About Us

About The Anger Management Educational Resource

What We're All About

Our mission is to provide accessible, professional anger management education to individuals ans administrators that meets court requirements while helping individuals develop healthier ways to manage anger and assisting administrators in making treatment plans for their clients. Founded in 2020 by Whitney Rudkin in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Anger Management Educational Resource (TAMER) provides court-mandated anger management programs online.  We found a need to bring an evidence-based training program online and we are here to set the bar for the online community. 

We are a community-based alternative -sentencing program that specializes in working with violent offenders.  Our programs were designed with a strong foundation in cognitive theory and tailored using best practices in web development.        Two years of professional development went into the creation of our training materials, making the needs of the client the primary focus, while ensuring that our lesson plans were closely aligned with the National Anger Management Association.

  Whitney Rudkin brings over three decades of experience in criminal justice, including:

  • Private Investigation Agency Owner
  • Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum Director for at-risk youth
  • Specialized training in defense investigations, child abuse investigations, and correctional programs

 

        

         

     

Why the CAAAP is Different

Let me tell you why the CAAAP exists and why it matters more than any other anger assessment you’ll ever use. I’m going to share this the way I wish someone had explained it to me twenty years ago – not as a dry academic exercise, but as a real conversation between professionals who understand that behind every assessment score is a human being whose life hangs in the balance. 

Picture this: You’re sitting across from James, a 42-year-old construction foreman. His wife gave him an ultimatum – get help for his anger or she’s taking the kids and leaving. His employer is threatening termination after his third “incident” with a subcontractor. He’s facing assault charges from a bar fight. Traditional anger assessments would give you a number, maybe classify him as “high anger.” Then what? You’d know he’s angry – which everyone already knew – but you’d have no idea what kind of angry, why he’s angry, what triggers it, how it manifests, what’s maintaining it, or most importantly, what specific interventions would actually help him.

The Two Score Revolution

Using the CAAAP, Robert would show a Problem Score of 687 out of 820 (severe range) and a Coping Score of 42 out of 220 (minimal resources). This combination reveals an Explosive Anger Profile (EAP) – someone with severe anger that erupts suddenly with minimal ability to regulate. His anger goes from zero to one hundred in seconds, often triggered by trauma-related stimuli, with little awareness of escalation until after the explosion. He needs intensive intervention starting with basic safety planning, physiological regulation techniques, and trauma-informed stabilization. 

James would show a Problem Score of 445 out of 820 (moderate range) but a Coping Score of 198 out of 220 (excellent resources). This pattern suggests a Situational-Reactive Profile (SRP) combined with elements of Hostile Attribution Profile (HAP) – someone who generally manages well but has specific situational triggers that override their skills, particularly around perceived authority challenges. He doesn’t need to learn anger management; he needs to understand his specific trigger patterns, process the underlying authority-related trauma, and develop protocols for high-risk situations. 

Do you see how this changes everything? Instead of one number that tells us almost nothing, we get a complete picture that points directly to what each person actually needs.