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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
An
Open Letter To Judges and Court Officers
Dear
Hon. Doe,
I
would like to bring to your attention an issue of serious concern to
professional providers of Anger Management Coaching in California. As you are
obviously aware, there are currently no laws in California nor any other state
regulating the practice of Anger Management Classes. Consequently, judges and
court officers have few guidelines to use when sentencing defendants to Anger
Management intervention.
One
unintended consequences of the absence of state or local standards in this area
is the tendency for judges to refer these defendants to domestic violence
batterer's programs. These
programs, by law, are designed exclusively to address issues related to
violence in intimate relationships. Defendants who are convicted of road rage,
simple battery, property damage or threats will be unlikely to gain anything
from such programs. Further, such a mixture of clients tends to undermine the
effectiveness of domestic violence programs, which are designed to stop spousal
abuse and violence against women and children.
Anderson
& Anderson in making an offer to give copies of our Anger Management client
workbooks for both adolescents and adults to any Judge or Court Officer in
California. Controlling Ourselves and Gaining Control of Ourselves are both
publications of Anderson & Anderson. The Anderson curricula and training is
approved by the California State Board of Corrections for the training of
Probation, Parole and Correctional Offers in California. This curricula and
training is also approved by the Board of Behavioral Science for the training
of Laces, Clews, Laps and Mets in California. This in the only Anger Management
training that is approved the U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs for the training
of Clinical Social Workers.
For
a copy a copy of the Anderson & Anderson International Provider list,
please click here. For a sample of the Bar On EQ Assessments used as Pre and
Post Tests in our classes and Coaching programs, click here:
Thanks
for your consideration.
Respectfully
Yours,
George
Anderson, LCSW, BCD
Diplomate,
American Associate of Anger Management Providers
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