Cognitive Relaxation Coping Skills

An Effective Practice

Description

The Cognitive Relaxation Coping Skills (CRCS) program targets heightened cognitive, emotional, and physiological sensations, with a goal of increasing children's ability to control their emotions. Students are taught methods for relaxation and for attitude change and how to use those skills to control their feelings of anger. The premise of the program is that as students apply these skills and learn how to relax, or if they avoid becoming angry in the first place, they are better able to deal effectively with frustrating situations.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to provide students with skills that can be used for understanding and controlling their emotions.

Results / Accomplishments

Significant treatment effects were found for reducing children’s levels of anger, depression, anxiety, and delinquent behavior. The study was conducted with high-anger youth, so the results may not be consistent across other populations.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Colorado State University
Primary Contact
Dr. Jerry L. Deffenbacher
Department of Psychology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-6871
Jerry.Deffenbacher@ColoState.edu
Topics
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Children's Health
Education / School Environment
Organization(s)
Colorado State University
Source
Promising Practices Network
Date of publication
Jun 2006
Location
Fort Collins, CO
For more details
http://www.promisingpractices.net/program.asp?prog...
Target Audience
Children

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  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.