Table 2.
Outline of Timing and Content of Intervention components for the STEER and DEDP groups
| Week | Driver’s Education (Both Groups) |
DEDP Content (Both Groups) |
STEER Intervention Content (STEER Group Only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 3-hour classroom instruction |
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| Week 2 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Parent provided CarChipPro |
Parent: Psychoeducation on risks of ADHD and teen driving; House rules and rules of the road |
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Teen: Motivational enhancement, House rules and rules of the road | |||
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Joint Session: CarChip Pro introduction and review, Driving contract | |||
| Week 3 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Simulation Exercise 1: Practice, Hazards Course |
Parent: Noticing and attending to positive driving behaviors |
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Teen: Expressing feelings and knowing the feelings of others | |||
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Joint: Review of rules, contract, CarChip Pro; Simulation exercise 1 with parent practice of parenting skills | |||
| Week 4 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Parent: Using effective instructions while teaching driving skills |
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Teen: Making an appropriate complaint Joint: Review of rules, contract, CarChip Pro |
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| Week 5 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Simulation Exercise 2: Distracted Driving exercise, Impaired Driving exercise, Debrief |
Parent: Planned ignoring to promote safe Driving |
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Teen: Appropriately answering a Complaint | |||
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Joint: Review of rules, contract, CarChip Pro; Simulation Exercise 2 with parent practice of parenting skills | |||
| Week 6 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Parent: Privilege removal for violations of road rules |
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Teen: Accepting limits set by others Joint: Review of rules, contract, CarChip Pro | |||
| Week 7 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Simulation Exercise 3: Practice, Hazards Course |
Parent: How to discuss driving limits and issues with the teen |
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Teen: Introduction to communication Skills | |||
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Joint: Review of rules, contract, CarChip Pro; Simulation Exercise 3 with parent practice of parenting skills | |||
| Week 8 | 3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Parent: Managing and challenging unreasonable beliefs about adolescent driving |
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Teen: Managing and challenging unreasonable beliefs about parents | |||
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Joint: Review of rules, contract, CarChip Pro | |||
| Week 9 |
3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
Parent: Review STEER content, Discuss how parents and teens may continue to implement these strategies in the future |
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Teen: Review STEER content, Discuss how parents and teens may continue to implement these strategies in the future | |||
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Joint: Review of rules, contract for licensed driving discussed, CarChip Pro | |||
| Week 10 |
3-hour classroom/1 hour driving instruction |
STEER Make-up (if needed) |
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| Week 11 |
1-hour driving instruction |
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| Week 12 |
Driver’s instruction make-up (if needed) |
Note: STEER=Supporting a Teen’s Effective Entry to the Roadway. DEDP=Driver Education Driving Practice. Adolescent participants in both groups attended the driver’s education programming outlined in the second column. In parallel, participants assigned to DEDP and STEER received the treatment components listed in the third and fourth columns, respectively.