Our adolescent anger management group is an eight-week interactive learning experience designed to give adolescents the skills they need to handle their anger in adaptive ways.

During the group we explore the sources of anger for adolescents and teach them how to recognize signals of anger before they lose control. Through the use of homework and role-play participants are taught how to monitor their thoughts and use anger reducers to gain control over their anger. At the conclusion of the course participants will be able to recognize the Angry Behavior Cycle and will learn how their actions have both short-term and long-term consequences. The group curriculum is taken from Arnold Goldstein's PREPARE program for prosocial skills.

The group is open to children between the ages of 13-18. The fee for the entire eight-week program is $40. Some scholarships are available with proof of need. The next session will meet on Wednesdays from 4-5 PM from February 15 - April 11, 2012 at the Maine Township Town Hall.

For more information or to sign up please contact Richard Lyon at or 847-297-2510 x272.