The course, which is the first of its kind in Ireland is run over a 4 week period with each week consisting of a single 3 hour module.
After the initial referral and one to one interview the participants are then asked to engage with the following modules
Module One - Week One
Driving is a highly complex social activity that has a language all of its own, for that reason this module looks at the importance of good clear communication and how that impacts on the etiquette of driving. The module also explores our emotions and how they contribute to our overall driving behaviour. We draw on and discuss case studies where road rage has had a significantly negative outcome for those involved, the ripple affect we call it. We also take a look beyond our own often egocentric views to consider the rights and needs of other road users.
Module Two - Week Two
This module seeks to explore and identify our internal belief systems as well as our own moral values and judgments. It looks at and challenges our thinking and attitudes towards driving and towards other road users. It also identifies the specific conditions needed to formulate these attitudes, to begin with. Classical conditioning, peer/social learning. environment, as well as life experience, all contribute to the way we think and behave. We concentrate on how that applies to our driving, and how these core beliefs and attitudes are reflected in the way we drive. Driver distraction has fast become a major killer…
Module Three - Week Three
Driving under the influence of any substance that alters and impairs our driving ability is both illegal and highly dangerous. In this module we consider the facts surrounding drink and drug driving in Ireland. We explore accepted cultural attitudes and norms and reflect on how these can impact on our own personal attitudes and driving behaviours. We identify through role play and group discussion the huge part peer pressure plays in today’s modern society. We offer new peer refusal skills and techniques as an alternative way of managing difficult social situations where peer pressure often leads to impulsive thinking, risk…
Module Four - Week Four
This module highlights the importance of how each and every choice we make has a certain consequence. Poor decision making will invariably lead to poorer outcomes. Having completed the first three modules successfully participants will have gained the additional information and knowledge necessary to make more informed choices and decisions and will, therefore, experience different and much better outcomes. In this module, we also invite speakers from the emergency services as well as other people who have been impacted by serious road collisions to share their real life experiences with the group.
On the completion of all four modules participants are then awarded a certificate identifying their engagement and successful outcome with the programme.
An evaluation and report is also sent directly and in complete confidence to the judge, who, considers the report before using it to further inform any final judgement he may have regarding the individual client.
Probation clients attending our course will also have brief and factual report sent direct to their probation officer.
The Programme is designed to work with those who have come to our attention as the direct result or consequence of their driving behaviour. We seek to re-educate and rehabilitate participants by firstly challenging established thinking patterns and attitudes, thus bringing about a new found awareness and understanding in relation to their driving behaviour. Our aims are to reduce re-offending, reduce road collisions as well as reducing serious injury and fatality, all of which will contribute greatly to making our roads much safer for everyone.
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