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Book Synopsis A unique, proven approach to anger management for elementary and middle-school aged children.
Anger is a natural human emotion, but if it isn''t managed properly its effects can be devastating. Seeing Red is a curriculum designed to help elementary and middle-school aged students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships. This completely revised and updated edition includes a comprehensive anti-bullying component, complete with cutting-edge material specific to cyber-bullying and social media.
Designed especially for use with small groups, Seeing Red enables participants to learn from and empower one another. Its unique group process helps children and teens build important developmental objectives such as leadership skills (taking initiative, presenting in front of the group), social skills (taking turns, active listening), and building self-esteem (problem sol
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...I can't express enough how much I love this book. [It] really focuses on what is behind the anger, how you have power over your reaction to angry feelings, and ways to cope with that anger. It is very engaging and fun! ---Danielle Schultz, author, School Counselor Blog Seeing Red is an excellent resource for anyone working with children who need help self-regulating their emotions. As a busy professional, it is often difficult to find the time to create lessons and do the planning necessary to run quality groups. Jennifer Simmonds has done the work for you! You can open up the Seeing Red curriculum and follow it each week with confidence. The kids grow from the quality experiences and practice they get from participating in the program. The lessons are creative and will hold their attention while providing real skill building. This resource should be in everyone's professional tool box! I wouldn't dream of doing my job without it. ---Lisa Hansen, school counselor Seeing Red offers a roadmap for steering our children through the scary and misunderstood feelings of anger. Clear lesson plans, clues for the leader, and a simple supply list make this curriculum accessible for even the busiest school social worker or group facilitator. Jennifer Simmonds has provided an invaluable curriculum for teaching angry kids how to hold onto their best selves during times of stress and emotional dysregulation. ---Chris Dooley-Harrington, LICSW, Children's Grief Specialist We teach kids important skills like reading and writing so they can get along in the world. We also need to teach kids the key skills needed to get along with other people. Anger management is one of those crucial skills and Seeing Red is a wonderful step by step program to teach children how to do it. -- David Walsh, PH.D., President, National Institute on Media and the Family The Seeing Red curriculum has been helpful for my students, enabling them to think about specific situations, to break them down, and to recreate new ways of handling their anger. Students have an opportunity to learn that everyone gets angry and that it is a normal feeling. This curriculum helps them understand different and more positive ways of expressing their anger. -- Leslie Colerin, School Social Worker, Anne Sullivan Communication Center The Seeing Red curriculum is very well laid out for the facilitator. It offers interactive activities to bring about discussion on a very serious topic, and does so in a fun and effective manner. Each lesson builds upon the others, creating a comprehensive and thorough curriculum that fosters learning and an understanding of anger as an emotion, and that it is how we deal with anger that makes a difference. -- Julie Neitzel Carr, Resolution and Prevention Program, YWCA of Minneapolis
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
About Seeing Red
Group Process
Keys to a Positive Group Process
Helpful Hints to Enhance Your Seeing Red Group Experience
Part 2: Sessions
Session 1: Welcome to Seeing Red!
Session 2: What Are My Anger Triggers?
Session 3: Self-regulation: Brain Over Body
Session 4: Masking Our Feelings
Session 5: Not All Consequences Have Bad Outcomes
Session 6: Bystanders
Session 7: How to Keep Your Personal Power
Session 8: Technology and Cyberbullying
Session 9: The Power of Forgiveness
Session 10: My Family's Anger
Session 11: What Do I Ever Get to Decide?
Session 12: Seeing Red Good-bye Celebration!
Supplemental Seeing Red Activities and Self-regulation Techniques
Seeing Red's Wood Block Statements
List of Resources
About the Author
