DUI GROUP
Receiving a DUI citation can be overwhelming and can lead to anxiety and depression.
Attending court and paying fines have legal and financial consequences.
Adherence to the penalties is important for first time offenders.
Research has shown a reduction in recidivism by attendance in a program which provides information and education on the causes leading to impaired driving. Our program will implement Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) by examining thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which placed the individual at risk and discourage their choice to drive impaired in the future.
Our addiction therapists understand the reluctance in wanting to share one’s personal story, and are highly experienced and professional in maintaining confidentially.
We will facilitate an eight week group session, of 1.5 hours per session, addressing the following:
- Coping strategies in daily living
- Managing shame and guilt
- Communication skills in stressful situations
- Connection between emotion and drinking or substance use
- Connection of thoughts and feelings causing risky behaviors
- Choices impacting the chances of another DUI
- Improving supportive relationships
- Finding enjoyment in gratifying activities.
Peers can provide the needed emotional support to move forward from the event in a healthy manner.
Judgment is a brain centered activity that stores all experiences and knowledge so it can be used when facing a new problem. Alcohol, substances, and other impairing drugs affect those areas of the brain that controls judgment. This is just one reason why drinking alcohol and taking certain drugs is so dangerous.
Vision is the most important sense we have in driving. Alcohol, substances, and certain types of drugs can blur vision, slow the ability to focus, and cause double vision. Our vision helps us to determine how far away an object is and the object’s relationship to our path of travel. Alcohol, substances, and other impairing drugs reduce the ability to judge distance, speed, and the movement of other vehicles. With increasing impairment, we could drift across the centerline, wander from lane to lane, or even run off the roadway. Vision is affected for all drivers at a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) as low as .02g.
Color Distinction is vital. Most of the information we receive on the roadway is from different colors such as traffic signs, signals, and roadway markings . Alcohol, substances, and other impairing drugs reduce our ability to distinguish colors which can be very dangerous.
Reaction time Alcohol and other impairing drugs slows our ability to process information and respond to critical driving tasks. Alcohol and impairing drugs makes us drowsy and less alert to our surroundings.