About KPEP – Park Street – Kalamazoo
KPEP provides live-in residences and outpatient programs for people who need structure after serving time in jail. The different programs help former inmates become active members of society. They also help with substance use and co-occurring mental health issues. There are several locations that are overseen from the administration building located on Park Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The programs help both men and women. Different programs are offered at their various locations and you can check with Park Street to see what programs are offered where.
The standard residential program includes at least 60 hours a week of structured activities, and 60 hours of community service are required to successfully complete the program. Clients receive substance use assessment and education, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and life skills programming. You’ll also attend 12 Step groups. You can work on your GED and attend a vocational training program. The program is 90 to 150 days, depending on your progress.
The residential substance abuse program (RSA) is a highly structured interventional program. The center specializes in working with people involved in the criminal justice system in this program. Treatment includes individual and group therapy and CBT group sessions that deal with addictive thinking patterns and criminal behavior.
The work release program is for court ordered participants. This program also includes a substance use assessment and education. There’s CBT, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Clients also have the opportunity to work on their GED in this program.
There’s an outpatient substance abuse treatment program as well. This program uses a cognitive behavioral approach. The curriculum is based on “Group Treatment for Substance Abuse – A Stages of Change Manual.” The curriculum addresses substance use and criminality and improves the client’s coping abilities through skill development. The program enhances problem solving and reasoning skills to reduce relapse and recidivism.
The outpatient program also uses moral reconation therapy. This is a treatment that reduces criminal behavior by increasing moral reasoning. The program uses a CBT approach, and the program revolves around 16 defined steps. The steps include confrontation of beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes. Clients work on reinforcing positive habits and behaviors and enhancing self concept while decreasing hedonism through the development of better frustration tolerance and moral reasoning.
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