Rehabilitation Programs Division

In-Prison Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Recovery Program

Program Overview

The DWI Program is a multimodal six month program developed for a complex population with diverse anti-social behavior issues and re-offending risk factors. The substance use treatment programming specifically targets those inmates who are incarcerated for a DWI offense.

The presentation of the curriculum shall be through didactic skills training and therapeutic group process. The comprehensive curriculum shall include a blend of evidence-based practices that focus on alternatives to drinking and driving, alcohol disorders, victim awareness, medical effects, lifestyles, stress, assertion, cognitive therapy, journaling, etc.

Program Highlights:

• 20 hours of treatment services per week from licensed counselors, education activities, individual, and group therapy;
• Comprehensive treatment planning;
• Family services (education and interactive discussion);
• Volunteer coordination;
• Recovery literature libraries;
• Study groups;
• Sponsorship sessions, and
• DWI Intervention Course

Contact:

Andrea Canul – Deputy Director of Substance Use Programs
TDCJ - Rehabilitation Programs Division
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342
Phone: (936) 437-2854
Fax: (936) 437-7077