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Valencia Calahan, M.A., C.A.M.F. Welcome to the website of Empowerment Zone and particular, to my biography page, I am a passionate advocate for constructive living because I believe that application of constructive living through practice, education, and personal policy can alleviate suffering, advance knowledge, elevate, and empower the human condition.
Valencia Calahan is a Certified Anger Management Facilitator, and a diplomat member of the American Association of Anger Management Providers. She is the founder and executive director of Empowerment Zone, an anger management program approved and utilized by the Behavioral Board of Science Examiners, Nursing Board, and the California State Board of Corrections. Calahan earned her Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism from Clark Atlanta University and a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Throughout her 13 year demanding and challenging people oriented professional career, her altruistic desires led her to focus her career in counseling and criminal justice working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Her background also includes facilitating an adult sex-offenders group and co-facilitated a domestic violence group. Her professional background includes working for Los Angeles Unified School District, YMCA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, and Los Angeles County Law Enforcement Agency worked in collaboration with Los Angeles County Office of Education and Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health. Anger and conflict are normal aspects of everyday life, yet do to the inability to manage intense feelings, it may lead to poor interpersonal relationships, stress, anxiety, depression, unemployment, expulsion, violence, abuse, incarceration, isolation, and death. Calahan instituted the Empowerment Zone for Anger and Stress Management to meet the demand for these services. With the economy, work force, social condition, dealing with difficult people, and other environmental factors contributing to stress of daily life. Calahan realize there has been an increased need for resources to manage stress and anger. Calahan collaboratively dedicated herself through the Empowerment Zone to meet the needs of our community and offer quality education and training to individuals, parents, schools, child care providers, employee assistance programs, faith based organizations, organized sports, entertainment industry, mental health and substance abuse counselors, law enforcement personnel and businesses who can utilize these skills to decrease destructive related behaviors, enhance their profession and improve morale, productivity and performance in most major areas of life. Calahan has a passion for working with people, and an understanding of the importance for proper communication and empathy within relationships, family, schools, workplace, and the community. Classes are held days, evenings, weekends, and on-site. Her office provides accelerated anger management classes for business owners, executives, high-profile clients, general population, EAP, HR, and court referrals. |
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