Helping Kids Handle Anger (Assist Program)

ASSIST is an affective education program designed to increase students' growth in the areas of self-concept, interpersonal relationships, and emotional understanding. The ASSIST lessons include: an objective, materials and "to the teacher" section; a scripted lesson that includes everything that should be said when teaching the lesson; a series of transparency masters and student worksheet masters; and a variety of supplementary activities. Lessons are: It's OK to Be Mad, It's Not OK to Be Mean, The Turtle Technique for Tempering Anger, The Talk to Yourself Trick, Everyone Gets Angry Sometimes, Four Steps for Controlling Anger (4 lessons), Dealing with Frustration, Don't Take Your Anger Out on Someone Else, How To Tell a Friend You're Mad, What To Do When a Friend Is Mad at You, You Can Love Someone and Still Be Angry at Them, What To Do When an Adult is Angry at You, and How To Keep Put-downs from Making You Angry.