Clubhouse Standards
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Functions of the Clubhouse

The Clubhouse is located in an area where access to local transportation can be assured, both in terms of getting to and from the programme and accessing TE opportunities. The Clubhouse provides or arranges for effective alternatives whenever access to public transportation is limited.

Community support services are provided by members and staff of the Clubhouse. Community support activities are centred in the work unit structure of the Clubhouse. They include helping with entitlements, housing, and advocacy, as well as assistance in finding quality medical, psychological, pharmacological and substance abuse services in the community.

The Clubhouse is committed to securing a range of choices of safe, decent and affordable housing for all members. The Clubhouse has access to housing opportunities that meet these criteria, or if unavailable, the Clubhouse develops it's own housing programme. Clubhouse housing programmes meet the following basic criteria:

1. Members and staff manage the programme together.
2. Members who live there do so by choice.
3. Members choose the location of their housing and their roommates.
4. Policies and procedures are developed in a manner congruent with the rest of the Clubhouse culture.
5. The level of support increases or decreases in response to the changing needs of the member.
6. Members and staff actively reach out to help members keep their housing, especially during periods of hospitalisation.

The Clubhouse assists members to further their vocational and educational goals by helping them take advantage of adult education opportunities in the community. In addition, Clubhouses provide in-house educational programmes that significantly utilise the teachingand tutorial skills of members.

The Clubhouse has a method and takes responsibility for objectively evaluating its effectiveness.

The Clubhouse director, members, staff, and other appropriate persons participate in a three-week training programme in the Clubhouse model at a certified training base.

The Clubhouse has recreational and social programmes during evenings and on weekends. Holidays are celebrated on the actual day they are observed.