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~~~ANGER AWARENESS PROGRAMMES~~~
MAN offers a programme on anger awareness to men in the community at various times throughout the year. These programmes are facilitated in group format however appointments can also be made at any time for individuals wishing to work on a 1-2-1 basis on this issue The program explores:
Emotional Balance and Emotional Language
Anger, how you understand and display it
Your bodies natural reactions to anger
How you and others recognise anger
What your Anger triggers might be
Passive Anger and its Consequences
Aggressive Anger and its Consequences
Assertive Anger, a healthier alternative
Stress Factors and Anger
Safer ways to Release Anger
This is a preventive programme for men who voluntarily choose to explore anger in their lives and how it may impact on them and others in domestic and social settings . It aims through raising awareness on all the elements outlined to highlight alternative constructive thinking and behavioural choices to deal with unresolved personal anger.
Participants Comments What some men said about the programme
Why men said they wanted to take part
“Grief/anger management” ….. “ Learn how to control my anger”….. “Direction”….. “Cause I have anger problem” “To find out why I did what I did, how can I change that?”….. “To deal with my anger when driving” “Recognising my anger is causing problems in my life and wanting to learn how to overcome these problems” “I want to learn to be a nicer/better person-not get so distressed /angry when I am under stress and taking it out on the ones I love” “To be able to handle situations without getting angry”….. “To feel safe with my anger” “My anger was/is making life difficult for others and understanding of my anger and how to deal it.”
What men's experience of the programme was
“It benefited me greatly from the first class, raised my level of awareness and taught me useful techniques to combat my problems.” “Each week I learnt a great deal about thinking and how to handle feelings.” “To hear how other people felt was a gift”….. “I found the group process very helpful, open and understanding.” “The programme made me more aware of the ways I get angry and how to deal with it positively.” “When ever I feel things get the better of me I will remember what they would ask of me to do.” “Even at this stage of my life I find it very enlightening and regret the opportunity wasn’t there in my younger days.” “Highly recommend it”….. “Very good very useful”….. “Enjoyed it learned a great lot.” “I am of the opinion that every man would find this course beneficial”
Please contact us for more information or if you would like us to deliver this programme to your group for men who might wish to explore this theme.
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~~~LIFE CHOICES PROGRAMMES~~~
This programme consist of a series of self awareness modules which explores lifestyle choices and their consequences Each of the modules is stand alone or can be tailored to meet the needs of any group wishing to explore particular themes Modules presently include
General Health and Wellbeing
Emotional Health
Abusive Lifestyles Choices
Anger Awareness
Sustainable Relationships
Theses programmes can be delivered or shaped to meet the needs of any group of men or boys and in the past have been delivered to various groups within the wider community including prison and school .
Contact us for more information or if you would like us to deliver this programme to any group of men who might wish to explore any ,or all ,of these themes. |
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MAN strives to prevent the occurrence of Domestic Abuse in all its forms. As such our policy and practice is to support victims of Domestic Violence in whatever decisions they need and choose to make. It is MAN’s policy to only work with men we believe to be perpetrators of Domestic Violence if their abuse is proven to be clearly historic and/or, if it is thought/or found to be current, agreement is given to contact perpetrators partner to ensure their safety and direction are taken into account before deciding how/if to proceed . If the individual refuses or their partners safety cannot be assured then MAN can and will not work with these individuals
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~~~RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMES ~~~
MAN organises and runs various weekend residential programmes for men . Our aim is to connect men from throughout the island who wish to explore more focused but relaxed themes around common issues like Masculinity ~~Fathering ~~Depression ~~Addiction~~ Spirituality~~ Relationships ~~Violence ~~Loss ~~ Identity~~~ Legacy ~~~Etc Themes are developed holistically from the requests of men who have been in contact with us or those who participate in our weekends Contact us for more information or if you would like us to deliver this programme to any group of men who might wish to explore any of these or other themes.
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