1st Edition
Assessment and Treatment of the DWI Offender
310 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
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Work more effectively with DWI offenders! This valuable book provides current information on the psychological, social-demographic, and psychiatric characteristics of DWI offenders. It also will provide you with up-to-date assessment strategies that can be employed with offenders, who characteristically are resistant to such assessment. Until now, books written on this subject have focused... Read more
Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Drinking and Driving in the United States: The Scope of the Problem
- Introduction
- History of the DWI Countermeasures Movement
- Overview of the Scope of the Problem
- Characteristics of the Problem
- The Countermeasure Initiatives and Their Impact
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Psychological Characteristics of DWI Offenders
- Who Are the DWI Offenders?
- Personality Characteristics
- Psychiatric Correlates
- Summary and Conclusions
- Chapter 3. Profile Differences Between DWI Offenders and Alcoholics, and Other Demographic Variables
- Demographic Variables
- Drinking Behavior Among DWI Offenders
- Drug Use Among DWI Offenders
- Estimates of Alcoholism
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Assessment and Diagnostic Issues
- Problems with Current Measures
- Solutions to the Screening Dilemma
- Conclusions
- Chapter 5. Assessment and Diagnostic Measures and Tools
- Structured Interview Format
- Questionnaires and Inventories
- The Biopsychosocial Assessment
- Chapter 6. Alcohol Countermeasures
- Deterrence versus Treatment
- Legislation
- Blood Alcohol Concentration
- Sanctions
- Assessment, Referral Criteria, and Incentives
- Program Descriptions
- Preventing Recidivism
- Chapter 7. Resistance Issues in the Treatment of the DWI Offender
- Resistance and the DWI Offender
- Managing Resistance
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Treatment Strategies, Part 1
- Issues in Treatment
- Overview of Treatment Issues
- Ethical Questions
- Profile Differences and Diversity: Implications for Treatment
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Treatment Strategies, Part 2
- Program Design Element
- Innovations
- Program Content
- Clinical Issues
- Counselor Effectiveness
- Credentialing Issues
- Summary
- Chapter 10. Treating the Family of the DWI Offender
- Establishing the Need for Family Involvement
- Reactions of the Family to the DWI Event
- Family Members in Treatment
- Variations on a Theme
- Practical Treatment Suggestions
- Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 11. Where We Are--Where We Are Going
- Appendix A. Traffic Safety Facts 1998--State Alcohol Estimates
- Appendix B. Samples of Forms and Contracts Adapted for the DWI Offender
- Aftercare Prep Exercise
- Abstinence Lecture
- Discussion Exercise
- Group Process Sheet
- Sentence Completion
- Group Ground Rules
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Charles Wuth, Alan A Cavaiola
