A Close Look at The ARISE Online Training

As a nonprofit with 25+ years of staff training and curricula development experience, ARISE is able to provide the following for only $199.

How come it’s so cheap for evidence based programs?

Our dreams become reality when one more person signs on to help foster qualities in at-risk youth such as the ability to manage their anger, empathy and responsible decision making. These skills and lessons shared in compassionate ARISE groups have proven to improve lives of troubled youth that society has given up on. Our founder, Edmund Benson was one of these kids.

» ENROLL – ARISE online Life Skills Training

21 Lessons (20 hours) of inspiring online Life and social skills training21 Lessons (20 hours) of inspiring online Life and social skills training

That equips graduates of this course to confidently conduct ARISE group sessions. All participants receive the downloadable, illustrated 120 page ARISE life skills training manual as a reference tool.


ARISE Formula - Life Skills InstructorsThe ARISE Formula has successfully guided many thousands of ARISE Life Skills instructors to success in conducting group sessions.

This formula is the key to planning and presenting effective, interactive group sessions. The formula guides you to organize, introduce, present and reinforce the basic content of any ARISE life-skills lesson. All you have to do is add details of the specific lesson/topic you will be facilitating. Fact, many of those who are successfully conducting ARISE groups had never taught a day in their lives before learning to use this uncomplicated formula.


best selling ARISE anger management curriculaThis well thought out online course includes:

The best selling ARISE anger management curricula. The downloadable, 134-page Anger Management Instructor’s Manual has instructional guidelines for all anger management lessons and activities, 57 pages of learner’s worksheets, a vocabulary list, 3 section quizzes, an assessment, 5 anger motivational posters, 4 anger short stories, 3 inspirational biographies and answer keys.

Topics explore anger triggers, different types of anger, communication and listening, mediation, bullying, peer pressure and avoiding fights. This title in hard cover is $29.95


NO Expiration Date!

As with all ARISE material the ARISE anger management curricula has no expiration date. It can be used over and over again for years to come. For instance, with the training and curricula provided, ARISE online graduates are fully capable of holding a minimum of three, one hour ARISE groups each week averaging 15 (or more) participants. At this rate, the FREE curricula will last THREE MONTHS. ARISE Group Facilitators (Life Skills Instructors) are fully equipped to conduct group sessions with unlimited numbers of youth in day and evening groups as needed.


ARISE Webinars - Downloadable Curricula

Additional ARISE Downloadable Curricula:

When additional ARISE downloadable curricula is needed, the cost is $14.95 per title (50% saving of ARISE hard cover books) Another big BONUS – Graduates of this course will have full access to the complete library of ARISE webinars and Training Boosters. These are valuable resources used as refreshers to keep ARISE graduates’ training skills sharp. All FREE of charge.


There’s More:

Wait, wait there’s more: In addition to the above resources provided at no cost, we are including six FREE new downloadable sample lessons and 12 of ARISE’s best selling Positivity Cards that absolutely light up group sessions and six ARISE motivational posters that make a lasting and memorable impact. All FREE of charge with your training registration.


Fully Functioning Life Skills Educational Program

ARISE is providing a fully functioning life skills educational program

… including 20 hours of interactive, thoroughly enjoyable staff training and its best selling anger management curricula and other valuable considerations. This enables those dedicated individuals who have graduated this course to immediately, comfortably and professionally conduct group sessions with troubled youth anywhere on the planet at a cost of $199.


When we treat youth as if they were what they ought to be, we help them grow into what they are capable of becoming. — The Bensons, ARISE Founders


ARISE has been successful for the following programs; we guarantee it will work for you.

Partial listing of various programs using ARISE life skills curricula and its personnel training includes:

  • Teachers
  • community yourth educators
  • prevention specialists
  • school counselors
  • youth services
  • youth development organizations
  • Department of Juvenile Justice Florida (state wide),
  • Division of Youth Services, Washington, DC (district wide)
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • day treatment,
  • probation
  • residential facilities
  • after school programs
  • alternative schools
  • intensive probation
  • electronic monitoring
  • substance abuse treatment centers
  • residential treatment
  • detention facilities
  • Girls and Boys clubs
  • sheriff’s departments
  • sheriff’s ranches
  • Salvation Army homeless shelters
  • aging out of foster care
  • one-on-one mentoring
  • welfare to work
  • counseling
  • community based organizations
  • Juvenile courts
  • mental health counseling
  • civil citations