TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS(TA) ATTEMPTS TO CREATE SITUATIONS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EGALITARIAN RATHER THAN AUTHORITARIAN ATMOSPHERE TO PROMOTE REHABILITATION. ITS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO PERSUADE CLIENTS TO BEHAVE IN A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER, BUT RATHER TO INCREASE THEIR SELF-BELIEFS SO THAT THEY CAN BEHAVE IN A PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER. UNDER THE ALCOHOL SAFETY PROGRAM, THE CLIENTS REFLECTED A TREND AWAY FROM EARLIER NEGATIVELY MANIPULATIVE AND JUDGMENTAL BEHAVIOR. ALTHOUGH, THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT, MIRACLE CURES OF COMPLEX HABITS LIKE DRUNKEN DRIVING CANNOT BE ACHIEVED IN A SHORT-TERM PERIOD, THE PROGRAM REFLECTED NO DIFFERENCE IN THE RATE OF RECIDIVISM BETWEEN THE TA APPROACH AND OTHERS... .BDS