Driving while impaired (DWI) intervention service provider orientations: the scales of the DWI Therapeutic Educator Inventory (DTEI).
The therapeutic educator who provides services to driving while impaired (DWI) offenders is a unique professional hybrid, combining education and therapeutic service delivery. In an effort to understand and address this service provider, a 69-item DWI Therapeutic Educator Inventory (DTEI) was constructed. Using principal components and common factor analyses, 6 reliable DWI provider orientation styles were identified: judicial, disease, structure, relationship, interaction, and empathic-supportive. Second-order factoring identified 2 broad reliable dimensions: correctional and therapeutic. These findings further support the construct validity of the DTEI and raise a new question for research: do different provider orientations impact intervention outcomes, such as relapse and recidivism?
Center for Addiction Studies, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217-3362, USA. DeMuro@mscd.edu
Scott
S
DeMuro
Kenneth
K
Wanberg
Rachel
R
Anderson
D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy