Assessing and Treating Anger in Adolescents
Program Description
Adolescents often have a difficult time dealing with stress and expressing their anger and
aggressive feelings. They come face-to-face with many emotional issues during this
period of development, including questions of identity; separation; relationships; and an
understanding of the overall purpose to their life.
As professionals we want to help them to acknowledge angry feelings and to express
them in positive and effective ways. Working with angry teens can bring about frustration
and confusion that leads to more anger and a pattern of reactive behavior for both the
adult and the adolescent. The intention is not to deny the anger, but to understand the
emotion and express it in a proactive way. In this workshop we will discuss anger and
aggression and their causes; learn evidence based treatment strategies for dealing with
stress and anger.
Program Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
1. Explain the causes of anger and aggression;
2. Name the anger conflict signals;
3. Describe how anger and aggression manifest in a diagnosis;
4. Outline evidence based treatment strategies for anger management;
Target Audience
MH professionals, SA Professionals, Case Mangers, School Personnel, Juvenile Court
Counselors, Teachers
Contact Hours
3.0 hours
Agenda
9:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 NOON
1:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
4:15 PM
Understanding Anger and Aggression
Break
Assessment and Diagnosis
Lunch
Dealing with Stress
Break
Treatment Interventions
Adjourn
Faculty
Dayna Guido, MSW, ACSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker who has been working
with children, adolescents, adults and families since 1979. She is in private practice in
Asheville, NC where she practices individual, family, group and play therapy, as well as
providing extensive clinical supervision. Dayna has served as a Clinical Instructor and
Field Advisor for the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
for 15 years. Dayna’s love for training is evidenced by the fact that thousands of
participants over the years have rated her as an excellent presenter.