Facilitation Technique Category: Anger Management

Activity Title: Anger Management Jenga

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Equipment: Jenga game
Activity Description: This activity requires the game Jenga. In addition, the activity leader
needs to evenly mark all Jenga cubes with green, red, blue and purple marker. Each of these
colors represent something. Say the participant pulls out a red cube, the red cube means
symptoms of anger. So now that participant must respond to the color he/she picks. The green, is
to say your coping skill, blue: something that makes you angry and purple: a goal to manager
that anger in the future. The group size should be 5-10 people. Everyone will take turns going
clock-wise around the circle pulling our jenga cubes. Each person must respond to the color that
is on the cube they pulled at. If they do not wish to share, then they must miss the next turn. In
order for every to feel comfortable sharing and respected, everyone must participate to avoid
hurting or disregarding anyones feeling.
Leadership Considerations: For the activity there should be CTRS in a leadership role. It is
important for the leader, to make sure that the group discussion during the activity stays on track
to achieve the goal of the session. Before the activity begins the leader should model, how the
game should be carried out. This could be done by the leader giving examples of how each color
should be answered. Also the leader should go over behavior that should be modeled and favored
for this activity. After each the activity is over, the leader will facilitate a debriefing, were the
group would talk about how they felt during the activity and how important coping skill are in
concerns with anger management.

Adaptations: Participants with Borderline Personality Disorder: Borderline Personality

Disorder is psychiatric illness that can be described as a Pervasive instability in interpersonal
relationships, moods, self image combined with marked impulsivity (Porter 2015). With this
disorder, people have a difficulty controlling anger and social functioning is a serious problem
area. One modification to this activity is to develop a risk management plan (Porter 2015). This
would create an environment that is safe for all participants. It is crucial for the CTRS to have a
full evaluation on the participant with BPD to know things like, if they self harm, are they
suicidal? This information is pertinent to modifying the environment to make it safe for all.
Another modification of the activity would be to have a group that is smaller playing the game
and also with other participants that have BPD. According to Porter this will create a less
threatening environment and help develop and maintain healthy relationships (Porter 2015).
Adaptations: Participants with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder: ADHD is neuro
development disorder. With this disorder, people experience emotional instability cause by anger,
defiant behavior and aggression towards people and animals (Porter 2015). One modification,
would be to have the participants repeat instructions back to the leader. This would help with
understanding of the activity and the purpose (Parker). I think it would be wise to start off with a
group of 1:3, and to have the leader participate in the activity. Another modification would to be
to role play before the activity begins. This could be done by creating a situation in which
someone is becoming angry, and role play how their actions should be carried out and how to
cope. This will prevent the likely hood of it happening during the activity. If during the activity
the leader notices the participant, become angry redirect there focus back to the purpose of the
game and briefly pause to discuss why they are getting angry and what would be the appropriate
way to handle it.

Adaptions References:
Dattilo, J. (2015). Facilitation techniques in therapeutic recreation (3rd ed.). State College, PA:
Venture
Porter, H. R. (2015). Recreational therapy for specific diagnoses and conditions. Enumclaw,
WA:
Idyll Arbor.
Parker, H., DR. (n.d.). Accommodations Help Students with Attention Deficit Disorders.
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