S.T.E.A.R. Anger Management Course

S.T.E.A.R. Anger Management

Skills & Tools for Emotion and Anger Regulation

New pilot program

Everyone gets angry. What matters is what happens next. S.T.E.A.R. is a one-day, four-hour course that helps you recognize your emotional triggers, manage your responses, and handle conflict in healthier ways, with real skills you can put to use right away.

Register: Call 919.821.0790 x150

What the course covers

The course runs as four one-hour segments in a single day:

Understanding Your Emotions. What anger is, where it comes from, and how it connects to other feelings.
Recognizing Triggers & Warning Signs. Spotting the situations, thoughts and body signals that come before an outburst.
Anger Management Skills. Practical de-escalation, calming and communication techniques.
Your Personal Action Plan. A written plan built around your own triggers, to take home and use.

What you’ll walk away with

A clear understanding of what triggers your anger
Ways to spot warning signs before things escalate
Practical de-escalation and calming techniques
Stronger communication and conflict-resolution skills
Your own personal anger management plan
A completion certificate, issued at the end of the course

Who it’s for

S.T.E.A.R. is open to adults 18 and older, whether you’ve been referred by a court, Social Services, CPS or another agency, or you’re signing up on your own. It’s designed for people working on anger or emotion regulation in any relationship: with family, coworkers, neighbors or others.

Quick facts

Format	One day · four 1-hour segments (4 hours total)
Delivery	In person, Raleigh, NC. Location provided when you register.
Cost	$50 flat fee. Reduced fees available based on financial need.
Eligibility	Adults 18+
Referrals	Courts, county agencies, DSS, CPS and self-referrals
Completion	Certificate provided at the end of the course
Schedule	Offered monthly. Call for upcoming dates.

How to register

Call or email Michael Adams, Program Manager, at 919.821.0790 x150 or madams@tfsnc.org.
If you’ve been referred by a court or agency, have your order or referral paperwork ready.
Pay the $50 course fee.
Attend the full four-hour session and receive your completion certificate the same day.

Cost

The course fee is $50. Reduced fees are available based on financial need. Cost should never be the reason someone can’t get help. Ask about it when you register.

For attorneys, courts and referring agencies

S.T.E.A.R. is a standalone course for an isolated anger or emotion-regulation concern. It is not a Domestic Violence Intervention Program and does not replace DOSE when a case involves a pattern of intimate-partner abuse.

Because S.T.E.A.R. is a new pilot, please confirm acceptance requirements with the referring court or with TFS before finalizing an order that names it. Suggested order language:

“[Party] shall complete the S.T.E.A.R. anger-management course through Triangle Family Services (919-821-0790 x150) and provide the completion certificate within ___ days.”

Download the Family Safety bench reference (PDF) →

Contact

Michael Adams, Program Manager · 919.821.0790 x150 · madams@tfsnc.org
Triangle Family Services · 3937 Western Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27606

If you’re in crisis or thinking about harming yourself or someone else, call or text 988 or call 911.