ANGER MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE COACHING GAINS ACCEPTANCE FROM PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF ADDICTIONS

Anger Management Gains Acceptance from Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Professionals in the field of Addictions
During the first quarter of 2007 an unanticipated shift has become apparent relative to anger management referrals nationwide. Psychiatrists and Psychoanalysts are beginning to refer patients to anger management providers in significant numbers for assessments, as well as executive coaching/anger management classes. This trend is occurring in California.

Medical Boards throughout the nation as well as Hospital Chains have accepted the Anderson & Anderson model of executive coaching/anger management for “disruptive physicians” and nurses. A major Hospital Chain has selected us to provide executive coaching for its physicians in 63 hospitals.This dramatic shift is evidence of the growing public and professional acknowledgement of the fact that anger management is not a mental health intervention. There is nothing in the training of Psychiatrists, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists or Clinical Social Workers to equip them to assess and provide classes for people who have anger control problems, but not nervous, nor psychiatric, disorders. The American Psychiatric Association has determined that anger is a normal human emotion rather than a pathological condition.

Referrals of persons suffering from mental disorders which include unhealthy anger as a prominent symptom have been received .

A sample of these psychiatric disorders includes the following:

Bipolar disorder • Major depression • Obsessive compulsive disorder • Substance abuse disorder.

The referring physicians for these patients are all continuing to treat them with a combination of psychotherapy, psychotropic medication and or psychoanalysis. Since anger management is neither classified as counseling nor psychotherapy, this developmental training skill does not in any way interfere with psychiatric or mental health treatment.

Anger management is an educational intervention designed to teach skills in recognizing and managing anger and stress as well as increasing competency in assertive communication and emotional intelligence.

KAREN GOLOB, CAMF, CDC

ANGER MANAGEMENT SERVICES

www.anger411.com

info@anger411.com

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

310-276-1342

MANAGING RESISTANCE IN EXECUTIVE COACHING CLIENTS

EXECUTIVE COACHING – RESPONSE AND INTERVENTION

The Executive Vice President of a large corporation in Los Angeles contacted me seeking assistance with a valuable staff member who was exhibiting an aggressive edge that was causing tension at their workplace.

According to the information I was given, this employee had no idea that her colleagues felt she was addressing them with a defensive attitude and unpleasant inappropriate/angry comments.

It has been my experience that in working with this type of referral, the identified client must be handled sensitively with discretion and honesty when explaining why he or she is being directed to Executive Coaching by his/her employer.

Clients in this category are generally resistant to change and tend to perceive their referral to Executive Coaching with a degree of suspicion. I cannot stress enough the importance of honesty in explaining to the referred client that Executive Coaching is not psychotherapy or counseling. Rather it is an individual tutoring program based on the client’s personal scores that are a result of an assessment that is given at the beginning of the Program. This assessment measures the areas in which each person can improve interactions, measure performance in stress management and communication, increase emotional intelligence (EQ), and address anger management, as well as assess the client’s motivation to make changes in his/her life.
Further explanation to the program emphasizes that all sessions are one-to one, all information remains confidential; and, no one from his/her workplace can access information regarding their progress. This information will reduce tension on the client’s part and assure his/her attendance at the first session and active participation at subsequent sessions.

Executive Coaching is not limited to workplace situations. Self-referred clients greatly benefit in this skill building program, which teaches behavioral strategies and awareness of productive ways in which to communicate in one's personal life.

Anger Management Services provides flexible hours to accommodate obligations, fit the needs of the individual and respect anonymity. Sessions are by appointment only.
This program is also available as an in-service seminar and workplace presentation, which will provide tools and skills that address working with individuals when disruptive interactions are occurring.

Karen Golob, CAMF, CH
Anger Management Services
Beverly Hills, CA
www.anger411.com
email: info@anger411.com