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Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger

Tools and techniques to help you cope with your emotions

Course overview:

Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger aims to provide awareness and knowledge of our emotions, with a key focus on anger. The course introduces tools and techniques that can help support people to cope and express themselves more effectively.

Aims of this course include:

  • Providing general awareness of our thoughts, feelings and behaviours

  • Exploring what can trigger and contribute towards feelings of anger

  • Increasing awareness of some coping strategies and techniques to help you effectively manage your emotions

  • Exploring the importance of self-care and compassion

“I learnt so much about how to analyse and question my thoughts and feelings, and the reaction that stems from these. It has enabled me to stop most eruptions before they escalate. Brilliant course, would definitely recommend. Literally life-changing!”
— Previous participant on the course

Course format:

Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger is a four-week course consisting of 4 x 2-hour sessions (one per week). The course is hosted by our Recovery Practitioner staff and Support Volunteers, who will guide attendees through presentations focused on the core topics above. Each session will include elements of group discussion and will allow time for questions. This course is free to attend. Registration is required to join.

 

Please note: If you miss 2 sessions in a row, we may suggest that you sign up for the next course in order to gain the full benefit of the programme.

 

Upcoming course dates:

We are running Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger on the following dates:

  • Session dates and times:

    • Session 1: Thursday 18 April 2024, 10:00am — 12:00 noon
    • Session 2: Thursday 25 April 2024, 10:00am — 12:00 noon
    • Session 3: Thursday 2 May 2024, 10:00am — 12:00 noon
    • Session 4: Thursday 9 May 2024, 10:00am — 12:00 noon

    Location:

    Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA (map)

Register for this course:

You can sign up for any course date starting within the next month. If the course date is later than that, you can instead register your interest — signups will officially open a month before the start date, at which point we will let you know and invite you to secure your place.

Please note: Registering your interest for a specific course date does not guarantee you a place on that course. However, those who register their interest for a specific course date will be informed by email of signups opening before this is shared more widely on our communication channels.

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Frequently asked questions:

Check out the answers to some common questions below. If you want to ask something else, please contact us.

  • Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger is free to attend. Register to secure your place on the course.

  • Anyone in Devon aged 18 years or over is welcome to register for the course.

  • In order to get the most value from the course, and to ensure no one misses out on a place, we highly recommend that you attend all 4 sessions. If you fail to attend 2 sessions in a row, we may suggest that you sign up for the next course in order to gain the full benefit of the programme.

  • Attendance varies, but to keep everyone comfortable we aim for a group size of up to 12. At times this may be slightly less or more dependent on various factors, including room size, available facilitators, and demand for the course.

  • Any future dates for this course will be added to this webpage as soon as they are confirmed. We also recommend signing up to our email newsletter and following us on social media to keep up with new course and workshop dates!

  • Yes, all locations we use for our courses are accessible for wheelchair users. Please indicate on your registration form if you require wheelchair access so that we can ensure we make your arrival as easy as possible.