Anger Management for Young Adults
Eight short videos on what anger is, what sets yours off, and how to keep it from costing you a job, a place to live, or a person you care about. You write your own anger control plan as you go.
- 8 video modules
- About 70 minutes
- 8 quizzes
- Student workbook
- Certificate at 80 percent
This class is not open to the public.
Angels Nest built it for the young people in our programs and the partners who work with them. Tell us who you are and we will set up your login.
A staff member answers within two business days.
What you walk away with
A blowup can cost a job, a lease, or a friendship in about thirty seconds. This class is about catching it before that.
- The difference between anger, which is a feeling, aggression, which is a behavior, and hostility, which is an attitude
- The anger meter: a 1 to 10 scale you use to catch yourself before 10
- The four kinds of warning signs your body and mind send first
- An anger control plan you write yourself, with tools for the moment and tools that stop the buildup
- A way to say what you need without blowing up or backing down
- A certificate with your name on it, signed by our executive director
The eight modules
Each one is a short video followed by a quiz. You need 80 percent on every quiz to earn the certificate.
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What anger is (and isn’t)
Anger is a feeling. Aggression is a behavior. When anger becomes a problem, four myths about it, and the 1 to 10 anger meter you use through the whole class.
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Events and cues
What actually sets you off, and the four kinds of warning signs your body and mind send before you hit a 10.
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Your anger control plan
Build your toolbox: the timeout, deep breathing, and the people you can call. Includes a short guided breathing exercise.
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The aggression cycle
Buildup, explosion, aftermath. How to break the cycle early, plus a short muscle relaxation exercise.
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Change the thought
It is rarely the event. It is what you tell yourself about it. How to catch the thought and argue with it.
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Say it straight
Aggressive, passive, passive-aggressive, and assertive. A five step way to handle a problem with someone without blowing up or backing down.
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Where you learned it
How the people who raised you handled anger and what carried over. Every question in this module is optional.
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Your plan, finished
A review of every tool in the class and your written anger control plan, done.
What comes with it
- The videosEight modules, about 70 minutes in total, with captions.
- The workbookA fill in workbook for all eight modules, as a PDF and a phone friendly Word file. Every blank is answered in the videos.
- The quizzesOne after each module, five questions each.
- The certificateIssued at 80 percent or better, with your name on it.
Adapted from SAMHSA’s Anger Management for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Clients: A Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy Manual and Participant Workbook (Reilly & Shopshire, 2019). SAMHSA does not endorse Angels Nest Inc.
Who this is for
Young people in and aging out of foster care, and anyone who has been told their temper is a problem at work, at home, or with the people they live with. Also the staff and caregivers who end up in those conversations.
This course teaches skills. It is not a substitute for counseling. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. If you are in crisis or thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, call or text 988 any time, or tell your Angels Nest staff right away.
Ready to get a handle on it?
Send us a request and a staff member will set up your login, usually within two business days.
Last updated October 12, 2026