A Place of Our Own Clubhouse
The purpose of A Place of Our Own is to assist individuals
with mental illness to function in their living, working and
social environments. This involves creating an atmosphere
that encourages vocational and social development and
enables individuals to lead personally satisfying and
socially productive lives.
The focus of A Place of Our Own is to promote recovery by
reversing the separation individuals with mental illness
experience and bring them together with processes of a
healthy life. Members experience an increased sense of
well-being and empowerment in the design and delivery of
services at the clubhouse.
A Place of Our Own membership is composed of persons who
have a serious mental illness and staff who work within the
clubhouse. A clubhouse participant is called a member
because the program is first and foremost a club with
definite rights of membership. These rights include a choice
of employment or whether to work at all, a selection of a
staff member as an advisor, and a lifetime right to re-enter
the program and access community support services. The
rights of membership are balanced with responsibilities.
Members are expected to run their clubhouse by taking on
essential tasks as part of a work-ordered day. Staff and
members work side-by-side to accomplish tasks and activities
necessary to support and maintain the program. Clubhouse
activities include, but are not limited to, work ordered-day
skill development, member outreach and support, monitoring
and feedback regarding symptom management/recovery,
community resource development, vocational/educational
support and assistance, and social/recreational supports and
opportunities. The activities are carried out in the
clubhouse units and committees.
A Place of Our Own increases the work readiness of each
member (i.e., transitional, supported, and/or independent
community employment) and increases the members strength,
leading to an improved level of activity.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Prospective members:
• Must be interested in the clubhouse and voluntarily
participate in the program.
• Must be at least eighteen years old with a primary,
validated DSM IV Axis I diagnosis of a serious and
persistent mental illness.
• Must reside in Detroit and/or Wayne County.
• Are expected to have identified psychosocial
rehabilitative goals (i.e. psychiatric symptom
identification and care, competency building and
environmental support) that can be achieved in a supportive
and structured environment.
• Are unable to resume work, family and/or school
responsibilities to their desired level of performance
without psychosocial rehabilitative services.
• Must have the ability to participate in and benefit from
the activities necessary to support the program and its
members, without requiring consistent ‘one-on-one’
supervision of staff.
• Must have documentation of a recent medical and
psychiatric evaluation (within the last 12 months).
The individual’s community mental health case manager,
therapist or psychiatrist must complete a referral packet
prior to the first day of attendance at the clubhouse.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Manager of Behavioral Health Services
9622 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48204
Phone: (313) 931-0901
Funded by Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health
Agency (DWCCMHA)
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