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What is "In-Vehicle Rehabilitation"?
"In-Vehicle
Rehabilitation" is our in-house term for what is known in the
psychology field as "Systematic Desensitization" ... a type of exposure
therapy.
The strategy of
"In-Vehicle Rehabilitation" is to slowly re-introduce a client to
actual in-vehicle situations and traffic environments. Stress
management techniques, relaxation strategies and safer, risk-free
driving skills are taught and practiced during treatment sessions,
according to a client's needs. These areas of exposure build and
advance as a client progresses through the treatment program.
The constant
objective throughout the program is to introduce strategies and
techniques that will provide a client with the tools to lower their
anxiety level to a steady and acceptance rating. This process is
introduced as gradually as necessary, enabling a client to progress at
their own pace and comfort level.
The recovery process will, inevitably and imperceptibly, evoke
traumatic memories with possible anxiety-ridden responses.
Re-writing these responses with neutral and positive responses, and,
above all, to do no harm, are the major goals of our program.
The
Driving Therapist remains keenly attuned to the needs and conditions of
a client during the treatment session (physical, mental and emotional).
If a situation arises where a client cannot continue driving or sitting
in the vehicle due to stress, pain, etc., a decision is taken
immediately by the Driving Therapist to relieve the distress (i.e., by
taking a "stress break", aborting the session, or trying another tactic
in a different setting).
THE FOCUS ...
to continue building up a client's resolve
until they are able to take the next step
in their own recovery process.
Promoting a client's sense of
Control and Independence
is, in itself, quite freeing, as
Control
is naturally the opposite of
Anxiety. |
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