After completing the Intake Form, choose which class style you would like: 100% online or in-person.
Once you’ve decided on your class type, click on the Payment Link at the top of your screen and select the appropriate item from the drop-down menu. Follow the instructions to complete payment. If you are using Care Credit, you must email us when you’ve been approved.
Once we receive your payment, we will send you the Evaluation via email, summarizing your treatment recommendations, and place you in the next available class.
Lastly, once all previous steps are complete, you’ll choose your counselor from the IDRP-approved list.
There are two ways to attend the IDRP Class – IN PERSON (NEW!) and ONLINE.
The IN PERSON class is $660. This includes a ten hour class broken up into two days, 5 hours each day; your workbook, which is required by the State of Vermont to complete the course, plus shipping and handling; and an assessment to determine if the State of Vermont will recommend counseling. Counseling is a completely separate program and if you are required by the State of Vermont to complete counseling, a list of counselors will be provided for your convenience.
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The ONLINE Class is $435. This includes the State of Vermont Assessment; your workbook, which is required by the State of Vermont to complete the course, plus shipping and handling; and a ten hour class over two days online.
Evaluation appointments will be scheduled by our staff at Advocates For Recovery once we have reviewed your initial assessment and receive initial data from the State of Vermont DMV. (The two-day IDRP class is available at a minimum twice per month, and classes are being added all the time, so check back frequently for new dates and times. )
It is the client’s responsibility to know their requirements before signing up for IDRP. If you have questions about your eligibility, please call the Department of Health 802-651-1574.
Once an evaluation has been completed, your eligibility will be verified. Please note that at this stage, the evaluation fee is non-refundable. Completion of the course is contingent upon your active participation and fulfillment of the payment requirements for the necessary educational components.
Advocates of Recovery can still fulfill the requirements for the required IDRP for the State of Vermont. You may also need to fulfill other requirements for the state you are living in. We can provide proof of completion to your new state of residence. There may be additional requirements from your new state. You will need to check in with your local DMV.
Advocates For Recovery have agreements with SOME other states including New York, Maine, Massachusetts and Florida. There may be extra work and an additional fee as required by that state. Please check with someone from Advocates For Recovery before committing to our program so as to be sure we can fulfill your needs.
Advocates for Recovery will notify the director of the Vermont IDRP Program of your completion within five business days from the completion of your class. The Director of the IDRP Program for the State of Vermont will notify the Vermont DMV (on average) within seven days of receiving Advocates For Recovery’s completion of class paperwork. This means you should call the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles at 888-998-3766.
For DUI #1 or “first offense”, a minimum of 4 hours of counseling within a minimum of 28 days is required.
For DUI #2+ or “multiple offenses”, a minimum of 4 hours of counseling within a minimum of 28 days is required.
Final session of counseling must occur within the 60 days of submitting Treatment Information Form (TIF).
More information on counseling requirements can be found at the Department of Health website.
For a comprehensive explanation of the Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program and Services, please visit the HealthVermont.gov page here.
Terri Mayer Thomsen is the founder of Advocates for Recovery. She interned at the Act One Bridge Program, a 1-6 day detox and crisis intervention program, and later at the University of Vermont as a student body counselor for UVM Students at the University of Vermont Counseling Service. Intermittently from 2003 to 2007, she returned to the Act One Bridge Program as a lead addiction and crisis clinician.
In 2007, she opened her own private clinical practice in Bristol, Vermont where she remains today, offering in person and virtual options. Mrs. Thomsen specializes in addiction counseling, trauma, anxiety, depression, and personal growth. She uses individual and group modalities coupled with a client-centered psychodynamic approach, encouraging clients to be active participants in their recovery and growth process.
She teaches a variety of classes including the Vermont State IDRP Classes and Assessment and Reiki Healing Classes and Workshops. In 2013, she was certified as a Reiki Master Teacher and offers Reiki to students and clients who are interested in the art of healing touch as well as training Reiki students on their journey toward their own certification as Reiki practitioners.
Mrs. Thomsen is also trained as an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA).
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Phone: (802) 349-7017
Email: idrpvermont@gmail.com
