Introduction to the Program -  Nonviolence Education.com specializes in educational programs in the areas of Anger Management, Family Violence, Parenting, Animal Abuse and Post Traumatic Stress issues. Our goal for our students is the development of non-violent life skills. Developing non-violent life skills includes the removal of physically, emotionally and verbally abusive styles. Our programs encourage students to interact frequently with skill support trainers and requires a certain amount of one on one interaction as part of our testing procedures.

All programs have been developed by Lorraine Watson, MS, MFT. Lorraine is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist. She has been running these same programs in a classroom setting for over 15 years. She has treated thousands of court ordered and volunteer students. She has developed and oversees all activities on our website. She is actively involved in the progress of all of the site's students.

Our online programs have been carefully designed to assure that the student has a true working knowledge of the subject material. Our testing process includes not only true/false questions, but also numerous open-ended exercises which require that the student demonstrate that they can apply what they have learned. Students will be held back and worked with one on one if they do not demonstrate this. Our commitment is to learning and true behavior change.

Nonviolence Education.com is open to answering any additional questions the court may have about our programs, either by email or phone. Please contact us by phone at 760-729-8310 or email us at nonviolenceeducation@gmail.com

Reporting provided to Court - We provide progress reports to the courts upon request plus a completion report once we have ascertained that the student has satisfactorily completed all of our requirements. We have a system by which we verify that the court ordered individual actually took the course.

Contents of the Program - The following is a listing of topics covered in our Anger Management workbook, "Expressing Anger Nonviolently".

• Anger as a secondary emotion
• Learning primary emotions
• Good vs bad anger
• The roots of violence
• Defining violence & abuse
• Blocks to expressing anger
• Being accountable for our lives
• The learned aspect of anger
• Repressive vs explosive anger
• Assertive/Aggressive/Non-assertive
• I statement (Communication)
• Active Listening (Communication)
• Setting boundaries
• Handling criticism
• Anger cues & triggers
• Deescalation techniques
• Time outs
• Changing our faulty self talk
• Learning to forgive
• Developing empathy
• Building self esteem
• Stress management
• Personal empowerment
• Spiritual growth - Letting go of the need to control

Expanded support - Our site will continue to support the completed student in the following ways:

• A free newsletter covering all areas of nonviolence.
• Follow up one on one skills support meant to support their learning.
• Membership to our Anger Management blog, "theangermanagementeducationblog.com"

Advantages to Online Learning - Advantages to online learning include:

• Affordable education
• A constantly expanding array of educational materials
• A free e-newsletter on nonviolence
• Free membership to our learning blog
• Study at home. Student can learn at any time.
• Student can learn at own pace. Student is not held back by slower learners. Or if the student is a challenged learner he can receive more personalized attention from a skills support trainer (this is not always possible in group counseling)
• Skills support trainers are always available for questions by phone or email.
• In most cases a higher level of learning is achieved. This is because a student's progress is being assessed as they move through the program. If a student is not doing well on the tests in one area, they will be stopped and worked with personally on that area until they demonstrate adequate understanding. Students with less understanding cannot as easily slip by as they can in a group. Each student is assessed as to their comprehension on all areas of the program before they are allowed to successfully complete.

Thank you for your consideration of our program. Again please contact us with any questions you might have.

Regards

Nonviolence Education.com

Lorraine Watson MFT