Abstract
The paper describes the evolution of a 14 month project providing group counseling to 59 men and women offenders placed on probation after conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Modifications of group counseling techniques necessitated by the involuntary nature of members' participation are described. Some generalizations are presented concerning social-psychological components of DWI behavior. Two models of those convicted of DWI are proposed. The first distiguished salient characteritics of occasional, social, and problem drinkers. The second identifies various group participant roles (e.g. the elder statesman, the missionary, the old-timer, the injustice collector). Each role represents both an expressive voice for others in the group and an aspect of the total group dynamic. Ideas are offered for further study of alcohol abusers who develop DWI records.
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