Tuesday, February 8, 2022

All Mandated Anger Management Classes in California are now virtual

 


The pandemic has made it necessary to change and improve the way mandated services are provided in the U.S. Covid-19 has made face to face interventions for Anger Management, Batterer’s Intervention. Parenting and Substance Abuse treatmentvirtual rather than in-person. These changes have made it difficult for service providers to attempt to offer any of these services without proper training, material, and preparation for evidenced based classes or group interventions.

It is critical now for Judges, Prosecuting Attorneys, Public Defenders, Probation, Parole and Correctional staff nationwide to hold providers of these programs to high standards rather than “check-ins. All these stakeholders may benefit from using their influence and authority to demand quality services for all mandated clients whose future may depend on incorporating Emotional Intelligence such as self-awareness, self-control, motivation, communication, and relationship management.

I have had the honor of serving as the Official Los Angeles County Vendor for Anger Management since 1997. My Vendor ID is 51963101. {This is not a paid position.) In this role, it has been my responsibility to maintain an up-to-date Los Angeles County Provider List that include providers who have completed 40 hours of Facilitator Certification that includes Pre and Post Emotional Intelligence Assessments along with client workbooks and other ancillary training material.

All the stake holders mentioned above are asked to support the programs on the approved California provider list and hold the defendants responsible Many/most of the programs on our 2020 Approved Provider List in Los Angeles County have closed because of the pandemic and therefore support of these programs is necessary for the protection of the public as well as the defendants.

I am sending a link to the pre and post assessment along with client workbooks and other materials used in all the approved programs in Los Angeles; www.andersonservices.com.

George Anderson
310-476-0908

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Information about viewers may be more ueeful than voters on Linked In Polls

 Poll views may provide more useful information about the audience than voters.


Linkedin polls are a crucial way to gather information on what your audience thought on a topic that you are trying to initiate. Either it is a brand, product, or simply knowing what your audience feels about something, polls are a great way to gather feedback from your LinkedIn connections.
Which of the information sources from the poll results are more useful for leads or marketing?

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Your post posted on August 28, 2021

2 reactions · 19 comments
1,551 views
 
8 people from Zafin viewed your post
• Kaiser Permanente 5
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 4
• Saudi German Health 4
• Cymax Group Technologies 4
• University of Pittsburgh 4
• UPMC 3
• Self-Employed 2
• FEMA 2

Occupation reach

101 people who have the title Mental Health Professional viewed your post
• Social Worker 66
• University Professor 57
• Executive Director 56
• Physician 28
• Business Strategist 27
• Human Resources Specialist 26
• Founder 26
• Corporate Trainer 26

Origin

82 people viewed your post from Greater Los Angeles Area
• Greater New York City Area 80
• Vancouver, Canada Area 35
• Greater Chicago Area 27
• Washington D.C. Metro Area 25
• Greater Pittsburgh Area 23

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

Disappearance of “going postal” Proves That Anger Management Can Work

The popular phrase “going postal” did not go away on it’s own, Los Angeles based Anderson &

 Anderson, APC played a major roll in significantly reducing person directed violence in the U.S.

 Postal Services nationwide. Anderson & Anderson, APC is the largest provider of anger

 management services in the world. Postal Service signs contract with Anger Management

 Firm. (2/29/04)http://www.postalreporter.com/usps/gopostal.htm

“Workplace violence has reached epidemic proportions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, with an average of three or four supervisors killed each month in the United States.

The term “going postal” came into our vocabulary on August 20, 1986, at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, when employee Patrick Henry Sherrill, known as “Crazy Pat” to some who knew him, shot two of his supervisors then continued his rampage killing a total of 14 co-workers and injuring seven others.

Ultimately he turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. After this incident, there seemed to be a rash of work-related violence in post offices, hence the term, “going postal.”

What motivated Sherrill’s action? He believed he was about to lose his job, investigators found. Experts believe the availability of firearms (75 percent of these incidents involve guns) combined with work-related stress, smaller workforce, decreasing wages and the loss of job security are the main contributors to the violence.“

http://crime.about.com/od/issues/a/aa040717.htm

Brief Summary Of How The Anderson & Anderson, APC Anger Management Model was introduced to the U.S. Postal Services in 2004.

Dr. Greg Weisman and George Anderson did a survey of U.S. Postal employees in one unit in Los Angeles that contained 11,000 employees.

Organizational Survey Results:

The U.S. Postal Service has been a major employer of military veterans. Many veterans suffer from PTSD. Substance Abuse is common among the 820,000 U.S. Postal Employees. A large number of postal employees suffer from depression that in unrecognized and untreated. Most postal jobs are extremely stressful.

Elements of The Anger Management Program:

All managers and supervisors in the unit mentioned above received two weeks of training in simple techniques for recognizing depression, anxiety, substance abuse, stress and poor impulse control. Persons in leadership positions were taught how to appropriately refer employees suspected of needing help in any of these areas to the Employee Assistance Program. Counselors in the EAP were trained and certified in the Anderson & Anderson, APC Anger Model Curriculum. The Anger Management Program was for 10 sessions. It was offered during the employees working hours and was free to all employees. Selected employees were offered an opportunity to take the Anger Management Course but could decline. If the employee’s behavior did not improve, participating in the 10-week course was made mandatory as a condition of continued employment at the U.S. Postal Service. Program participants were assigned a client workbook along with assignments in self-awareness, self-control, social awareness and relationship management along with stress management, communication and impulse control.

Results of the one- year pilot program:

The Postal Service reported a savings on 1.7 million dollars for this one unit.

There was a reduction of sick-day usage, reduced absenteeism, reduction in accidents, increase in morale and a dramatic reduction of aggressive behavior.

In 2005, The Anderson & Anderson, APC Anger Management Model was implemented in the U.S. Postal Service system wide.

George Anderson, the Anger Management Guru

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Mandated courses are now offered virtual nationwide.

 Here are some of the strategies that tend to improve the facilitator's effectiveness:

1). Make certain that all of the material needed is contained in the client workbook.
2). Insist that each participant use his or her workbook for each session.
3). Set a positive tone.
4). Move the group discussion forward by keeping the focus on the lesson of the day.
5). Try to involve everyone in the discussion.
6). Modewl active listening and assertive communication.
7). Carry over the content of the sessions by requesting a summary of each meeting and asking for a review of the previous session when starting the next group.
#AncilaryTrainingMaterialIsCriticalForGroupFacilitation

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Multiple Income Streams have served me well during the Pandemic.

Prior to the pandemic, my firm provided live Emotional Intelligence Coaching for "disruptive physicians" as well as bunout and leadership. We quickly moved this intervention to Zoom, Skype or phone coaching.


Live training must be virtual and books are need more now than ever. Our seven client worbooks are best sellers.
#emotionalintelligence #training #coaching

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Some of the needed services Post Pandemic are hiding in clear view:


1). Any service or intervention that can enhance interpersonal relations will be in demand.
2). A worldwide advocacy to reduce the stigmas associated with counseling or psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, depression and trauma will continue to increase post pandemic.
3). Virtual strategies for telehealth, education, leadership, management and other live in-person services will need to be considered.
4). The introduction of Social Emotional Intelligence in all services that are offered for individuals need to be mastered and shared globally.
#emotionalintelligence

Friday, September 4, 2020

Anger Management in the Workplace

Active participation on linked in continues to work well for me.

Take a look at this week's stats:

407: number of times your profile appeared in search results between August 25 - September 1

Where your searchers work:
Pan-European University
Higher Education
5,001-10,000 employees

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Higher Education
51-200 employees

Aiphone Corporation
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
51-200 employees

Los Angeles Unified School District
Education Management

Westwood Club
Recreational Facilities & Services
51-200 employees
What your searchers do:

University Professor 7%
Mental Health Professional 5%
Business Strategist 5%
Founder 5%
Executive Director 5%
Keywords your searchers used
Keywords in search
Coach

Keywords in search:
Chief Executive Officer

Executive
Students
Graduate
#EmotionalIntelligenceIsNeedNowWorldwide