Criminal Justice Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs
Correctional Treatment Units
Kansas City, Missouri
The Correctional Treatment Units (CTU) residential program is a 150 bed program funded by the Missouri Department of Corrections.
The CTU residential program is designed with a length of stay of 45-90 days, dependent on satisfactory adjustment. All residents are required to secure employment and participate in programming to address problems identified in the Transitional Accountability Plan (TAP) during the case management assessment.
The majority of residents assigned to KCCC have problems related to alcohol and drug abuse, and all have legal problems. A number of residents have co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issues. Experienced case managers work with each resident to enhance the probability of successful re-entry into the community.
Federal Reentry House
Kansas City, Missouri
KCCC was recently awarded a ninety bed halfway house contract for federal offenders. This contract is directed at assisting these offenders on re-entry issues and consists of intensive case management, counseling and re-entry services. Within forty-eight hours of admission, each offender assigned to this facility will receive a comprehensive assessment addressing all life areas. In addition, the offender will complete a self assessment identifying his/her goals and release plans. An Offender Re-Entry Plan will be completed within ten days of offender admission. This plan reflects identified need areas, goals, interventions, target dates, community resources to be engaged in the plan, and specific on-site programs to which the offender will be referred. Progress reviews are conducted, at minimum, every two weeks. Other community agencies, employers and service systems to which the offender is attached will be contacted for input about attendance, participation and progress.
This program will employ two full time employment specialists; clients are expected to be employed within 15 days of arrival. Case managers will assist offenders in locating appropriate housing.
The staff at KCCC are professionally trained to support the residents in their efforts for a successful reentry into the community and compliance with criminal justice system requirements.
Therapeutic Community Discovery Program
Western Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center
The Kansas City Community Center Discovery Program is part of our Therapeutic Community approach. The Discovery Program located at the Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center, provides quality treatment to offenders with a history of substance abuse and criminal behaviors. Our goal is to provide them with the knowledge and skills to return to society as law-abiding, productive citizens who contribute to the health and well being of the community at large.
Philosophy: “Only through discovery of our true selves can we rise as the phoenix from our past and openly confront our addiction and crimes. Together as a family and as a community we will have the determination and courage to challenge ourselves and each other to change as we navigate our valued new recovery. We will find our paths to honesty, integrity, acceptance, trust and respect as we learn to survive our past and become pioneers of our right living futures. This is our philosophy to make our journey of discovery a success.”
Right Living Keys:
- Respect of self and others
- Cooperation and community service
- Honesty and integrity
- Acceptance of responsibility
- Trust of self and others
- Dependability
- Goal setting and following through
Intermediate Treatment Program (INTP)
Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center
The Intermediate Treatment Program (INTP) is a Department of Mental Health Certified Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program. This is a 150-hour program that is offered in three-hour blocks, five days a week, over a ten week period. The INTP Program utilizes the Federal Roadmap to Change Curriculum that addresses substance abuse, relationships, transition planning and other life areas.
The INTP Program includes individual counseling, group counseling and education. The philosophy of the Program is that chemical addiction is viewed as a disorder of the whole person. Recovery is not just abstinence; rather it is a process that involves learning to live comfortably and enjoyably as a sober, productive and responsible member of society.
Therapeutic Community (TC)
Ozark Correctional Center
The Therapeutic Community (TC) twelve-month program is an experience that is about doing. In a Therapeutic Community, each participant plays a vital role in his/her recovery and the recovery of others. Under staff guidance, each offender has some measure of input and control of the community and will have an assigned role in the program. The TC is like a small town with its own government and activities required for self-maintenance.
All members of the community have to take part in a portion of all tasks for it to operate. Offenders will serve in a variety of responsible assignments within the community, arranged in hierarchical order. Staff determines job assignments with input from the community.
Those progressing in treatment will be permitted to assume leadership positions over the community operation. The most advanced offenders will serve as role models for others in the most highly-esteemed positions.
The TC is comprised of three phases of treatment, each with defined goals, objectives, responsibilities, activities and privileges.
Phase I – Orientation
Phase II – Intensive Treatment
Phase III – Reentry
The advancement of offenders through each phase is determined not only by compliance with the treatment schedule, but also with a demonstration of progressively responsible behaviors. Advancement must be earned through actions which are measured on a 24-hour basis by all persons within the community.
Offenders have expected objectives in each phase of treatment. Upon completion of objectives, a phase-up criteria sheet is filled out by the offender and reviewed by the staff. Offenders are evaluated and rated in terms of participation, attitude, behavior and responsibility. A satisfactory score is required for phase-up. Those who fail to phase-up will be provided with clearly defined objectives to complete prior to resubmission.
There are also traditional components to the program. All will be required to participate in educational groups, group counseling, individual counseling and AA/NA meetings (or alternative activities).
Transitional Housing Units
The Missouri Department of Corrections and Kansas City Community Center have teamed up to provide a great opportunity for offenders who are within six months of their release date. These groups of offenders are placed in Transitional Housing Units in Tipton, Algoa, Western Reception Diagnostic and Boonville Correctional Centers.
Offenders have many responsibilities and stipulations placed upon them when released. This leads to high stress, attitude issues, lack of motivation and other negative factors. This program allows a continuation of substance abuse treatment services from incarceration to release with referrals and establishment of treatment services prior to release. This continuation of services will aid offenders in successful reintegration as productive members of society.
The Transitional Accountability Plan (TAP) team refers offenders with identified substance abuse and criminal thinking/behavior issues for treatment services. The KCCC counselors complete assessments and testing to determine one of three programmatic outcomes: you are deemed eligible/needing the (1) 10-week educational substance abuse program; (2) case management services; or (3) not needing or eligible for KCCC’s services.
(1) 10-week program
This program utilizes A New Direction curriculum. It is a cognitive-behavioral treatment curriculum developed by Hazelden in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Corrections. This curriculum helps chemically dependent offenders understand that criminality and addiction begin as thinking problems before they become behavior problems. Each program module offers powerful, liberating tools to help clients discover a life of recovery and freedom. Each module reinforces and compliments concepts presented in the others.
(2) Case management
The second outcome is case management. The counselor(s) will assist the offender in setting up required substance abuse services in the area of their approved home plan. Case management will also assist in gaining information and/or setting up 12-step and other support programs. The development of a personal recovery plan to take with the offender provides a detailed design from which to live one’s life free from drugs and crime.
(3) No need for KCCC services
The final outcome is that an offender is deemed ineligible or not in need of KCCC’s substance abuse services as part of the TAP team as a result of assessments and interpretations. Therefore, no services are required or given.
Treatment Resources Encouraging New Directions (TREND) Program
Kansas City, Missouri
The TREND program is a 180-day program designed to offer assistance to male offenders on probation who have been unsuccessful at maintaining life under the direction of Probation & Parole while living in the community.
The program offers 90 days in a non-traditional halfway house and 90 days in an outpatient setting. Once the client completes 90 days in-house he is transitioned back into the community and begins his 90 days outpatient at TREND.
The primary goal of the program is to divert clients from incarceration. It is a highly structured program that provides comprehensive services for those individuals who are at risk of continuing a lifestyle of criminal activity. Case Management Services, GED class, Drug and Alcohol groups and Employment groups are mandatory while in the program. All referrals are initiated by the Department of Corrections.
The TREND program is divided into 3 Phases:
• Phase I – 30 days in-house
• Phase II – 60 days in-house
• Phase III – 90 days in the community
The TREND treatment team is comprised of the counselor, case manager and the probation officer. The treatment team assists the client with reengaging back into the community.
A client is allowed to go into the community to obtain employment after 30 days and must be gainfully employed within their 45th day at TREND. The treatment team is available to help the client with the reintegration process. Upon employment a client shows responsibility by paying a weekly fee to TREND and by establishing a savings account that is available to him upon the completion of Phase II.
Drug Court
Jackson County, Missouri
KCCC was selected in 2005 to provide treatment services for the Jackson County Drug Court. The Drug Court is a partnership of criminal justice agencies and a treatment provider who work together to meet the needs of drug abusing offenders. The program is a deferred prosecution model where a criminal court commissioner in a courtroom setting uses his or her authority to motivate and assist offenders to complete substance abuse treatment and other obligations. Clients who successfully complete the program, which is a minimum of one year, receive a dismissal of their criminal charge. KCCC provides the assessment, and either outpatient or intensive outpatient treatment for each of the drug court candidates.
Court Services
Independence, Missouri
KCCC currently provides services for municipal courts in the metropolitan area, including Lee's Summit, Independence, Buckner and Grain Valley. Participation in the programming is mandated by a municipal judge as a sanction following a plea of guilty to a city ordinance or misdemeanor charge. The defendant is required to complete the designated program within a certain time period and to pay for the service. The services offered include:
- Supervised Probation
- Domestic Violence
- Shoplifting
- Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Programs:
- Offender Management Unit
- Offender Education Program
- Adolescent Drug Education Program
- Weekend Intervention Program
- Clinical Intervention Program
- Alcohol and Drug Evaluations
- Victim Impact Panel
- Driver Improvement Program
- Drug Awareness Class
- Individual Counseling
- Drug Free Program – Urinalysis Screening Program
- Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
- Aftercare Program
KCCC is certified by the Division of Drug and Alcohol Abuse to provide the SATOP programming, and by the University of Central Missouri to provide the Driver Improvement Program.
All services are provided at our offices located at 103 N. Main Street, Independence, Missouri 64050.
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program (SATOP)
KCCC is certified by the State of Missouri to provide Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program services at all levels. This includes:
Offender Management Unit (OMU) - Provides assessment and screening with recommendation for further treatment referral.
Offender Education Program (OEP) - Ten hours of basic education for lower risk offenders.
Weekend Intervention Program (WIP) - Specialized education and intervention for repeat offenders, or those showing signs of a significant substance abuse problem, provided over a 48-hour period.
Clinical Intervention Program (CIP) - Intervention, education and counseling over a minimum of five weeks, for those offenders who have serious substance abuse problems.
Adolescent Diversion Education Program (ADEP) - A specialized ten-hour education program for individuals under the age of 21.
Additional Offender Education and Treatment Programs
Driver Improvement Program - Certified by the University of Central Missouri to provider driver education programming and point reduction.
Supervised Probation - Probation services provided to local municipal courts, including assessment of problems, referral to services, monitoring of compliance, and reporting to the referring court.
Additional Classes: Anti-Shoplifting, Anger Management, Drug Awareness, Victim Impact Panel, Relapse Avoidance, Individual Counseling and Urinalysis Monitoring.
To learn more about Kansas City Community Center and alcohol or drug abuse, or to get more information about our Kansas City alcohol and drug treatment programs in the metro area, please contact us at 866-242-6670 or send us an e-mail.
