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Society and conventional therapeutic wisdom posits that Anger in any shape or form is “bad” and intervention programs focus on a wide variety of strategies to suppress it.  Dr. Joann Peterson, M.S.W.,A.C.S.W.,Dip.C., Ph.D. spent more than 40 years developing anger/violence interventions for children and adults.  The Anger Toolbox Series is based on Dr. Peterson’s three-day workshop at The Haven Institue on Gabriola Island, BC.  It stands in sharp contrast to other anger maagement programs because Dr. Peterson believes anger is a feeling or emotional response to hurt, fear, frustration, helplessness and loss. Since those are natural feelings, she teaches the tools to express them responsibly, separate anger from violence and build safety in all relationships.