" As courts and schools continue to make increasing numbers of referrals, anger management programs are currently overwhelmed and the concerns daily grown more serious. (Mooney, 1996, ¶ 2) Betty Lou Valentine, director of Central Youth and Family Services in Seattle, states: "We have a waiting list of people with issues and problems who can't get into a group
Youth in the group discuss the negative health effects they may experience from anger and stress, along with learning positive ways to work through and control their anger. (Schultz, 2001, ¶ 8, 14 & 16) Donna Thomas, an independent group facilitator, reminds teen anger management participants that anger is normal and that human beings regularly get angry
The former represents a mode of expressing one's views, feelings, needs, and wants, frankly and truthfully, without being rude or hostile. Further, assertiveness allows the client greater control and choice in life, while reducing the negative emotions they experience at present, due to aggressiveness (Marsh, Dale, & Willis, 2007 )
Formally employing this technique entails having some prearranged plan or agreement, through which any involved party is able to request a timeout; every concerned party needs to agree to this in advance. If required, the individual demanding the timeout may leave the setting for a while, but must agree to return and finish or postpone the discussion for a later time, based on whether the involved parties believe they will be able to successfully solve the problem or not (Reilly, Shopshire, Durazzo, & Campbell, 2008)