Beyond Anger and Violence+: A Program for Women and Gender Diverse People

Beyond Anger and Violence+: A Program for Women and Gender-Diverse People

[Covington, S. (2025). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley]

9781394241316 (workbook) and 9781394241330 (facilitator guide)

NEW EDITION COMING SOON!

Beyond Anger and Violence+: A Program for Women and Gender-Diverse People is the new edition scheduled to be released in Winter of 2025. Our understanding of gender has shifted from the binary male-female model to a more inclusive and expansive model. In order to reflect these changes, the definition of gender responsive has been expanded to include the experiences of transgender and nonbinary people. This new material has inclusive pronouns, as well as examples of their experiences and focus questions specific to this group.  New topics to this edition include:

• The Risk of Suicide in Prison
• Fostering Connection, Hope, and Meaning in Prison
• Our Children
• Nurturing in Action
• Caregiving over Time and with Others
• Relationships in Prison
• Everyday Actions in Our Relationships

Beyond Anger and Violence+ is an evidence-based manualized curriculum for women and gender-diverse people who are struggling with the issue of anger and who are in community settings (outpatient and residential substance abuse treatment programs, domestic violence shelters, mental health clinics, etc.).   Beyond Anger & Violence+ is the first manualized intervention for women that focuses on anger, as well as the trauma they may have experienced.  It utilizes a variety of evidence-based therapeutic strategies (i.e., psycho-education, role playing, mindfulness activities, cognitive behavioral restructuring and grounding skills for trauma triggers). 

Beyond Anger and Violence+ is a 26-session (52-hour) intervention that consists of a facilitator guide, participant workbook, and DVD.  The facilitator’s manual is a step-by-step guide containing the theory, structure, and content needed for running groups. It includes the companion DVD, What I Want My Words to Do To You (by Eve Ensler), incorporated throughout the program sessions. The participant’s workbook allows participants to process and record the therapeutic experience. There are detailed and empowering tools, skill-building exercises, and activities focused on self-examination.  The program is designed to assist participants in understanding trauma, the multiple aspects of anger, the connection between substance use and aggression, and increasing emotional regulation.  The materials are designed to be user-friendly and self-instructive. This allows the program to be implemented by a staff with a wide range of training and experience. 

BEYOND VIOLENCE+/BEYOND ANGER AND VIOLENCE+ OPEN ENROLLMENT TRAINING JUNE 4-5 AND 11-12 (4-DAY TRAINING, 5 HOURS PER DAY)

Materials will be available for purchase in the Winter of 2025.