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Goals For Emerge Members
Group Rules
Group Times
Immediately stop physical abuse and intimidation
Recognize and describe how you have been harmful towards your partner and family.
Understand the harm this behavior has caused.
Develop an understanding of how you have benefited from your behavior in the past
and how you can benefit from changing your behavior now.
Work to be open and honest with group leaders and fellow group members.
At Emerge, our main expectation is the practice of respectful communication. We expect group members to be respectful towards each other and group leaders. Group members who are not respectful will be asked to leave the group and may risk termination from the program. We also expect group members to respect each other’s confidentiality by not describing other group members outside of the group. Group members can speak to their friends and family about what they are learning and how they are working to change.
English – Stage One
Tuesdays 11am to 1pm
Thursdays 8pm to 10pm
English – Stage Two
Tuesdays 11am to 1pm
Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm
Wednesdays 6pm to 8pm
Thursdays 6PM to 8PM
Spanish – Stage One
Wednesdays 3pm to 5pm
Spanish – Stage Two
Wednesdays 5pm to 7pm
Program Exercises
Program Goals
Education Abuse
One session reviewing the program workbook, discussing the activities involved in the program, and discussing an initial educational lesson.
Four sessions discussing the concept of “Prevention.” These sessions focus on changing thoughts to prevent a harmful reaction to anger.
Four sessions discussing the concept of “Containment.” These sessions focus on how to stop anger from escalating to an unmanageable level.
Four sessions discussing the concept of “Resolution.” These sessions focus developing conflict resolution skills and making amends for angry behavior.
One session of review and self-evaluation, reflecting on lessons learned and goals for the future.
To understand the difference between anger as an emotion and angry behavior which leads to harmful choices towards yourself and others.
To understand negative self-talk and how such thoughts work to escalate emotions and choices.
To demonstrate knowledge of how to contain anger in the moment and how to calm down and make choices that are not harmful to yourself and/or others.
To learn conflict resolution skills and practice them during sessions.
To start to learn how to reduce anger and build values and meaning in life that are not dependent on anger.