Anger Management at Emerge:

"Violence is a Choice"

Emerge started offering Anger Management services in 2002. There is an ongoing debate nationwide about the appropriateness of an abuser education program offering anger management services. Our program at Emerge offers similar information that is presented in our abuser education groups, and the program is designed for:

• People who have been violent in a barroom brawl or other fights with strangers

• People who have resisted arrest and gotten into fights with police officers where the arrest charge was not domestically violent in nature.

• People who have road rage issues

• People who have low-grade anger toward everyone, but are not abusive in their relationships

• People who have been required to complete an anger management group by the court or child protective services (DSS)

If someone has been violent in a relationship, but was required to enter into anger management, Emerge may require attendance in the eight session FIRST STAGE of the abuser education groups in lieu of or as a precursor to entering into the anger management program.

Emerge conducts phone screenings of people who are interested in anger management services in order to give an initial assessment for appropriateness.

The Emerge Anger Management program consists of 14 sessions, and is offered in individual or group sessions depending on enrollment numbers. There are separate sessions for men and women.

For more information on the difference between anger management and abuser education, click the button to the left.