National Anger Management Association

May 2013

NAMA Conference Early Registration Deadline Extended to May 15

Good news! The Advanced Conference Early Registration deadline has been extended for newsletter subscribers until May 15, 2013. Register now. This is shaping up to be an excellent conference. Here is a list of the conference topics and presenters (so far):

	Anger Management in a New Era: Using Brain Science to Improve Treatment - Ron Potter-Efron, MSW, PhD
	Domestic Violence Offender Treatment in a New Era - Ron Potter-Efron, MSW, PhD, Pat Potter-Efron, MSW
	Beyond Emotional and Cognitive Intelligence: What is spiritual intelligence? - Rich Pfeiffer, MDiv, PhD
	7 Affective Systems: Looking closer at the Primitive Brain - Rich Pfeiffer, MDiv, PhD
	New Mindfulness Techniques for Anger Management - Rich Pfeiffer, MDiv, PhD
	Keys to Defusing Anger and Hostility in Marriage - Lynette Hoy, NCC, LCPC, CAMS-IV, Steve Yeschek, LCSW
	Advances in Anger Management for Adolescents & Children - Anita Bohensky, PhD

Click for a list of presenters, presentations, registration fees, and FAQ's.
Download the conference flyer.
Register by clicking here.

Looking forward to seeing you there! Please forward this email to your colleagues.

Upgrade Your NAMA Certification by Attending the Conference

Did you know that attending the 2013 NAMA Conference, “Advances in Anger Management and Domestic Violence” in October will automatically provide you a whopping 25 NAMA CEUs? Moving from Certified Anger Management Specialist-I (CAMS-I) to Specialist-II (CAMS-II) requires a number of NAMA Continuing Education Units (CEUs) depending on your experience, training, and educational degree. Click for more information about upgrading your certification level. And be sure to register for the NAMA Conference by May 15th to get the low, early registration fees.

Did You Know? Tucson AZ is Gorgeous in October

At a time of the year when much of the US and Canada has already seen some winter snow, Tucson Arizona is basking in its most glorious time of year, with daily highs in the 80s, night-time cooling into the 50s.

Late October brings golden color to the cottonwoods and aspens in the mountains around Tucson. Nights cool down, days perfect, and hiking, swimming, golf, riding and just generally relaxing is all at their best. Tucson is considered the sunniest city in the United States, according to the Tucson Visitor's Bureau. Be sure to register for the conference to enjoy all that Tuscon AZ has to offer, while learning from preeminent leaders in the Anger Management and Domestic Violence field.

Print Your Own NAMA Membership Card

Did you know you may print out your own NAMA Membership Card? Here's how:

Go to the NAMA website – http://namass.org.
Click on "Member Login."
Enter your Username and Password (if you don’t know this info, click "Forgot your password?" and enter your email address. It will be sent to your email address)
When you have successfully logged in, click "Membership Card" in the top menu bar. Then click the Print button at the bottom of the screen.

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LinkedIn is one of the best places to connect with your colleagues, discuss ideas, and find out what is happening in your field. Please join the "National Anger Management Association (NAMA)" group on LinkedIn! Over 170 people have joined the group already. Participate in lively conversation and information exchange on our LinkedIn group.

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About NAMA

The National Anger Management Association is an independent, non-profit, professional organization for the advancement of anger management services, research, and the professional anger management specialist community. All active National Anger Management Association members are listed in the NAMA Online Directory. Fellow members are listed above Members and Diplomate members are listed above Fellows.

If you are not a member, find out more and apply online. If your membership has expired, you can renew your membership on your website.

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April 2013

NAMA Conference: Register by April 30 to save up to $100

Register Early and Save! The NAMA Fall Conference will be held at the University of Arizona, Student Union Memorial Center, South Ballroom, on October 24 & 25, 2013, 9 AM to 4:30 PM both days, in beautiful Tucson AZ.

You are invited to network with your colleagues as you learn from preeminent leaders in the Anger Management and Domestic Violence field. There is something for every professional with CEUs available from NASW, NBCC, NAADAC, CA-BBS, IAODAPCA, and NAMA. Discover state-of-the-art treatments and evolving research as you earn continuing education credits during Tucson's most beautiful season.

The NAMA Fall Anger Management and Domestic Violence Conference is the premier educational and networking event in 2013. This Conference is open to everyone interested in new evidence and clinically based skills, concepts, and techniques for anger management and domestic violence.

Planned Presentations

	Healing the Angry Brain: Helping Angry, Aggressive and Domestically Violent Individuals Change their Brains and Behaviors (see below)
	Anger and the Angry Brain
	Changing the Angry Brain
	Necessary ingredients for real change
	Beyond Emotional Intelligence: The Future of Adult Development
	7 Affective Systems: Neuroscience Looks at the Primitive Brain
	New Mindfulness Techniques for Anger Management
	Keys to Defusing Anger and Hostility in Marriage
	Advances in Anger Management for Adolescents & Children
	Treating Angry Men and Women within a Perpetrators of Domestic Violence Setting (see below)

Click for a list of presenters, presentations, registration fees, and FAQ's.

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Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Please forward this email to your colleagues.

Healing the Angry Brain: Helping Chronically Angry, Aggressive and Domestically Violent Individuals Change Their Brains and Behaviors

An introduction to Dr. Ron Potter-Efron's presentation coming up at the NAMA Conference in October

What does it mean to say that someone has an "angry brain?" What happens inside a person's brain when he or she gets angry? Is anger primarily an unconscious reaction to threat? What are the differences between predatory aggression, defensive rage, and irritable anger? How important is genetic variation in predicting a career of anger or aggression? Which neuromodulator links chemical addiction and angry behavior? How much is domestic violence an anger problem? What is the relationship between anger and anxiety? Is it correct to say "fight or flight" or should we say "fight, flight or freeze?" Perhaps most importantly, how can people with "angry brains" be helped to alter that behavior both at the conscious and unconscious levels? These are a few of the questions that will be asked and answered during this seminar.

Topics will include:

	Eleven things you should know about the angry brain.
	Core information about the brain and its components.
	The emotional brain: the limbic system and the intrinsic value of emotions.
	The social brain: polyvagal theory and attachment theory; adult attachment and domestic violence.
	The angry brain: main brain pathways for defensive aggression and predatory aggression.
	Six phases of an anger episode: from activation through action to deactivation.
	Changing the angry brain: relevant principles of neuroplasticity.
	Rage: the most dangerous kind of anger and its relationship to violence and domestic violence.
	The angry/aggressive brain and the substance abuse connection.
	Ways to lessen unconscious anger activation.
	Ways to increase prefrontal cortex effectiveness with angry clients.
	Empathy: the key to long-term brain change for angry clients.

Treating Angry Men and Women within a "Perpetrators of Domestic Violence" Setting

To be presented at the NAMA Conference by Patricia Potter-Efron, MS, and Ronald Potter-Efron, CADCIII, LICSW, Ph.D

Many, if not the majority, of men and women who are ordered into treatment because they have committed acts of domestic violence have significant anger issues. The question is how to address these concerns within the scope of standard domestic violence prevention programs. While it is vital to help participants with their anger issues, these concerns must be centered upon the primary goal of minimizing recidivism. That is the first theme of this seminar.

The second theme is the similarities and differences in the treatment of male and female perpetrators of domestic aggression. Since women have only recently begun receiving treatment for acts of aggression (as against a decades'-long emphasis on protection from male aggression) treatment approaches for women perpetrators are only beginning to emerge.

The facilitators of this seminar, Ron and Pat Potter-Efron, respectively facilitate outpatient treatment programs for male and female domestic violence perpetrators. They will discuss their experiences regarding how best to help angry clients within a domestic violence treatment setting. Dialogue among participants will be encouraged in an effort to best develop effective approaches to anger management education and therapy within this setting. Discussion topics will include: 1) known and theorized differences between male and female domestic aggressors; 2) different ways to establish trust with male and female participants; 3) significance of empathy training, social skills training, and relationship skills training for each gender; 4) value and necessity of dealing with anger concerns within a power and control theoretical framework; 5) effects of traumatic history on male and female participants; 6) helping male and female clients develop and sustain a sense of healthy pride (vs. shame and poor self-esteem).

Patricia Potter-Efron, MS, is Director of the Women’s Domestic Violence Treatment Program at First Things First Counseling and Consulting in Altoona, WI. She is co-author of Letting Go of Anger and Letting Go of Shame.

Ronald Potter-Efron, MSW, Ph.D, is Director of the Anger Management Program at First Things First Counseling and Consulting in Altoona, WI. He is author of 15 books including the Handbook of Anger Management;Angry All the Time; and Healing the Angry Brain.

Revisions to the Code of Ethics

The NAMA Board of Directors have adopted revisions to the Code of Ethics and the standards regarding the provision of distance services (1.17). The following revised policies went into effect March 15, 2013. The new additions to the NAMA Code of Ethics are:

	NAMA Certified Anger Management Specialists (CAMSs) take appropriate action to prevent harm including distance services (not face-to-face services).
	NAMA CAMSs provide only those services for which they have training and qualified experience.
	NAMA CAMSs promote the welfare of clients, students, supervisors; i.e. the recipients of professional services provided.
	NAMA CAMSs communicate truthfully.
	NAMA CAMSs recognize that their behavior reflects on the integrity of the anger management profession as a whole, and therefore, they avoid actions which can reasonably be expected to damage trust.
	NAMA CAMSs are accountable in their actions and adhere to recognized professional standards and practices.

New Japan Chapter of NAMA

The National Anger Management Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the approval of the "Japan Chapter of NAMA." Our newest chapter will include all 47 geographic prefectures in Japan and will be lead by Shunsake Ando, CAMS-IV, Diplomate, Chapter President. Mr. Ando is the founder of the Japan Anger Management Association and will be assisted by Shoko Sai who will serve as Chapter Secretary. Welcome to our friends in Japan.

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February 2013

NAMA Announces Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Offering

A system of obtaining CEUs from NAMA is now available. This is especially helpful for members who wish to upgrade their Specialist-I to the Specialist-II level. With a handful of US states and counties now requiring the Anger Management Specialist-II certification (CAMS-II) for providers of anger management services, this upgrade may possibly become very important in the future. The NAMA Board of Directors has approved two tracks for those who wish to obtain CAMS-II.

	Track #1 is for those who hold a mental health state license.
	Track #2 is for those who do not hold a state mental health license.

Here is a summary of how the two tracks work:

Track 1 - Requires a professional mental health state license, and professional liability insurance, plus 5 NAMA CEUs. Click to see the CEU Information. Then download the CAMS-II Requirements.

Track 2 - For those who do not hold a state mental health license - click to see the the CEU Information and download the CAMS-II Requirements.For a quick summary, refer to the chart below:

Degree/ License/ Certification Level	RequiredQualified Work Experience	Hours Qualified Experience	Hours of NAMA CEUs*	Required Exam
CAMS-I + Master's	1 year (1,000 hours) qualified work experience in the past 3 years	50	50	CAMS-II Examination
CAMS-I + Bachelor's	2 years (2,000 hours) qualified work experience in the past 4 years	100	100	CAMS-II Examination
CAMS-I + Associate's	3 years (3,000 hours) qualified work experience in the past 5 years	150	125	CAMS-II Examination
CAMS-I + HS Diploma / GED	4 years (4,000 hours) qualified work experience in the past 6 years	200	150	CAMS-II Examination

Conference: Advanced in Anger Management and Domestic Violence -- Save the Date
We are planning now for the NAMA Conference on Advances in Anger Management and Domestic Violence. The conference is scheduled for October 24 & 25, 2013, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Go to the NAMA websitefor details and registration information. Save the date! We will send more info in the near future.

New! Midwest NAMA Chapter Opens

Announcement: The Midwest Chapter of NAMA has been born!

Our good members in the states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Missouri have formed the Midwest Chapter of NAMA. We look forward to their activities and support their efforts.

The officers are:
President, Lynette Hoy, NCC, LCPC, CAMS-IV
Vice-President, Juana Rivera-Vidal, CAMS-I
Secretary, Glen Cannon, LCPC, CADC, CAMS-III
Treasurer, Lucy Rios, CAMS-I.
Other committee members include: Ofelia Miran, LCPC, CAMS-I and Lynsey Steiner, LCPC, CAMS-I.

Thank you for all your efforts! You make us proud. Visit their website at: www.midwestnama.com

NAMA New Year Survey Ends

We received 127 responses to the NAMA New Year Survey - Good Job Everyone! Results will be posted in next month's newsletter. Meanwhile, here is a teaser:

81% of member respondents have completed only Certified Anger Management Specialist Level I and may be ready to take Level II - see the article at the top of this newsletter.

Most of the respondents like the look and ease of NAMA Member & Specialist Directory, but most have not added their photo. Add your photo and flesh out your profile now.

85% would recommend NAMA membership and/or certification to colleagues who work in the area of anger management, and for 14%, it would depend on other factors. We will sift through the comments and give you more details in the next newsletter.

About NAMA

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We are planning now for the next NAMA Conference on Advances in Anger Management and Domestic Violence. The conference is scheduled for October 24 & 25, 2013, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Save the date! We will send more details in the near future.

In Part II of our interview with Howard Kassinove, we discuss practical steps for dealing with anger in close friends and family members, ask when professional help with anger should be sought, and what he thinks the most effective treatments are.

Howard Kassinove, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology at Hofstra University and director of the university's Institute for the Study and Treatment of Anger and Aggression. A former director of Hofstra's PhD program and chair of the Psychology Department, he has more than 40 years' experience as a scientist and professional psychologist.

Dr. Kassinove was asked the following questions about anger.

What are some of the steps that people can take when dealing with anger among family members or friends? How would they differ from dealing with a stranger, such as a store clerk, taxi driver or other service person?

Dr. Kassinove: Anger felt when dealing with strangers emerges from transient interactions. You may never see the clerk or driver or waiter again. If you ask yourself how important the annoying situation really is, you usually come up with, "not very important at all." At most, you have suffered from paying a bit too much for the taxi ride or being delayed a few minutes by the clerk. Recognize that these are unpleasant events, not catastrophes, and work around them. Go to a different restaurant or go to the store at off hours to return a purchase.

Also, recognize the difference between events that you can change and those that are beyond you. When you take a cab ride, tell the driver about your preferred route. When you order that steak in the restaurant, ask for extra ketchup before the waiter leaves the table, never to be seen again. You have less control over other events. Airplanes, for various reasons, are frequently late. There is little you can do. Accept the delay as an opportunity to read or relax, not disastrous or worthy of anger.

Anger felt when dealing with family members or friends is different because of the ongoing interactions. To address this kind of anger, the self-help strategies that are quickest and easiest to use are avoidance and escape, relaxation, cognitive restructuring and assertive expression.

Directly facing all problems may not be the best solution. Sometimes, avoiding an interaction that is likely to lead to anger is best. For example, allow a spouse to deal with an unfair store clerk or a disruptive child. Learn that you can occasionally lean on others to work out problems. Relaxation is a great tool to deal with anger, since angry folks tense their muscles and develop headaches and stomach aches. Find a comfortable chair that will support the arms and legs, and a quiet time. Take deep breaths and focus on allowing the muscles to voluntarily relax. Become aware that muscular relaxation is learned through practice. Soft music often helps. Cognitive restructuring refers to learning how to appropriately analyze aversive situations. Anger experiences are often associated with cognitive distortions, such as misappraisals about the importance of the event or about the capacity to cope. Anger is a moral emotion and typically associated with justice-oriented demands in the form of "should." In addition, angry adults make over generalizations about the meaning of behaviors shown by others, and they limit their options with "either/or" thinking, such as, "Either he's my friend or he's not. It's just that simple!" Learn to see negative situations as bad, but also as opportunities to develop coping skills and learn new behaviors. Recognize that others do good and bad things. Get rid of those broad generalizations about people.

To be assertive means expressing anger directly, in an appropriate tone and without demeaning the other person. If you have been offended or disrespected, it is okay to say, "When you said my work was sub par in front of the others, I felt angry. I'd like to talk to you about the situation so that we can improve our relationship." It is quite another thing to say, "You acted like a real jerk today. How dare you talk like that in front of the others! You have plenty wrong with you also!"

At what point should a person seek professional help for anger?

Dr. Kassinove: Some degree of anger will be with us for all of our lives. So, this is the question to ask: "Is my anger working for me?" When anger is mild, infrequent, dissipates quickly and is expressed assertively (directly to the problem person, in a non-accusatory manner) and without aggression, then professional help is not needed. In such circumstances, anger may serve the role of simply highlighting your annoyance and it can lead to problem resolution.

However, if your anger is moderate to intense, experienced frequently, endures to the point where you are holding a grudge and are planning to get even, and is expressed in aggressive verbal and physical actions, then there is cause for alarm. You are likely at risk for the negative relationship, health and sometimes legal repercussions related to inappropriate anger expression.

What are the most effective treatments for people who have a serious anger problem and wish to gain control over the emotion?

Dr. Kassinove: Anger management works. There have been six large-scale analyses of adult anger management programs. The latest one reviewed 96 different studies and concluded that psychological treatments are moderately effective for treating anger in various groups. This includes work to reduce anger in college and university settings, community treatment facilities, correctional facilities and hospitals. In some cases, significant effects were found in as little as eight treatment sessions, and the results were maintained in follow-ups of a month to a year. The strongest effects are found with multi component treatment programs. Interventions based on cognitive or cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy and skill training work best. Relaxation programs, stress inoculation programs and exposure-based interventions are also helpful.

It is wise for individuals seeking anger management services to begin at their local universities or hospitals and to ask how long they have offered anger management services. Personnel with up-to-date research knowledge and specific training and more experience working in the area of anger management are likely to provide the best service.

Dr. Kassinove is a Distinguished Diplomate of the National Anger Management Association, a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He is board certified in clinical psychology and is the current president of the American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. He has co-authored two books about anger: Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners (2002, Impact Publishers) (paperback or ebook) and Anger Management for Everyone: Seven Proven Ways to Control Anger and Live a Happier Life (2009, Impact Publishers) (paperback)

Dr. Kassinove can be contacted by email or at (516) 463-5625.

Be a Guest Author: Would you like to share your perspective and ideas about anger management? We want to hear from you! Please submit a guest article for an upcoming newsletter. Your article will inform and educate your fellow NAMA members.

Articles should be 300-500 words in length. Email your article tonamass@namass.org with the words "newsletter submission" in the subject line. Include your full name, degrees/certifications, business address and phone number. You retain the rights to your article, and we will publish it only in the newsletter unless other arrangements are made. Articles do NOT have to be original. If they are not your work, credit the author and source, and we will contact them to make arrangements.

Everyone who submits an article will be entered into a drawing for a special prize, to be awarded at our conference.

The New Year National Anger Management Association Survey is ready for all members and newsletter subscribers!

Please click here to take the survey!

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What's Good About Anger? keeps getting better and better. It has always been about the transformation of destructive anger into something much more positive. With the addition of a new Emotional Intelligence chapter, it has become even more helpful to those of us who suffer from never having been exposed to a healthy way to approach our angry emotions.

Suffering from anger management problems can frequently be a very discouraging plight. For example, one of the difficulties with mis-managed anger is that there is always something that triggers it, but when we are ineffective in managing our anger, we become the unacceptable focus of distain. The issue that generated it all often gets lost. It can sometimes seem rather hopeless. How can we move from a psychic reaction which is seemingly life-robbing and destructive to a method of responding to our feelings of anger that is more life giving?

Lynette Hoy has created an anger management program that places an emphasis on hope. The "What's Good About Anger" program successfully shifts the hopeless approach focusing on experiences and expressions of anger as "bad," to a method that says "let's learn how to use the benefits of anger for productive purposes." So it is through the modeling of an empathic approach to anger problems that allows participants to actually experience "empathy" and find new hope to grow and to develop higher levels of consciousness.

This new edition offers practical solutions to anger problems in the form of helpful skills, concepts, and techniques to help anyone deal with anger more effectively. The program increases awareness of emotions and discusses emotional intelligence in a positive way. Lynette Hoy has touched all the bases of state-of-the-art anger management solutions doing so in both a scientific and spiritually sensitive manner.

You are in good hands here and if you take this program seriously, you will find the benefits of decreased stress, shame, distorted thinking, and also a lessening of anger itself. You will discover the hope that you have "a moment" to make a choice between either destructive "punishing" or creative problem solving. We can grow! We can develop to higher levels of consciousness.

Table of Contents:
Introduction and Instructions
Group Guidelines
1. Anger Survey (log) and Progress Report
2. Anger's Many Faces
3. The Power of Anger
4. When Anger Is Good
5. Defusing Anger by Managing Stress
6. Handling Anger Effectively
7. Anger and Assertiveness
8. Managing Conflict
9. Turn Your Anger into Forgiveness
10. When to Take a Time-Out
11. Cognitive Distortions
12. Log Your Thinking
13. Plan to Change Your Life by Changing Your Thinking
14. How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Anger
15. Summary

This third edition book is co-authored by Lynette Hoy, NCC, LCPC, CAMS-IV and Ted Griffin, Editor/writer.

Mrs. Hoy is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois, crisis counselor and author of various anger management resources and programs. Mrs. Hoy is a Certified Anger Management Specialist-IV, Diplomate, Supervisor and Consultant with the National Anger Management Association and has trained and educated hundreds of clients, couples and students in anger management.

Ted Griffin worked as Senior Editor of Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, for thirty years and is currently retired. He has authored numerous gospel tracts and is working on several books. Having grown up under an alcoholic father he has personally struggled with and has extensively studied anger issues.

What's Good About Anger? 3rd edition is available on the Anger Management Institute's website.

At the National Association of Anger Management, we have five levels of membership. These membership levels each have their own pricing, and are based on whether you are an individual or organization, a student, and your level of engagement or experience with anger management.

Membership level	Who is eligible
Member level membership - $100/year	Individuals engaged in anger management related fields as practitioners, teachers, consultants, or researchers. Regardless of your job title, if your work involves anger management, NAMA is the organization for you.
Fellow level membership - $150/year	Individuals engaged in anger management related fields as practitioners, teachers, consultants, or researchers who demonstrate proficiency and at least 3 years of Anger Management professional service.
Diplomate level membership - $250/year	Individuals engaged in anger management related fields as practitioners, teachers, consultants, or researchers who demonstrate leadership, a high proficiency and at least 5 years of Anger Management professional service.
Student level membership - $45/year	Full-time students in anger management-related degree programs at accredited institutes, universities, or colleges.
Agency/Organization level membership - $750/year	Agencies and Organizations involved in anger management programs and services for their community. This provides up to 8 individual member certificates

All active members are listed in the NAMA Online Directory. Fellow members are listed above Members and Diplomate members are listed above Fellows.

If you are not a member, find out more and apply online. If your membership has expired, you can renew your membership on your website.

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TURN ON IMAGES to see a writer Would you like to share your perspective and ideas about anger management? We want to hear from you! Please submit a guest article for an upcoming newsletter.Your article will inform and educate your fellow NAMA members.

Topic ideas: innovative treatment techniques, anger management trends, or anything that may help other anger management specialists.

Articles should be 300-500 words in length. Email your article to namass@namass.org with the words ?newsletter submission? in the subject line. Include your full name, degrees/certifications, business address and phone number. You retain the rights to your article, and we will publish it only in the newsletter unless other arrangements are made. Articles do NOT have to be original. If they are not your work, credit the author and source, and we will contact them to make arrangements.

Everyone who submits an article will be entered into a drawing for a special prize, to be awarded at our conference.

Healing the Angry Brain: How Understanding the Way Your Brain Works Can Help You Control Anger and Aggression is a groundbreaking book by Dr. Potter-Efron. It provides the best explanation of brain physiology as it relates to emotions, and especially to anger. Professionals and the general public will gain insight into the components and processes of the brain; how the brain handles emotions; six phases of handling emotions well; the causes of an angry brain; how to change and redesign the brain; how the brain creates and sustains anger subconsciously; how angry people can improve their decision-making process and then, how to develop empathy and let go of anger. This book explains how to increase, build, expand and improve the neural network. The author incorporates an example of neuroplasticity in the area of anger management through the HEALS program by Dr. Steven Stosny. Readers will gain a greater comprehension of anger, the brain and interventions for anger management through this excellent resource! I highly recommend this new book by Dr. Ron Potter-Efron! It is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats.

Why should you become a member, renew your membership, and get certified at the National Anger Management Association?

	National standardization of credentials to help you become a local community leader in the field of Anger Management
	Free listing in the very popular online National Anger Management Association Member & Specialist Directory. This is great for referrals and credential checks.
	CEUs for Specialist Certification training.
	NAMAs continued legislative advocacy, marketing, and research support for all our Anger Management programs. Most recently, NAMA has taken leadership in the development of State and County Certification Standards currently taking place in Illinois, Florida, and Milwaukee County, with many more on the way.
	Opportunities to network with other Anger Management professionals and experts.
	Training for educators / mental health professionals providing anger management services.
	Promoting the anger management specialist community in the media.
	Developing a collaborative anger management community where members know they are equal cogs, not competitors, in the group wheel.
	Developing a communication mechanism for distributing and sharing cutting edge anger management research, ideas, techniques, skills, etc.
	Identifying and promoting effective anger management methods and techniques.
	Encouraging international, national, and local campaigns for anger management education.
	Supporting and encouraging research in anger management

The NAMA board of directors recognize there are varied techniques and methods for effectively treating anger management problems and we are intentionally supportive of the evolving and expanding body of knowledge of clinical treatment and research. We are providing leadership through the development of the Anger Management Specialist Certification program, the national anger management specialist directory, and are making contacts with various jurisdictions regarding anger management service standards.

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