Outpatient services include:

• Individual Adult and Adolescent Counseling
• Family/Couples Counseling
• Group Counseling

Treatment Groups:

• Relapse Prevention Group
• Exploration Group

Drivers License Evaluation Program:

• As requested by the State of Michigan Drivers License Appeal Division (DLAD)

Drinking and Driving/Drug Possession:

• Assessments and Screenings: Friday afternoons and some Saturdays, call for information and an appointment.
• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Group therapy within a private, safe, confidential atmosphere that meets four days a week. Additional individual counseling services are provided. IOP also provides case management services, free licensed childcare, and free transportation to and from treatment. Recovery topics covered in the program include auricular acupuncture and relaxation, stress reduction, nutrition, parenting support, and free HIV/STD testing and cognitive behavioral therapy.

No individual or family will be refused treatment services based on inability to pay.

Special Programs:

Methamphetamine Treatment

In the summer of 2003 we collaborated with the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office to develop a treatment program for methamphetamine offenders in the Van Buren County Jail. The program has been operational since October 2003. Currently the program consists of four hours of cognitive-behavioral therapy delivered twice weekly in the jail. In addition, there are three different community based groups that serve inmates released from jail. Program participants are required to attend a minimum of one year of treatment, with six months of violation free behavior to graduate from the program. The first two participants graduated in February 2005 with an average length of treatment of sixteen months. Program participants are rigorously drug tested on site and randomly in the community. The program has grown and at any point in time there are between 60 and 70 individuals actively involved in treatment. The curriculum, “A New Direction A Cognitive-behavioral Treatment Curriculum” was developed by the Hazelden Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Corrections. It is widely used in correctional facilities around the county and in Michigan. The program is a cost-effective treatment approach that saves tax-payer dollars by reducing jail days, diverting prison costs and reducing recidivism.

In July 2005 we began to implement the “New Direction” curriculum in the Cass County Correctional Facility. This project is being developed in partnership with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and is still being developed and expanded. Currently offenders in jail receive four hours of treatment in two groups weekly. The program will also include a community based component.

Appointments

Services are available at our Hartford facility only.  Appointments can be made by calling (269) 621-3143 ext 304.

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