Welcome to Virtual Class-Conscious Discipline: Responding to Anger and Rage!
Certified Instructors: Becky Bailey, Kim Jackson, & Nicole Mercer
These modules are available until January 10th, 2026. Each course has several modules with about 10 hours of training.
You will receive a registration confirmation e-mail from Conscious Discipline within 5 business days of signing up. Contact Margaret for any questions: margaretr@smifoundation.org.
Must be in the SMIF region to register for this class. Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation serves south central and southeastern Minnesota which includes 20 counties, 175 communities and one Native nation. This includes the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Goodhue, Martin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Mower, Rice, Olmsted, Steele, Sibley, Waseca, Wabasha, Winona and Watonwan, as well as the Prairie Island Indian Community.
Responding to Anger and Rage:
Intense emotions require an equally intense focus on healing.
- Learn the origins, characteristics and purpose of anger, and utilize this information to manage your own internal states and respond to others’ anger effectively.
- Identify how and why rage is different than anger, and discover specific practices that empower you to respond in ways that deescalate and heal rather than escalating and deepening the hurt.
- Learn about our emotional guidance system, reflect on the three modes of emotional socialization (modeling, responding and instruction), and explore how our experiences impact how we express our feelings.
- Apply the Five Steps for Self-Regulation in the context of anger and make a plan for implementing them in your workplace.
- Discover the foundational components and intent behind a Calming And Recovery Environment (C.A.R.E.) as an alternative to or enhancement for In School Suspension, and learn how to utilize it to help children who experience rage.
