Like the
Clubhouse model, the ACT approach has a proven record of success.
Gold Award: The wellspring of the
clubhouse model for social and vocational adjustment of persons with serious mental illness.
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of four treatment interventions (
clubhouse model program, consumer self help group, social-skills training, and vocational-skills training) using multiple outcome measures (subjective quality of life, empowerment, mastery, satisfaction, and psychiatric hospitalization frequency).
Over 260 participants from approximately 100 Clubhouses from across America are expected to attend the conference, which is presented by Clubhouse International in response to the growing demand from US Clubhouses to create a national voice for the
Clubhouse model - one of the most cost-effective solutions for people living with serious mental illness.
The Genesis Club works on a
clubhouse model, which calls for partnership between its members and staff.
Some examples of psychiatric rehabilitation-related books and book chapters are Moxley's (1997) chapter on clinical social work in psychiatric rehabilitation, which appeared in Brandell's Theory and Practice in Clinical Social Work; several chapters in Williams and Eli's (1998) Advances in Mental Health Research; Rapp's (1998) The Strengths Model: Case Management with People Suffering from Severe and Persistent Mental Illness; and Jackson's (2001) recent use of the
clubhouse model to illustrate a wide range of generalist social work values, theory, and skills.
Among the many psychiatric rehabilitation models in current practice, the
clubhouse model and the community support system (CSS) model deserve special attention.
