can also bring up feelings of hurt, sadness, depression and anger. Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, New Years, etc often are triggers for individuals that associate these occasions with something tragic or painful in their lives. While many people say the holidays are exciting and fun others experience them as lonely and sad and can often turn this emotion into anger. It is easy around the holiday season to blame others for how we feel and/or behave.

The holiday season is also associated with change. As we move closer to moving into a new year, why not start off by learning some new skills to improve your relationships and your life. Anger Management Classes would be a great start! For our readers that are not near a local qualified provider, consider taking one of our high quality online anger management classes

For a small investment, you can learn skills which can help with communication, listening, empathy, stress management, forgiveness, expectation management, improving judgment and impulse control and much more.

Another great option would be to participate in an anger management workshop. These are intensive classes that last around 4 hours. They are a wonderful way to get exposed to the basics of anger management.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group- Anger Management Classes

The 8 Keys to Sucess in Anger Management Classes

2008-11-26T15:22:00.000-08:00

As one of the recognized leaders in the field of anger management, we continually get asked what makes a quality anger management program and what can a client expect to learn? Anger management classes are designed to teach skills in a variety of areas to improve interpersonal and internal functioning. Anger management is not the same as psychotherapy and should not be confused with getting “therapy”. Anger management classes are educational in nature and should teach skills in 8 core areas. These areas of skill enhancement include:

* Stress management
* Empathy Development
* Learning to respond instead of react
* Improving self-talk
* Assertive Communication
* Expectation Management
* Forgiveness
* Retreat and think things over

Participants of a quality anger management program should expect to use a well known curriculum, such as the one we published in 2005, “Anger Management in the Twenty-First Century“. The program should be well structured and teach a new skill during each class. Sessions should be separated with cognitive homework assignments to help reinforce the material and progress should be discussed at the onset of the each subsequent class session.

The next most popular question we get asked is “will the classes work”? Ultimately, ones motivation to succeed is the biggest determinant in the success outcome of any class or program. Without motivation the desire to succeed is severely limited. Keeping this in mind, we like to take on clients who are willing to learn and motivated to grow. While motivation is not the only factor for success, it is certainly the most influential. Another important component is utilizing a program that has some empirical data to back up the interventions used. Almost all of the concepts used in our 8 Tool Model have been empirically validated and tested. A large portion of what we teach is based on clinical psychologists Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck work and we have also included newly introduced concepts by Daniel Goleman.

One of the most important discoveries we’ve made is that clients must enjoy the learning experience. We believe that humor is one of the most important approaches an instructor must use. It’s not to say make fun of the work you are doing, but rather make the work fun for the client. Anger management should not, and is not punitive. The term itself often comes with a stigma that says “I’m bad, and therefore must take a class with a bunch of other bad and angry people”. This could not be farther from the truth. Anger management could be and should be considered more of a life skill class that anyone will benefit from.

For more information on our local anger management classes or our distance learning online anger management classes please click on these links or call our office.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. Anger Management Classes
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Anger Management Classes- An Excellent Holiday Gift!

2008-11-20T15:39:00.001-08:00

Do you know someone that needs some help to better managing their stress and anger? Perhaps this is the perfect time for you to gain some great skills to improve your relationships with others?

Taking an anger management class is an ideal way to learn tools for improving your relationships with those around you. Participants of our anger management classes can expect to learn:

1. How to communicate more effectively with others
2. How to become more empathic
3. Able to better manage stress
4. How to manage their expectations of self and others
5. Skills in forgiveness
6. Learning to respond instead of react
7. Taking time-outs and improving self-talk
8. Improving judgment and impulse control

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For more information on any of our programs contact us here:

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
Anger Class Online - Online Anger Management Classes

Anger Management Classes or Relationship Losses?

2008-11-11T15:01:00.000-08:00

The decision to take an anger management class can be difficult. The toughest part for most people is accepting or taking responsibility for ones own behavior. Most of us tend to blame others for our own bad behavior or even for our own emotional experiences. The fact is, others don’t “make” us do or say or feel anything. These are choices we make and ultimately have to live with. The first step to getting help is recognizing that we are not perfect and that our anger is affecting those around us in a negative way.

The second step is to better understand how to know if one even has an “anger management” problem. Anger is a problem when it interferes too frequently and negatively impacts our social, occupational or educational functioning. It is also a problem when it lasts too long or is simply so frequent that it shadows how we feel.

The third step is to rule out any medical, alcohol or drug related problems which may be the root cause of ones anger. Some people say they are perfectly fine, but their anger gets them into trouble when they drink. They then blame their bad behavior as the primary problem, when in fact it is likely the alcohol that is the problem to address first and foremost.

Uncontrolled anger can have disastrous affects on relationships. In fact, most of our anger management students say that their anger has affected the most important relationships in their lives. Anger tends to erode and destroy what we treasure most, our interpersonal ties with loved ones, such as a spouse, girl/boyfriend, co-worker, friend, or family member. Anger outbursts over time will damage those relationships sometimes to the point of no return.

Why let this happen? Taking an anger management class could be one of the best investments of your life. Anger management classes will teach skills in improving relationships in a variety of ways. You will learn better communication skills, empathy, stress management, improving judgment and impulse control, forgiveness, improving self-talk and much more. Anger management classes are not punitive but rather skill building. Our participants range from corporate executives, business professionals, home makers, students, young, old, as well as wealthy or not so wealthy. Why such a range of demographics? Anger does not discriminate! Everyone gets anger, but the choice in how we behave is the determining factor in the outcome.

Take an anger management class or participating in one on one anger management coaching is an excellent way to learn and improve ones skills for better anger management. Why wait until it’s too late. Look into finding a quality provider such as our organization, AJ Novick Group, Inc.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group- Anger Management
Anger Class Online- Online Anger Management Classes

Anger Management Classes- A Relationship Savings

2008-11-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

Uncontrolled anger can have disasterous affects on relationships. In fact, most of our anger management students say that their anger has affected the most important relationships in their lives. Anger tends to erode and destroy what we treasure most, our interpersonal ties with loved ones, such as a spouse, girl/boyfriend, co-worker, friend, or family member. Anger outbursts over time will damage those relationships sometimes to the point of no return.

Why let this happen? Taking an anger management class could be one of the best investments of your life. Anger management classes will teach skills in improving relationships in a variety of ways. You will learn better communication skills, empathy, stress management, improving judgment and impulse control, forgiveness, improving self-talk and much much more. Anger management classes are not punitive but rather skill building. Our participants range from corporate executives, business professionals, home makers, students, young, old, as well as wealthy or not so wealthy. Why such a range of demographics? Anger does not discriminate! Everyone gets anger, but the choice in how we behave is the determining factor in the outcome.

Learn skills to improve your relationships today! For more information on our anger management classes or online anger classes click these links or contact our office below.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management

Dr. Ari Novick Trains Law Enforcement Staff at Statewide Conference

2008-10-13T14:54:00.000-07:00

On Friday, October 10th, 2008 Dr. Ari Novick gave a 4-hour presentation on stress management to the attendees of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association. His presentation was a total success. Law enforcement personal have some of the most high stress jobs in the nation. With state budget cuts, they are often forced to take only the “necessary” classes each year to refine their law enforcement skills. All who attended praised Dr. Novick for a fine presentation on Stress Management and were surprised to learn so many new skills for reducing their own stress and improving coping skills.

Those in attendance included first responders, special agents, department of justice, CHP, dispatchers, detectives, sheriff’s, police, swat team members, and many others.

Law enforcement personnel have special needs beyond those in the general public. Both the stress and the lifestyle of these positions can be incredibly demanding and taxing on ones emotional stability as well as physical health.

At the end of the presentation I made two recommendations. The first recommendation was to offer this type of training at a local level. Information about such “corporate” type on-site training for stress or anger management can be found on our website. The second recommendation was to send law enforcement staff directly to executive coaching, which can be done on a one/one format. The AJ Novick Group offers one of the finest executive coaching programs for stress and anger management in the nation. Information on these programs can also be found on our website.

Dr. Novick would like to thank the CSLEA for having him participate in this years 28th annual association conference. Any who would like to contact him can do so at the address below.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc.
333 3rd Street, Suite 4
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949 715-2694

California Statewide Law Enforcement Association Selects Dr. Ari Novick as Keynote Speaker October 9th, 2008

2008-10-08T00:57:00.000-07:00

Dr. Ari Novick will be the keynote speaker to present to employees of the Department of Justice, Investigations, Law Enforcement, Park and Recreations, and several other related agencies. The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association represents more than 7,000 public safety professionals within 19 affiliate groups — dedicated, highly trained state workers who make up California’s safety net.

Dr. Novick was selected because of his expertise working with law enforcement personnel and his specialization in anger and stress management. Dr. Novick has published two highly acclaimed workbooks in anger and stress management and is a continuing education provider for the California State Board of Corrections, know as the Corrections Standard Authority. He has been working closely with law enforcement for over 8 years and is highly sought out presenter on the topics of anger and stress management nationwide.

Dr. Novick will be providing a 4 hour seminar on stress management, improving impulse control, empathy and emotional awareness, anger management, and assertive communication. The conference will be held at Dorsel Desert Princess Resort in Palm Springs, CA October 8th-11th. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.cslea.com/.

Dr. Novick also provides one/one coaching services for employees of highly stressful occupations. Please visit his website for more information.

Ari Novick, Ph.D., LMFT
AJ Novick Group- Anger Management
333 3rd Street, Suite, 4
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 715-2694

CAADAC Conference a Success for AJ Novick Group/ Century Anger Management

2008-10-03T13:26:00.000-07:00

October 3rd, 2008.

AJ Novick Group/ Century Anger Management attend the 28th annual California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. This is a first year as an exhibitor of this conference and our presence has been overwhelmingly positive. The need for trained and certified anger management professionals is reaching an apex and we have been flooded all day with interest in our world class training and certification model. We have been approached by many of our existing certified providers thanking us for the success of our program and the use of our effective approach. Potential providers have been impressed with our tight and organized curriculum for both adults and adolescents as well as the structured approach of our training.

The benefit of being trained by Century Anger Management include:

1. Structured and spiral bound client workbooks for both adults and teens
2. Workbooks available in Spanish and English
3. Live and Home study training available as well as online classes that can be taken from any location in the country or abroad
4. Pre/post assessment instruction
5. DVD's, Companion Guide, and other supplemental materials available
6. Become part of a International network of Providers listed on our "Provider list"
7. Association with a brand that cares about your success and provides world class customer service
8. Cost effective training that can be self-paced

For more information about our Professional Anger Management Certification Training click on the link or call our office, 714-745-1393 or 949 715-2694

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
Anger Management

How to Handle People that are constantly Angry towards You

2008-09-25T14:21:00.000-07:00

1. Consider changing your behavior that triggers their anger.
Sometimes the most practical thing to do is to change whatever it is that triggers anger in people close to you. Not that you should go overboard on this, but simple changes can do a lot, especially if they don’t lower your self-esteem or don’t “cost” you a lot to change.

2. Think about terminating the relationship
Truth is, some relationships we get involved in are so “toxic” that it is self-abusive to continue in them or to try and repair them. At times, you need to protect yourself from people in your life who create an atmosphere that is not good for your well-being.

3. Limit your time spent with them
If terminating the relationship is too drastic of a step, consider simply limiting the time you spend with toxic people in your life. Decide you can put up with the person several times a year at the family Christmas party, for instance, or that you will be tolerant toward your angry ex-spouse once a week for the sake of your children.

4. Ask them directly why they are often appear angry toward you
A straight line is the shortest distance between two points. Sometimes the quickest way to find out why someone appears constantly angry with you is to simply ask them. They may not even realize they were communicating angrily toward you, so your inquiry may open up a great opportunity for dialogue.

5. Communicate clearly how their negativity affects you
Honestly letting people know how their behavior is affecting you emotionally is often an “eye-opener” to the other person. Start with “I feel” statements rather than “you” or “you should” statements.

6. Adjust your expectations of them
People may be chronically angry toward you because you communicate that they are disappointing you in some way and they are perceiving you as overly critical. Adjusting those expectations you have toward others may result in their being less angry toward you!

7. Stop trying to solve unsolvable problems in a relationship
According to some marital researchers, up to 60% of issues in a relationship are unsolvable due to the couple’s being “gridlocked” around it. Trying to solve unsolvable problems creates much anger. Instead, find a way to dialogue about the issues and live with each other around them, rather than trying to fix them.

8. Suggest ways to remedy anger, if the other person acknowledges he or she has an anger problem.
If the angry person in your life is open to it, suggest an evaluation by a psychologist or physician to determine what the problem is. There are many underlying problems such as Depression, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Bipolar Disorder, and other conditions which can lead to anger problems. Often, anger management classes are recommended in addition to treatment of an underlying problem.

Ari Novick, Ph.D. is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified anger management provider for both adults and adolescents. Dr. Novick is also an adjunct professor of psychology at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. His corporate website is http://www.ajnovickgroup.com and his innovative online anger management class is available at http://www.angerclassonline.com

When is Anger Management Class Needed?

2008-09-19T09:50:00.001-07:00

Whether you are a employer seeking anger management program for an employee or an individual seeking an anger management class for yourself or a loved one it is important to understand some of the signs and symptoms of an “anger problem”.

While there is no diagnosis for “anger management”, we must look at anger similarly to other psychological conditions which cause problems in functioning. Here is a quick list of items which may indicate an anger management problem:

1. Is the anger causing significant problems maintaining relationships?
2. Is the anger causing significant problems maintaining ones occupation or employment?
3. Does the anger last a long time, and is the frequency and duration consistent?
4. Do others notice or comment on your anger, and is there a pattern to your anger
5. Does the anger interfere with ones ability to function in daily life tasks, such as driving, being in crowded public places, etc.
6. Does the anger cause significant impairment not otherwise caused by outside influences such as drugs or alcohol?

For information on our Anger Management Classes or Coaching or for our Online Anger Management Classes, please click these links.

Ari Novick, Ph.D.
AJ Novick Group, Inc. - Anger Management
949 715-2694