Penny Johnson & Tina Rae 
Crucial Skills 
An Anger Management and Problem Solving Teaching Programme for High School Students

This programme is aimed at students (aged 11 to 16) with challenging and angry behaviours leading to disaffection and disciplinary problems. The handbook includes teacher notes, lesson plans and photocopiable resources.

The 10 lessons and follow up work empower students to:

’ reflect on behaviour and consequences

’ recognise and understand feelings

’ develop strategies to control angry outbursts

’ respond to conflict without anger

’ resolve relationship difficulties.

The programme promotes self-belief in students that they can effect change in their behaviour and achieve a positive outcome to reduce the risk of exclusion.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction

IEPs

Mentoring Scheme and Partnership with Parents/Carers

A Way Forward

Success Criteria

Session 1

Student Interviews

Session 2

Building Student Profiles

Session 3

Setting the Circle and Triggers to Anger

Session 4

Modelling Alternative Responses

Session 5

Developing Skills Using Video

Session 6

Identifying Effective Strategies

Session 7

Using Skills to Solve Conflicts

Session 8

New Solutions and New Strategies

Session 9

Action Plans and Revisiting the Skills

Session 10

Evaluation and Looking Forward

Om författaren

Tina Rae specializes in social, emotional and behavioral disorders and difficulties. She has undertaken research in the areas of engagement and disaffection with learning in young people, debriefing following critical incidents, attachment disorders, emotional well being and the psychological assessment of young offenders. Rae is experienced in assessing children and young people with respect to learning difficulties, emotional well being and relationships with carers. She is a registered member of the Health Professions Council and a full member of the British Psychological Society. She is currently a Professional and Academic tutor on the Doctorate in Child and Educational Psychology at UEL. Tina is a member of the SEBDA executive and council and a member of ENSEC. With 68 publications to date, she has written extensively on topics such as well-being, attachment, resilience, emotional literacy, behavioural problems, anger and stress management, critical incidents, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, solution focused brief therapy, loss and bereavement in young people, youth offending and social skills development.