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
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  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
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  6. Alcohol Countermeasures
• Deterrence versus Treatment
• Legislation
• Blood Alcohol Concentration
• Sanctions
• Assessment, Referral Criteria, and Incentives
• Program Descriptions
• Preventing Recidivism
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  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