1. Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
Session 3

2. Review
Anger control involves learning techniques by watching them being demonstrated and then practicing them.
A-B-C’s of Anger
Class examples of A-B-C’s from the week
Who would like to share Knowing Your Feelings homework?

3. Hassle Log Example of a Hassle Log Why use a Hassle Log?
Provides an accurate picture of a conflict
Helps you learn about what makes you angry and how you handle those situations that make you angry.
Provides material for role plays

4. Hassle Log-Sample Conflict
Yesterday morning at school someone bumped into me in the hallway. I was pretty angry because I didn’t have a good morning and that just made it worse. I yelled “Watch where you’re going!” He just walked away.

5. Triggers
Every conflict situation has an activator. We call these triggers.
The trigger is what arouses your anger.
Triggers can be external or internal.

6. External Triggers
Something done by one person that makes another person angry.
Example: Someone bumping into you in the hallway.
Other examples?

7. Internal Triggers
Something you say to yourself after an external trigger. These thoughts combine with external triggers to escalate your anger.
Example: “He did that on purpose!”
Other examples?

8. Skillstreaming (Social Skills)
Social Skills are the skills we use when we deal with other people.
Good social skills help us get what we want: maximizing the positive response and minimizing the negative response from other people.

9. Making a Complaint-Definition
A way to decide what you don’t like and whom to tell
Inform the individual about the complaint
Describe to that person what might be a mutual,
acceptable alternative

10. Making a Complaint 1. Decide what your complaint is
2. Decide whom to complain to
3. Tell that person your complaint
4. Tell that person what you would like done about the problem
5. Ask how he/she feels about what you’ve said

11. Homework
Complete a hassle log on a situation in which you felt some degree of anger.
Complete skillstreaming worksheet on the skillstreaming skill: Making a Complaint