National Anger Management Association
Comment: Sources are all passing mentions, except for one which is a press release. I'm skeptical any of them would contribute to notability regardless. mwwv converse∫edits 16:52, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
(National Anger Management Association) (NAMA) is a United States-based professional organization that provides training and certification in anger management, crisis intervention, domestic violence, and related fields. Its credentials include the Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist (CCIS) certifications.
NAMA credentials and training programs have been referenced or used by public agencies in the United States. The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) has incorporated NAMA's Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist Level II (CCIS-II) credential into behavioral-health crisis-intervention training funded through the federal Mental Health Block Grant.[1]
Certification programs
NAMA administers the Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS) credential at several levels. According to the organization's certification standards, the levels address anger-management education, professional or clinical services, advanced practice, training, and supervision.[2]
The organization also provides certification programs in crisis intervention, domestic violence, and parent training.[2]
Independent public-agency sources document the use of NAMA credentials. The Department of Social Services in Prince William County, Virginia, operates an anger-management program and states that its facilitators are certified by the National Anger Management Association.[3]
Crisis-intervention training in Washington
The Washington State Health Care Authority has incorporated the Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist Level II (CCIS-II) credential into crisis-intervention training for behavioral-health personnel.[1]
In its fiscal-year 2024–2025 Mental Health Block Grant application, HCA proposed providing CCIS Level II training, or equivalent training, to at least 1,080 crisis staff over two years.[1] The proposal gave priority to statewide crisis teams and included personnel from PACT, New Journeys, and WISe teams.[1]
The agency requested funding for the initiative for federal fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025.[1] HCA stated that the costs included training, manuals, application fees, and lifetime CCIS-II certification from the National Anger Management Association.[1]
In November 2023, HCA reported that Mental Health Block Grant funds provided through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act were being used to sponsor CCIS-II training for mobile rapid-response crisis teams, including designated crisis responders and peer personnel.[4]
HCA reported that 248 individuals had been certified during the first quarter and that training would continue through June 30, 2024.[4] The agency also extended training opportunities to members of the Co-responder Outreach Alliance and personnel from 988 crisis-contact centers.[4]
By January 2024, HCA reported that 460 individuals had received the CCIS-II credential from NAMA.[5]
Washington's subsequent Mental Health Block Grant planning documents continued to identify the National Anger Management Association as an example of a significant certification associated with nationally recognized crisis de-escalation training.[6] The state's plans included CCIS-II training for personnel associated with Recovery Navigator Programs, intensive residential treatment programs, crisis relief centers, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, fire and EMS co-responder programs, 988 crisis-contact centers, and mobile rapid-response crisis teams.[6]
Use in public and community programs
Prince William County, Virginia, states that facilitators in its Department of Social Services anger-management program are certified by the National Anger Management Association.[3] The county describes the program as providing anger-management instruction to people involved with social services who have been determined to benefit from the program.[3]
NAMA has also been referenced in juvenile-justice planning materials in California. A 2025 Mariposa County juvenile-justice plan describes a teen anger-management program offered through Ethos using a curriculum developed by the Anger Management Institute.[7] The county document states that the curriculum is recognized and endorsed by NAMA and uses cognitive-behavioral techniques intended to improve emotional intelligence and emotional regulation.[7]
Use in research
NAMA has also been referenced in peer-reviewed research on anger-management training. A study by Yuriko Tanabe and colleagues, published in Nursing Open, evaluated an anger-focused emotional-management training program for nurses.[8]
The researchers stated that the anger-management component of the program was based on a program developed by the Japan Anger Management Association, which they identified as a chapter of the National Anger Management Association.[8] The training included education about emotions and anger, recognition of individual anger tendencies, coping with impulses and stress, awareness of values associated with anger, and assertive communication.[8]
The study involved 283 nurses and assessed participants before training, immediately afterward, and three months after training.[8] The researchers reported reductions in total aggression scores immediately after training, with a smaller reduction remaining at the three-month assessment.[8]
Professional conferences
NAMA has organized professional conferences concerning anger management, domestic violence, aggression, and crisis intervention. In 2018, it held a conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., titled Future of Anger Management, Domestic Violence and Crisis Intervention.[9]
The conference was scheduled for April 5–6, 2018, and included presentations concerning anger-management treatment, domestic violence, crisis intervention, and related subjects.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "SUPTRS and MHBG Block Grant Application (Fiscal Year 2024–25)" (PDF). Washington State Health Care Authority. p. 11. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anger Management Specialist Certification". National Anger Management Association. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Treatment Services". Prince William County, Virginia. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "CRIS Updates" (PDF). Washington State Health Care Authority. November 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "CRIS Updates" (PDF). Washington State Health Care Authority. January 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "FY 2026–2027 Combined Block Grant Application" (PDF). Washington State Health Care Authority. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mariposa County 2025 JJCPA-YOBG Plan" (PDF). California Office of Youth and Community Restoration. p. 15. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Tanabe, Yuriko; Asami, Takeshi; Yoshimi, Asuka; Abe, Kie; Saigusa, Yusuke (2023). "Effectiveness of anger-focused emotional management training in reducing aggression among nurses". Nursing Open. 10 (2): 998–1006. doi:10.1002/nop2.1367. PMC 9834502 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 36111753 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Experts Discuss the Future of Anger Management, Domestic Violence and Crisis Intervention at the National Anger Management Association International Conference, Washington, DC" (Press release). PR Newswire. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
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