Dr Raymond Chip Tafrate - PhD

Raymond Chip Tafrate, Ph.D. is a licensed Psychologist in Connecticut and New York and Professor and Chairperson of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University.

He frequently consults with state Criminal Justice agencies in the development of cognitive-behavioral programs for adolescents and adults with difficult-to-change problems such as alcohol and drug dependence, intimate partner violence, anger, and persistent criminal behavior.

He is also a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, a Fellow and Supervisor of the Albert Ellis Institute, and has many years of experience providing clinical services in outpatient settings.

His works on strategies for engaging, assessing, and treating clients with anger problems have been published in scientific journals, books and demonstration DVDs for practitioners, and have been presented throughout North America, Europe, and Australia.

Among his most recent projects are:

• The Anger Regulation and Expression Scale for youth (Multi-Health systems 2010)
• Anger Management for everyone: Seven proven ways to control anger and live a happier life (Impact publishers 2009)
• Understanding Anger Disorders (Oxford University Press 2006)
• The Anger Disorders Scale (Multi-Health Systems 2004)
• Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners (Impact Publishers 2002)

His training courses emphasize active involvement in creative learning activities that build proficiency and confidence so that participants can apply new skills in their own settings.