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Anger Management Institute of Texas receives Letter of Appreciation
Posted by gakyles • 8/17/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: anger management, communciation, emotional intelligence, stress management
Mr. Kyles,
I am writing you this to share my appreciation for your series of anger and stress management classes. As mentioned in many conversations, I had searched for a provider who was both a specialist in this area and with whom I would feel personally and professionally comfortable. You met both of these criteria. I consulted with three and met with one other counselor in person. However, I felt that you were the best and most appropriate for my employees’ at Union Pacific Railroad. As the Regional EAP Manager for UP which includes seven states access to your web site has made my job easier to refer employees’ in a timely manner. The outcome of your programs has been cost effective for the employer and the employee. You are the expert and for all to hear the best in the field.
Best Regards, and should anyone of your prospective clients be in need of a recommendation or additional information about your program, please have them contact me.
Tarsyia Waddell LPC.LCDC.CEAP.SAP
Regional UP- EAP Manager
Thank you again.
“Anger Management Institute of Texas is a certified Anderson & Anderson provider.”
Gregory A. Kyles, M.A., LPC, CEAP, CAMF
Director, Anger Management Institute of Texas
Diplomate,President of Texas Chapter
American Association of Anger Management Providers
www.ami-tx.com
gregorykyles.wordpress.com/
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Hm... shouldn't posting a letter your company has received as thanks for your services be under, say, Shameless Blog Promotion?
Or, er, what are we generally supposed to discuss here?-
It might be too shameless for the shameless category. -
I apologize if my letter offended you - I'm new to blogcatalog; I was hoping my posting would generate a discussion about the merits and effectiveness of anger management services.
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No offense. But it would help if you stated your intention in plain English instead of posting a letter, which acts like a testimonial in an infomercial. Also, it helps if you use the proper category, Shameless Blog Promotion, since the subject is something in which you appear to have a vested interest. And heck, you could even call attention to a relevant blog post.
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Or perhaps, "copyright infringement"? Maybe "privacy violation"? Perhaps, in fact, depending on the exact nature of the program, "HIPAA violation"?
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No problem "stoneman" -- I wouldn't want you or "ThriftShopRomantic " to develop any issues regarding my posting.
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No one will get any issues, I just felt like typeing out my latest gas bill and posting it.
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It's not a question of issues, no worries. It just came off as being really random. People will be, I'm sure, happy to have a discussion of anger management perceptions if you wish to present some questions regarding it.
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"Issues"? And our usernames in quotations marks? Is that not a bit passive-aggressive for someone in the field of anger management? Be that as it may, why don't you come out and talk about whatever it is you wanted to talk about. Obviously, the letter by itself has not been enough of a prompt. "Random", as Jenn (aka ThriftShopRomantic) writes. I don't know a darn thing about anger management services. Maybe you could start with a specific story or issue.
Stoneman's my real name, by the way, my last name. You can also call me Mark, if you want.
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"I apologize if my letter offended you - I'm new to blogcatalog; I was hoping my posting would generate a discussion about the merits and effectiveness of anger management services."
I can't really make any sense of this. Who hopes to "generate a discussion" by handing someone a letter, without comment or explanation (and without even introducing himself)?
I'm developing some issues. They relate to the irony of someone providing services in the interpersonal communications arena touching off this kind of confusion with what I'm pretty sure is his first posting.-
MadameX -- it was never my intention nor wish for you to develop issues or confusion about my posting of a letter my agency received, nor was it my intention to appear passive-aggressive. You're absolutely right.. It was my first posting on this site, so I apologize if I caused you, Jenny, and Mark any heartburn. In the future I will make a good faith effort to only post articles to generate discussion, hopefully something of interest to you.
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My name is Tiffany, Mr. Kyles. Actually, anger management is of great interest to me, since I have a significant history in working with victims of domestic violence. In fact, just a few days ago I did a guest post on domestic violence in Christian marriage, and one of the questions that has been raised with me since is whether or not counseling and such really works in abusive relationships, so you're right on target with my interest and current projects--if you were talking about the issue instead of advertising your program.
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WELL THIS JUST MAKES ME SO DANG ANGRY!!!!11!!1
Srry, I just had to do that.
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Tiffany (MadameX) -- you're right I was advertising my program. I'm also glad to her anger management is of great interest to you, needless to say, it's also of great interest to me. However, anger management and domestic violence is not the same; domestic violence is the act of aggression toward a woman or child in an intimate relationship. Anger management is not appropriate for domestic violence perpetrators. Road rage, violent behavior, inappropriate verbal attacks, aggression, bullying others, and lack of appreciation for others are examples of issues that benefit from anger management. I would suggest you visit my website but I don’t want it to appear I’m advertising my services. :-)
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uhm, you confuse me. If "violent behavior, inappropriate verbal attacks, aggression, bullying others, and lack of appreciation for others are examples of issues that benefit from anger management." then how come "Anger management is not appropriate for domestic violence perpetrators" because doesn't it include all of the above (lack of appreciation, bullying, etc.)
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I actually have seen anger management programs regularly court ordered for perpetrators of domestic violence with great success. Perhaps your particular program isn't suited for domestic violence offenders, but the term "anger management" is pretty broad and the techniques applied not only vary, but can be tailored by professionals.
I'm curious, though, as to why you think that all of the kinds of aggressive and artificially dominant behavior you describe fall into one category and the same behaviors in a domestic violence situation into another. -
Actually Tiffany, I think he's confused. There is even a post listed on his blog that supposedly talks about how "Out of Control Angry ruins Personal Relationships" (where do I place the [sic]?
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Tiffany -- I'm glad you noticed that. The different between the two is one occurs in an intimate relationship (domestic violence) and one doesn't. Any time there is an act of physical aggression toward a woman or child in an intimate relationship it's domestic violence. I guess some anger management programs use anger management for domestic violence perpetrators; I don't because I know they need long term therapy.
V1ctorya - thanks for visiting my blog.-
I don't want to be confrontational when we've just met you and all, but it strikes me as a little surprising (and disturbing) that anyone who works in a field like yours would make a statement like "I know they need" about a huge sector of society as a whole. Every mental health, counseling, addictions, anger management, etc. professional I've ever worked with (and as a former criminal defense attorney and former domestic violence victims' advocate, I've worked with many) is very careful to avoid making categorical statements about the mental health needs of people they haven't had the opportunity to assess personally.
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I would suggest consistency (in terms of posting about relationships then saying you don't roll with 'those people'), spelling and grammar check so you can come off as the professional you want to be accepted as.
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It's been my experience as a License Professional Counselor (LPC) domestic violence perpetrators require more intense clinical services than I offer in my anger management program which focuses on anger and fear control skill development, but I could be wrong.
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I suspect that many, if not most, probably do. It was only the categorical nature of your statement that troubled me.
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Oy vey!
Or should I laugh?
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