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Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is comprehensive, evidence-based intervention designed to reduce aggressive and violent behavior. It is particularly useful for individuals who have difficulty controlling their anger, exhibit aggressive behavior, or struggle with social interactions. The PACT Program, provides ART to participants through sessions designed to help recognize anger, inappropriate communication with others, aggressive behavior and to correct such behavior through fitness. Each session is facilitated by certified fitness instructors and academic support services. The instruction revolves around the premise that behavior in manageable. PACT Program participants are guided to understand anger at its onset , how they choose to approach anger, and what can happen as a result of their choices. By understanding the antecedents, behavior choices, and consequences (ABCs) of behavior, participants can begin to control their aggression instead of letting their emotions control them.

Program Description

ART Core Components:

Skillstreaming (Social Skills Training): Teaches individuals prosocial behaviors and interpersonal skills to replace aggressive behaviors
- Process: Participants are taught specific social skills, such as how to make a complaint, how to deal with accusations, or how to understand another person's point of view. The training involves modeling the skill, role-playing scenarios, receiving feedback, and practicing the skill in real-life situations.

Anger Control Training: Helps participants recognize triggers for their anger and learn ways to control their emotional responses
- Process: Participants learn to identify what provokes their anger (internal and external triggers), how their body reacts to anger, and the thoughts they have in response to these triggers. Techniques like deep breathing, self-instruction, and problem-solving are taught to manage anger more effectively. The goal is to prevent aggressive outbursts by managing anger in a constructive way.

Moral Reasoning: Enhances participants' moral judgment and ethical decision-making
- Process: Through discussions and exercises, participants are guided to reflect on moral dilemmas and are encouraged to consider the perspectives of others. This component aims to raise the participants' level of moral reasoning so that they can make decisions that are not only beneficial to themselves but also to society.

ART GOALS

Reduce aggressive behavior
Enhance social skills
Anger control
Moral reasoning development
Improvement in self-control
Prevention of future aggressive incidents
Building positive peer relationships