Anger Management, a Consumer Alert

The Anderson & Anderson Anger Management Curriculum is currently the only anger management program accepted by the California Superior Court in Los Angeles County for court mandated anger management referrals. At the request of the Anger Management Committee of the Los Angeles Court, Anderson & Anderson is required to provide free copies of its client workbooks to any officer of the court. This includes the District Attorney, City Attorneys, Public Defenders, Commissioners and Judges. In addition, a list of approved Anderson & Anderson providers in Los Angeles County is provided to all Courts quarterly. Any consumer who attends classes not on this list will not receive credit for the classes attended. This arrangement has been in effect for over twelve years.

No court in any state has ever refused to accept the Anderson & Anderson Curriculum for mandated court referrals. This is not by accident; rather, it is based on the following facts regarding this model:

1. The Anderson & Anderson curriculum is published in English and Spanish. It is culturally appropriate for volunteer and mandated clients from businesses/industry and the courts.


2. It is universally accepted throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and most English speaking countries. The Anderson & Anderson model is used in businesses, human resource management, prisons, children services, mental health agencies and correctional settings worldwide.


3. This curriculum is used in conjunction with the Conover Anger Management Assessment. Each client or student is required to complete either the 18 item or the 104 item Anger Management Map. This Map determines the client’s level of functioning in managing anger, stress, communication and empathy/emotional intelligence. A fifth category is motivation to change. The built in post test is designed to determine the success or lack of success for each client. This is as close to evidenced based intervention currently available.


4. As an indication of the dominance of the Anderson & Anderson anger management model, a snapshot of it’s corporate/industry list will demonstrate its widespread use worldwide. The single largest Anderson & Anderson business client is the United States Postal Service with 820,000 employees, other organizations include the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Canadian Department of Mental Health, Cayman Island Prison System, Californian State Board of Prisons, Bermuda Probation Department and Sony Pictures Entertainment.


5. This model has been the subject of major articles and interviews in the Chicago Tribune, Cover Story of the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Toronto Star, ESPN, NBC “Starting Over”, Sunday Edition of the London Times, NPR, and the Society of Human Resource Managers Magazine.


6. The Anderson & Anderson model is used exclusively by the California State Superior Court for all of Los Angeles County. No other anger management curriculum has achieved this distinction.


7. The Employee Assistance Program for the United States House of Representatives uses the Anderson & Anderson Certified Anger Management Provider list for it’s to make referrals of its client base.


8. Anderson & Anderson is the only anger management organization with the capacity, prominence and international recognition to sell licensing agreements worldwide.


9. This model is complete. It has client workbooks, posters, DVDs, CDs, pre and post tests, facilitator guide, sample brochures, sample websites, sample business cards as well as sample marketing plans.


10. Anderson & Anderson is the only anger management model with a special option for Executive Coaching for Physicians, Attorneys and high profile clients who need to be seen individually. We are the sole resource for celebrity clients in the Los Angeles area. All Medical Boards in the nation accept this model for mandated physician referrals.

Additional information on the Anderson & Anderson model can be found by visiting the following sites: The Anderson and Anderson anger management and executive coaching website, the Anger Management Trends blog, Anderson & Anderson Anger Management and Executive Coaching Blog, The American Association of Anger Management Providers website, and Carlos Todd's Anger Management Resources website. The Anderson and Anderson office can be reached at 310-207-3591.

— George Anderson, MSW, LCSW, BCD, CAMF