Psychotherapy as an Information Sharing Strategy for the Reduction of Traffic Offences in Nigeria

Abstract

Psychotherapy as a form of information sharing strategy is a verbal interaction between a therapist and a client, an interaction modelled on doctor-patient relationship found effective in transforming public behavior especially in public health profession. Road safety operatives as trained personnel and saddled with responsibility of reducing traffic offences to ensure free flow of traffic and safety of all road’s users need to envisage psychotherapy approach in their operational activities in sharing of information to reduce eventualities leading to mob action by errand road users. The study identifies and describes the conceptual evaluation of psychotherapy and its values in information sharing environment. In addition, it describes how its adoption by road safety operatives can lead to the reduction of traffic offences in Nigeria. The efficacy of psychotherapy in facilitating information found to be effective and therefore the study recommends evidence-based investigation on the use of psychotherapy approach by road safety operatives in facilitating information sharing with road users for the reduction of traffic offences in Nigeria.