Anger Management

This free program is based on The Anger Solutions Program by Julie Christenson and the Lifestyles Programs by Dr. Barbara Armstrong. It is offered at JHS’ main site and is open to ex-prisoners who have been deemed to be at medium- to high-risk of re-offending. It assists clients to recognize, challenge, and replace aggressive responses to their anger with pro-social expressions of anger. Each participant completes an initial one hour intake assessment. The program runs twice a week for two hours for 10 sessions. Clients can make-up up to 3 missed sessions after which they will be asked to leave the program. At this point, they may put their name on a wait list for the next group to begin in order to take the entire program again at another time. Bus tickets are available and participants are both voluntary and mandated. Letters of completion are provided for Children’s Aid Society, probation, court, and the JHS Bail Program. The program is being run on a pilot basis and at this time there is no specific funding for it though it will be re-evaluated in March of 2009.

John Howard Society of Ottawa: Main Office
550 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N 5L5