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Provider's Guide

Key Features

  • Section I is a comprehensive presentation of the impaired driving intervention and treatment literature, core strategies of DWC with special focus on the cognitive-behavioral approach to change, the therapeutic relationship and motivational enhancement, facilitation of the phases of learning, growth, and change, and relapse and recidivism prevention. 
  • Section II describes the operational guidelines and requirements for DWC delivery. 
  • Section III introduces each of the three DWC protocols and their respective Participant’s Workbooks and provides clear guidelines for the delivery of each of the lessons and sessions.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Historical Perspective

Chapter 1: Scope of the Problem
Chapter 2: History of Impaired DWI Countermeasures and Legislation
Chapter 3: Causative and Interactive Factors of Impaired Driving
Chapter 4: Characteristics of the Driving While Impaired Offender
Chapter 5: Underaged Impaired Drivers
Chapter 6: The Hard-Core Impaired Driver and Repeat Offender
Chapter 7: Perspectives on a Process and Convergent Validation Model for the Assessment of Impaired Driving Offender
Chapter 8: Counter Measures, Intervention and Treatment Approaches and Outcomes
Chapter 9: Overview of Cognitive Behavioral Theory
Chapter 10: Issues of Culture and Diversity Related to Impaired Driving and its Intervention: Enhancing Provider Cultural Competence

Section II: The Education and Treatment Platform

Chapter 11: Conceptual Framework for the Education and Treatment of the Impaired Driving Offender
Chapter 12: Characteristics of the Effective DWI Provider and the Client-Provider Relationship
Chapter 13: Assessment of the Driving while Impaired Offender
Chapter 14: Operational Guidelines and Procedures for Driving with Care Education and Treatment Protocols

Section III: The Education and Treatment Curriculums

Introduction to the Education and Treatment Service Protocols 
Overview 
Structure of the Curriculum Manual (Section III) 
Screening of DWIO Clients into the Three Levels of Service 
Introducing the Participant's Workbook 
The Themes of the Education and Treatment Curriculum 
Developing a Working Relationship with Clients 
Resources for the Development of the Three Service Protocols 
Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving Safety Education: Level I Education 
Overview and Introduction to Level I Education 
Specific Goals and Objectives of Level I Education 
Content Presentation and Delivery Strategies 
Provider Skills and Service Strategies Needed for Level I Education 
Completing Requirements and Expectations of Client 
Driving with Care Inventory (DWCI) 
Intake, Assessment and Orientation 
Outline of Program Lessons

Participant's Workbook

Key Features

  • Presents the objectives, key concepts, ideas, interactive exercises, assignments, and worksheets for each lesson or session.
  • Provides all of the necessary material, content, and methods for the provider to deliver each lesson/session.
  • Is geared toward a range of reading and conceptual abilities of most judicial clients.

Table of Contents: Level I Education

Lesson 1: Program Orientation: Developing a Working Relationship
Lesson 2: Alcohol and Other Drug Impaired Driving: The Laws and Beyond the Laws
Lesson 3: Changing our Thoughts, Beliefs and our Actions: Learning Self-Control and Driving With Care 
Lesson 4: Alcohol and Other Drugs: How do the Facts and Ideas About Alcohol and Other Drug Use Fit You?
Lesson 5: Understanding Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Use and Problem Outcome Patterns: How Do They Fit You? Awareness and Other Awareness 
Lesson 6: Preventing Recidivism and Relapse

Table of Contents: Level II Education

Lesson 1: Program Orientation: Developing a Working Relationship 
Lesson 2: Alcohol and Other Drug Impaired Driving: The Laws and Beyond the Laws 
Lesson 3: How Our Thinking, Attitudes and Beliefs Control our Actions 
Lesson 4: How Behavior is Learned and Changed: Learning Self-Control and Driving With Care 
Lesson 5: Alcohol and Other Drugs: How Do the Facts and Ideas About Alcohol and Other Drug Use Fit You? 
Lesson 6: Alcohol and Other Drug Use Patterns: How Do They Fit You? 
Lesson 7: Problem Outcomes of Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Patterns of Misuse and Abuse: How Do They Fit You? 
Lesson 8: Pathways to Relapse and Recidivism 
Lesson 9: Process and Steps to Preventing Relapse and Recidivism 
Lesson 10:Prevention Relapse and Recidivism: Building Personal Values and Prosocial Attitudes and Behaviors and Driving With Care 
Lesson 11: Preventing Relapse and Recidivism: Managing Stress and Emotions 
Lesson 12: Preventing Relapse and Recidivism: Building Healthy Family and Social Relationships 
Closure: Closing Your Program: Review and Reflection

Table of Contents: Level II Therapy

Session 1: Program Orientation: Understanding and Engaging the Change Process 
Session 2: Program Orientation: In-Depth Assessment and Targets and Tools for Change 
Session 3: Pathways to AOD Outcomes and Addiction 
Session 4: Reviewing Your Problem Outcome Symptoms and Patterns 
Session 5: Managing AOD Cravings and Urges 
Session 6: Skills in Cognitive Self-Control: Recognizing and Changing Negative Thoughts 
Session 7: Skills in Cognitive Self-Control: Recognizing and Changing Error in Thinking 
Session 8: Skills in Cognitive Self-Control: Managing Stress and Depression 
Session 9: Skills in Cognitive Self-Control: Recognizing and Managing Anger 
Session 10: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Learning Communication Tools and Skills 
Session 11: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Starting a Conversation 
Session 12: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Giving and Receiving Positive Reinforcement 
Session 13: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Learning Problem Solving 
Session 14: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Assertiveness Skills 
Session 15: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Practice Refusal Skills 
Session 16: Social and Relationship Skills Building: Developing and Keeping Intimate Relationships 
Session 17: Strengthening Recidivism and Relapse Prevention Skills 
Session 18: Relapse and Recidivism Prevention: Your Relapse Recidivism Prevention Plan and Lifestyle Balance Session 19: Community Responsibility Skills: Strengthening Character and Prosocial Values and Behavior 
Session 20: Community Responsibility Skills: Understanding and Practice Empathy 
Session 21: Community Responsibility and Relationship Skills: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiation Skill Development