Lesson 9: Social Rehabilitation and Day Treatment Attention A PROGRAM AND A PLACE Fountain House is a professional self-help program, operated by men and women recovering from mental illness, in collaboration with a highly professional and caring staff. The emphasis at Fountain House is on relationships – member to member, and member to staff. Members engage with each other to regain their productivity and self-confidence, resume their lives, and re-enter society. They take part, as well, in promoting their rights, and in erasing the stigma that often separates them from their neighbors. Since its founding in 1948, Fountain House has served a total of more than 16,000 men and women. Its innovative “clubhouse” model is today the basis for more than 400 similar programs in 32 countries around the world, assisting some 50,000 men and women. The Fountain House concept has been adopted in part by another 1,000 programs in the U.S. and abroad. Fountain House is also a building — home base for the organization’s activities. A five-story mansion-like complex, it encompasses some 57,000 square feet, including four outdoor gardens. The building has been updated from time to time to meet the changing needs of Fountain House members and staff as they create and operate Fountain House’s diverse programs, administer the organization, tend to their lives, work and study, dine and relax, and make friends. THE WORK Fountain House’s programs and partnerships originate in its units. Each unit is “home base” for a number of members and staff, who work together to develop and operate a particular activity. In each unit, as well, staff members provide community support for members, to ensure that they receive the benefits and services they need, from both Fountain House and beyond. Members volunteer their work, to make Fountain House work. Together, members and staff are able to derive a sense of accomplishment, build skills, and establish relationships, helping everyone to know that they are needed and appreciated. Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
Teaching Day Programming Day programs operate on the assumption that an environment can be created that will contribute to the rehabilitation and recovery of a person with mental illness. Clubhouse Model
Selected Standards for Clubhouses
Common Elements of Day Programming Clients
Staff
Space
Programming
International Standards for Clubhouse Programs Published by the International Center for Clubhouse Development Other types of Day Treatment Partial Hospitalization
Milieu Therapy
Motivational Services Club Houses Clubhouse Programs supported by Kennebec Behavioral Health Assessment Lesson 9 Discussion Discuss the ways in which clients and staff interact in a club house. Is this a model that you would feel comfortable working with? Lesson 9 Quiz Imagine that you were in charge of programming at the agency you are working at...keeping in line with the clubhouse philosophy, day programming, and milieu therapy models address the following tasks:
Keep in mind that your answers have to reflect the prevailing philosophies and structures of the clubhouse and group home.
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