EMPAD Clubhouse Training Course
EMPAD Training Program
The Clubhouse method adresses professionals working in the field of mental health rehabilitation and adult education. It emphasizes the recovery orientation, learning opportunities, social inclusion and labour market integration of people with different mental health problems. Since a few years this course has been offered in Amsterdam, Munich and Stockholm and the participants have always been very satisfied with that week.It is a perfect mixture of Learning by doing, Presentations, Clubhouse member stories and group discussions. And, there is still time to talk about individual questions.
Sunday,
18:00 Arrival of participants
Meet and have Dinner together, introduction of the training team
Monday,
09:00 Welcome and Breakfast at the Clubhouse
09:30 Unit Meeting
09:50 Tour around the Clubhouse
10:15 Work with us in the units
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Expectations regarding the training
13:30 Presentation about the Clubhouse Model
14:00 Film: “1 in 4”
14:30 Talk about “Day structure at the Clubhouse”
15:30 Questions and evaluation
Tuesday
09.00 Breakfast at Clubhouse
09:30 Unit meeting
09:45 Work with us in the units
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Member story
13:15 Standards, part 1
14:00 House meeting
15:00 Talk about “Relationships at the Clubhouse”
16:00 Questions and evaluation
Wednesday
09:00 Breakfast
09:30 Unit meeting
09:45 Work in units
12:15 Lunch
13:15 Visit to an employment site
14:30 Standards Part 2
15:15 Film Clips “Job Interview”, “Bring Change to Mind”
15:30 Questions and evaluation
18:00 Dinner together
Thursday
09:00 Breakfast at the Clubhouse
09:30 Unit meeting
09:45 Work in units
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Overview about Clubhouse International, Clubhouse Europe
14:00 Standards Part 3
15:00 Member story
15:30 Questions and evaluation
Receive the questionnaire for an evaluation of the week
Finalize Action Plan
Friday
10:00 Discussion “Voluntary nature and roles in the Clubhouse”
Any additional topics / Next steps
12:30 Lunch
13: Evaluation of the week:
Talk about action plans
14:30 End of the course
Funding details
Organizations of course participants can apply funding for the training costs from the Erasmus+ program 2014-2020. Erasmus+ funding is available for the Mobility for adult education staff (includes staff training). This activity supports the professional development of adult education staff in the form of: a) participation in structured courses or training events abroad; b) a job shadowing/observation period abroad in any relevant organization active in the adult education field. Please note that in the new Erasmus+ program the funding applications are made by the organizations, not the staff persons by themselves.
Application deadline for Erasmus+ and Mobility for adult education staff is 02.02.2016. Please ask more funding information from your national Erasmus+ agency:
National agencies for Erasmus+
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/national-agencies/index_en.htm#DE01
Erasmus+
Hämeentie 54
00500 Helsinki, Finland
Please get in contact at least 2 months before!
• The Clubhouse method emphasizes the recovery orientation, learning opportunities, social inclusion and labor market integration of people with different mental health problems.
• Course methodology: Learning-by-doing, Presentations, Clubhouse members stories, Study visits, Group discussions, Articles.
• Participants gain knowledge in understanding empowerment in the context of Community-Based Rehabilitation.
• The course provides participants with useful ideas on how to use lessons learned in their own environment.
Knowledge of a Cost-Effective-Model of Community Based Rehabilitation