Description: From the authors of the hugely popular self-help guide, Anger Management for Everyone, comes a comprehensive resource to help clinicians treat client anger. Using the authors' innovative and modular SMART (Selection Menu for Anger Reduction Treatment) model for anger intervention, professionals will find motivational interviewing techniques and other effective tools for helping clients manage problem anger and live better lives.
Brief description: Howard Kassinove, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist, former chairperson of the psychology department at Hofstra University, and past director of their PhD program in clinical and school psychology. Kassinove is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Albert Ellis Institute, and the Behavior Therapy and Research Society. Editor of Anger Disorders, he has published more than sixty papers, and has lectured widely in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Review Quotes: "In this compassionate, comprehensive, and engaging book, Kassinove and Tafrate provide clinicians with an invaluable guide to work with clients with anger problems. The authors convey their collective wisdom and experience as stellar anger researchers and clinicians in a clear and straightforward manner, and include engaging clinical examples and practical client worksheets. Given the prevalence and impact of anger-related problems, this volume is transdiagnostic and relevant to many disciplines and types of clients. This book will be an invaluable resource for clinicians ranging from those in training to seasoned practitioners, as well as a variety of allied health professionals (psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, etc.)."
--Alexander L. Chapman, Ph.D, RPsych, professor in the clinical science department of psychology at Simon Fraser University, coauthor of The DBT Skills Workbook for Anger and The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide, and author of Phone Coaching in Dialectical Behavior Therapy--Alexander L. Chapman, Ph.D, RPsych