Hey everyone, the 2012 Mid-States Clubhouse Conference will be hosted in Norman, OK by Thunderbird Clubhouse and Crossroads Clubhouse on Sept. 4-7th, 2012. Check out the facebook page for more information!
Colleagues – Please see the note below from Lee regarding the next MAC Conference Call to continue working on the WOD/Relationships Quality Improvement Tool.
Hi all,
Our next conference call is scheduled for Friday January 20th from 11 – 12, one week from today. I erroneously stated on the last call that it was Feb 3. The work group will not be meeting before next Friday due to scheduling difficulties.
Hope that you all join the call.
Thanks
Lee
Attention all Colleagues,
Our next MAC meeting will be held on Thursday, February 23th at J-Town Clubhouse in Jackson. Stay tuned for more details and an agenda!
There are currently 100 colleagues on the MAC email list! If you're not one of them go here and follow these instructions:
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2. Click "Sign up for a new Google Account"
3. Enter your email address and a password. You do not have to have a google or gmail email address. You can enter any email you are currently using.
4. Complete the rest of the form and click "I accept. Create my account."
New Website Feature!
We now have a calendar on the website to keep track of meetings, conference calls, and other events. It can be accessed through the 'Meetings' and 'Resources' pages.
To add an event to the calendar, email summer.berman@gmail.com with the event title, date, time, and any other relevant information or attachements.
Congratulations to Fresh Start on achieving Accreditation from the ICCD in October! They are celebrating their success on Friday, January 27th from 10am to 2pm. Please RSVP by January 20th if you are able to join them.
We had a great conference call today to work on the Quality Improvement Outcomes Measure for strengthening Clubhouse Relationships and the Work Ordered Day. The Relationships Work Group/Subcommittee will be working to further develop the ideas we have come up with together. In the meanwhile, if you would like to see what we have been working on and add your own ideas and feedback, you can see the working document here. Feel free to add your thoughts – just include your name and Clubhouse so we know who to credit!
Our next conference call is scheduled for Friday, January 6th at 11:00am to 12:00 pm. The call in number is 877-402-9753 and the passcode is 1825946
For more information on the background of the Quality Improvement Initiative, click here.
Our next Quality Improvement Conference Call is tomorrow – Friday, December 16th from 11:00-12:00. Dial in: 877-402-9753 Passcode: 1825946
Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse celebrated its 20 year anniversary on Thursday, December 2, 2011 and was written up in southeastern Oakland County's newspaper, the Daily Tribune.
Read the article below, or click here to see it as it appeared in the actual newspaper.
Congratulations, Dreams! And best wishes for another 20 great years!
ROYAL OAK — It took a federal lawsuit to get the Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse opened, but neighbors and the community have now accepted the people and program administered by Easter Seals Michigan.
Following a Department of Justice lawsuit, the Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse opened on Dec. 1, 1991, at 1222 Catalpa Drive. People with serious mental illness go to the facility for rehabilitation and to find ways to become productive members of society. They rely not only on the staff members located there, but also on each other to cope with each day's new challenges.
"When we chose to move the program to Royal Oak several years ago, they (residents and city officials) didn't want us there," said Brent Wirth, president and executive director of Easter Seals Michigan. However, the Department of Justice intervened and the clubhouse was established.
"We've had zero problems ever since," said Wirth, indicating the existence of the clubhouse is breaking down the stigma attached to mental illness.
"We help the clubhouse members get back into society. They learn, gain skills and develop peer relationships and a bigger support network," he said. "The members are at a point of recovery where they are trying to get their skills polished to go out and work and be independent.
"Members and staff work side by side," he said, referring to such things as planning meals, activities and daily tasks.
Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison, Dreams Unlimited members and staff and executives from Easter Seals Michigan and the Oakland County Community Health Authority, which provides the funding, helped make Thursday's anniversary celebration a success.
The Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse is open Monday through Friday and on holidays. It also is wheelchair-accessible.
The estimated 150 people served at the facility each month also do maintenance work such as cutting grass, Wirth said.
Sometimes a person who had been going to the clubhouse and no longer needs mental health care returns to visit because "they have made friends with people there," Wirth said. "Sometimes the friends they meet become like family members. We know people who have recovered and come back to help others."
A huge round of applause to Traverse House, who just received notification that they have been awarded a three year conditional accreditation from the ICCD! You guys rock! (See Signe’s announcement below the images.)
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