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Welcome to Mosaic
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About Mosaic Clubhouse |
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Rights of Membership |
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ICCD – International Centre for Clubhouse Development |
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Training in the Clubhouse Model of Rehabilitation |
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Mosaic Clubhouse is a community centre that provides opportunities to people with mental illness. Members of Mosaic are able to fulfil their potential and achieve a sense of belonging, dignity and self-worth through employment, housing, social and educational choices available through the clubhouse. Much more than simply a programme or a social service, an ICCD Clubhouse is a community of people who are working together to achieve a common goal.
Mosaic Clubhouse is organised to support people living with mental illness to re-join the worlds of friendship, family, employment and education. ICCD Clubhouses powerfully demonstrate that people with mental illness can lead productive and satisfying lives.
We offer members
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A work day in which the talents and abilities of members are recognised and encouraged
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Opportunities to obtain paid employment in mainstream businesses and industries
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Assistance in accessing community-based educational resources
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Assistance in accessing medical, psychological, substance abuse, wellness, and other community support resources
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Assistance in securing and sustaining safe, decent and affordable housing
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Participation in consensus –based decision making regarding all important matters relating to the running of the clubhouse
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Evening/weekend/public holiday social and recreational events
We believe that the combination of meaningful activities, engaging relationships and fun experiences keeps people well and out of hospital, and that the more our members involve themselves in the running of the clubhouse, the better they feel. Our aim is that they feel excited to come to Mosaic each morning and fulfilled when they leave in the evening, knowing that they’ve done something useful for their community. There’s no other programme like Clubhouse for boosting confidence and self-esteem.
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Testimonials
“I don’t know if I will ever be totally free of depression, but thanks to the great people I work alongside I now know there’s always someone I can talk to, and I know that if I need help and support it will be given by the wonderful staff and members. I now have a new family, and I hope that when you read this you too will support Mosaic Clubhouse; it’s a great place to be a member and I now see a future for myself.”
~ Linda O'Neill, Mosaic Clubhouse member
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Work day
The work day is the schedule of tasks and activities taking place inside the clubhouse each weekday. They are designed with a typical working environment and typical working hours in mind. This provides not only excellent vocational experience to members, but also an opportunity for them to contribute to the overall management of the clubhouse in a meaningful, significant way. This environment of support, acceptance and commitment encourages people to actively contribute.
Mosaic Clubhouse is divided into three work units. The work of each of these units is further divided into the specific and manageable tasks required to keep the clubhouse operating each day. When a new member joins the clubhouse they are asked to choose a ‘home unit’ based on their interests and abilities. The member then performs tasks for that unit, alongside clubhouse staff, in a unique partnership that contributes to the overall operation of the clubhouse in a meaningful way.
The work units at Mosaic Clubhouse are named: Business and Administration, Education and Employment, and Horticulture, Hospitality and Housing.
Goal planning
Recovering from mental ill health is a complex process that involves many different factors. Important factors often include:
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Reclaiming a sense of hope
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Regaining a sense of meaning
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Managing one’s own mental health in order to reduce the impact and symptoms experienced, and to achieve a greater level of wellness
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Reclaiming roles beyond being a mental health service user
Goal planning is a flexible planning tool which accounts for an individual’s changing mental health needs, and aspirations. It remains confidential, occurring, as it does, between a member and their chosen support worker. The sessions are designed to identify the barriers that a person may face in achieving their goals and, ultimately, leading a full and independent life. Goal planning also identifies those practical steps that members can take independently of the clubhouse community in order to achieve their vocational, educational and personal goals. Practical support and advice is given throughout the process
Out reach
Out reach is the process of contacting and supporting members who have not attended the clubhouse for some time, and is completed by each unit on a regular basis. This helps to inform the clubhouse if a particular member requires additional support or, in special circumstances, a home visit from a clubhouse member and staff person.
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