Members engage in mutually planned vocational, educational and social activities that develop skills and promote rehabilitation. Employment is an important focus of clubhouse programs. Members work in and for the club, or engage in gainful employment in the community through transitional employment. The opportunity to achieve gainful employment is the central principle of the rehabilitation process which promotes self-reliance and independence. Members can remain part of the clubhouse family as long as they desire.
Membership is free.
They are intended to promote recipient rights and access to mental health, health, social services, residential and other support service programs. Advocacy services include information and referral, prevention, consultation and education, and issue-specific recipient actions including legal services and activities on behalf of the general target population. The Bridger program provides supports to link individuals to appropriate community services, thereby easing the transition from inpatient hospitalization to community environments. Programs Self help programs provide recovery-oriented and support activities based on the principle that people who share a common condition or experience can be of substantial assistance to each other. These programs may take the form of mutual support groups and networks, or they may be more formal self-help organizations which offer specific educational, recreational, social or other program opportunities.