Certified Specialist in Anger Management

To be eligible for CSAM certification, the applicant must have earned a minimum of a master’s degree in their profession and hold a state or national license, with all training hours and supervision requirements completed to be licensed for independent practice in the state they are licensed.

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Licensed Creative Arts Therapists
• Psychiatrists
• Psychoanalysts
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics

A minimum of 12 hours of continuing education in specific anger management topics.

Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for CSAM certification include:

• Certified Specialist in Anger Management (CSAM) Course: Proven Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Every Clinician & Any Client
• Anger Management Treatment Professional by ITTI
• Certified Anger Management Treatment Professional DVD Training by PESI
• Transforming Anger: A Certified Specialist in Anger Management (CSAM) Training Course by PESI – Certification Fee Included!
• 2-Day Intensive Anger Management Certification Training

Wondering if a course meets the requirements for CSAM certification? Submit a copy of or link to the course title, speaker, outline and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.

Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer continuing education, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.

For your initial 1-year certification, please complete the following steps.

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your initial application payment of 149.99 USD online
3. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

To maintain CSAM certification, a renewal is required. After your initial 1-year certification, you have the option to renew for 1, 2 or 3 years. A 1-year renewal requires 6 clock hours of anger treatment-focused continuing education since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 clock hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.

Sample CSAM renewal trainings include:

• Mad as Hell: End Your Client’s Struggle with Anger and Help Them Gain Control of Their Lives with Clinical Strategies That Get Results by PESI
• Mindful Anger: The Art of Transforming a Difficult Emotion into a Powerful Therapeutic Tool by PESI
• Anger Management: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach by Quantum Units Education

Renewal CE content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification

Renewal Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate
3. Remit your CSAM renewal fee online
   • $49.99 for a 1-year renewal
   • $79.99 for a 2-year renewal
   • $99.99 for a 3-year renewal

Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.

Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 3 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification