ANGER MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION:
At this time (April 2022) there is no licensing requirement by the Georgia Secretary of State Office for Anger Management. This is also true for 49 other US States.
Therefore An Individual does not need a LPC, LCSW, LSW, LMFT to practice Anger Management. Some Anger Management Trainers require Bachelor of Science (Bachelor of Arts) others do not.
Georgia Psychological Association share Office Space with Me. I have 13 years at same location. They are new.
Anger Management is NOT LISTED as a Speciality on their website.
Anger Management and Domestic Violence (Family Violence) requires different Training and Certifications.
Domestic Violence / Domestic Family Violence laws do not apply to Anger Management.
Anger Management is not psychotherapy. Anger Management is psycho-education training and a highly personalized form of treatment.
APA (LPC) Counselors,Therapists, Mental Health Care Providers take the same Certification Training* to offer Legitimate Court Approved Anger Management to their client base that is Court Certified.
Anger Management does not seek to help those in need of counseling to find ways of avoiding their anger altogether. Identifying what makes you angry, how you feel about it, finding the source of your anger does not make you less angry.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, anger is a normal human emotion. It is not a mental disorder, consequently it is not responsive to traditional counseling, psychotherapy or psychotropic medication.
Anger is not listed in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) DSM5 as a mental disorder.
Anger Management is Psycho-Educational Coaching, Training, Teaching to educate the individual to the mechanism of anger, coping strategies to choose better behaviors for better outcomes. Learning about Stress Management, Improving Communication, Learning About Conflict Styles, Emotional Intelligence, and Cognitive Distortions helps individuals see that everyone can get angry. Healthy people know how to control anger so it doesn't destroy their interpersonal relationships at home, work or out in public.
Court Certified Anger Management legitimate programs are designed to positively reduce offender recidivism and increase public safety.
SUGGESTED NUMBER OF CLASSES:
- For Repeat Offenders 24 Classes over 24 weeks is suggested.
- Severe Cases: 52 Hours Of Classes/once a week
- For First Time Offenders depending on the severity of the charge:
Misdeamnors: 8 to 12 Hours of Classes
Felonies: 12 to 16, 24 Classes
- For Minor Charges, you know the client is not guilty or it is not proven: 6 to 8 Hours Minimum of Classes
TIP: Using a check box for Anger Management on forms or assigning Anger Management without defining what is required, places the burden of determining the number of classes on the Anger Management Provider.
IMHO, I do not believe a One Hour Class‡ provides enough contact for the person involved to learn anything to help themselves learn how to make better choices to not get arrested again.
Hence the 6 Hour/6 Classes minimum suggested. 90% of people, blame others and do not accept responsibility for their actions. This shifts during our program and people experience that a good Anger Management Program is worthwhile.
‡ Participants are assigned 'One Class' or 'Take a Class'. This creates confusion as Our Anger Management Class/Course is a minimum of 8 hours of material and often extends to 12 hours or more. You do not attend any higher learning class for one hour and get your Certificate of Completion. Think about that. That would be considered a "joke" of a program. I do see people who say they got set-up by their lying partners or lying strangers and a mired of other stories that blame others. I assume at least some are true.
But One Hour Class?
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At this time (2022) there is no licensing requirement by the Georgia Secretary of State Office for Anger Management.
Certification Training*
Certified Anger Management Providers* become certified by Anger Management Companies* awarding Title Designations that include but are not limited to:
- Certified Anger Resolution Therapist™ (CART)
The Center Of Anger Resolution, Inc.™
- Certified Anger Management Specialist™ (CAMS)
National Association Of Anger Management
- Certified Anger Management Expert™ (CAME)
Anger Management Certification
- Certified Anger Management Facilitators™ (CAMF)
Anderson and Anderson
- Certified Anger Management Professional
Century Anger Management
- Certified Anger Management Counselor
Anger Management Essentials
- Anger Management Treatment Professional (AMTP)
ITTI
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OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE BRAD RAFFENSPERGER
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404-656-2881
844.753.7825
Georgia Secretary of State
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: (478) 207-2440
Most Anger Management Models are based on psycho-education in four core competencies of Anger Management, Stress Management, Improved Communication Using Assertiveness and Active Listening, and Emotional Intelligence. We add Cognitive Restructuring.

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Anger Management has moved from the basic idea of management of anger to a broader understanding of the relationship between anger, stress, communication, and Emotional Intelligence: self-awareness, self management, social awareness, and relationship management. This provides the client with self understanding (awareness), learning to control one’s emotions, social awareness for better interactions and more productive relationship management.
Other compentencies as seen below include: Self-Regard, Self Actualization, Emotional Self-Awareness, Emotional Expression, Assertiveness, Independence, Interpersonal Relationships, Empathy, Social Responsibility, Problem Solving, Reality Testing, Imuplse Control, Flexibilty, Stress Tolerance, and Optimism. In most cases reduced recidivism is also achieved.

Newton Hightower LCSW, LMFT, LPC, CART
Anger Management Expert
The Center For Anger Resolution, Inc.™ of Houston, TX.
We offer a positive approach to resolving rage and improving the quality of life through anger control. Model accepted in all 50 US States.
http://www.angerbusters.com/help-for-men
“Destructive anger hurts your health, makes you miserable, blocks solutions, wastes your energy, keeps you helpless, invites attacks, imprisons your spirit, wrecks human relations, gives you headaches, causes accidents, ruins restful sleep and turns a love life into a lonely life.” — Newton Hightower
About the Center for Anger Resolution
At The Center For Anger Resolution, Inc. people do find solutions to their rage. Founded in 1993, The Center provides counseling, education, and training on anger management.
As a licensed psychotherapist for more than 35 years, Newton Hightower is a sought-after expert in anger management. After fighting a personal battle with anger that nearly destroyed his marriage, Mr. Hightower learned to resolve anger.
That led Newton to write his highly acclaimed book, Anger Busting 101: New ABCs for Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them. His book was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Psychology/Self Help book for 2002 by the Independent Book Publishers Association. The award is given to top books produced by independent publishing companies throughout the United States and Canada. Read more about this award winning anger management book.
Newton Hightower is the Founder and Director of The Center For Anger Resolution, Inc. and the former Director of the Baylor Family Medicine Counseling Clinic in Houston, Texas. Mr. Hightower is a fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and served on the Board of the Houston Group Psychotherapy Society for more than a decade. He is also the Past President of the Houston Association for Marriage & Family Therapy. Through his books, workshops, and training, Mr. Hightower has helped thousands of people across the country learn revolutionary anger management techniques.
Mr. Hightower trains other therapists around the country to help save marriages and to help men/women stop their fault-finding, sarcasm, arguing, self-justification, righteous indignation, rage and violence. Through Certification Course, Mr. Hightower trains therapists to become Certified Anger Resolution Therapists™. The New ABC’s Of Anger, Anger Management Curriculum is accepted in all 50 US States.
Mr. Hightower was a keynote speaker at the first National Conference on Alcohol and Drugs on factors in violence. Frequently, Mr. Hightower speaks at national and regional professional conferences and has been interviewed often on television and radio.
OWNER/DIRECTOR RICHARD L. TAYLOR BS, CART, CAME
Richard Taylor is a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist ™ [CART] certified by Newton Hightower Of The Center For Anger Resolution, Inc.™ of Houston, TX. Working with Violent and Rageful Men and Women. Accepted in all 50 US States, a leader nationally in Anger Management.
Richard Taylor is a Certified Anger Management Specialist™ (CAMS)
Richard Taylor is a Certified Anger Management Expert™ (CAME)
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