FAQ's
Why is basic clubhouse training three weeks?
Why does the administrator come on the third week and not sooner?
Which Training Base is the best for our program?
What is the schedule like? Do we have free time?
Who do we pay for the training and when do we need to pay the training fee?
Answers
Why is basic clubhouse training three weeks?
In Clubhouse training we are training about a culture, a way of working with people that is vastly different from the norms of traditional day treatment programs. It isn’t like a one day or one week training in which you learn a specific component or aspect of a rehabilitation method. This is a comprehensive package which will benefit the entire clubhouse community, not just the participants. Thus, we have found that the three week training is the right amount of time to impart these concepts and provide colleagues the time needed to absorb them and be able to implement them into their clubhouses.
Many clubhouse colleagues make the comment, “The first week I was a little overwhelmed at everything that was going on. During the second week I was able to translate what I was learning into ideas about how our clubhouse could do these types of practices. By the third week, we were able to meet with our administrator and all get on the same page with our Action Plan and everything clicked.”
Three weeks is indeed a long time to make a commitment to being away from home. However, the experience that you will receive will be unlike any other training that you have received and will be not only a lifetime memory, but more importantly, impart specific philosophies and practices in the eight sections of the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs that will help your clubhouse provide wonderful opportunities for members to achieve their hopes and dreams and become respected members in society.
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Why does the administrator come on the third week and not sooner?
The learning objectives are different for staff and members than they are for the administrator, particularly if the administrator is not the clubhouse director. Staff and members need to understand fully and be able to incorporate in practice, the core values and components that a clubhouse is comprised of. For example, organization of a work unit and creating meaningful work, providing expanded reach out efforts, and understanding the powerful nature of the relationship aspect in the clubhouse model are key ingredients that staff and members must be able to bring back and integrate into the clubhouse on a daily basis. Administrators need to understand the philosophy and help create supports to help the Action Plan succeed. It is true they should have the exposure to the work units, to TE, and other aspects of the clubhouse, but they do not have the same responsibility in learning how to implement it when they return. They provide oversight responsibility and thus have a different role in the training process.
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Which Training Base is the best for our program?
Each training base provides the same curriculum, one kept fresh by annual meetings of the training bases at which not only the curriculum, but other components of the training program are reviewed, critiqued and advanced through a consensus building process among the ICCD and Training bases.
Each Training base does have its distinct features and we encourage you to contact those that you are interested in attending or call our Training Director for additional information. Just as every clubhouse has its own features that make each clubhouse unique in its own way, so to does each training base. Remember, each training base is first and foremost a clubhouse that seeks to grow and develop as all other clubhouses. However, these training bases also have trained and experienced members and staff who are more than willing to share their best practices with you.
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What is the schedule like? Do we have free time?
Each training base can send you a sample schedule of what exactly the three week schedule will cover that includes the time the days start and end. Some of them have these schedules on their websites. The days are busy and there are some evening activities scheduled. However, you will find that there is time to see the sites that you’d like to visit and experience the unique flavor of the city that you are in. Or, you can be assured there will evenings when you can just read a book or get some quiet time for yourself.
On the second weekend, most of the training bases schedule a weekend away in which you will go to a different location than the guesthouse and have an opportunity to get to know each other better, and discuss any issues or questions that need further elaboration outside of the daily training process. This can be a time to further discuss your Action Plan and it can be a relaxing time to enjoy the scenery of the country or state that you are in and connect more socially with your fellow colleagues.
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Who do we pay for the training and when do we need to pay the training fee?
The training fees get paid directly to the training base. The ICCD does not receive any percentage of training fees as these are used by the training bases to provide the supports needed to carry out the responsibilities of operating as a training base.
The training base will ask you to pay a 50% deposit prior to coming to training. This is primarily due to reserving your space in the training. There have been occurrences when clubhouse have booked a training but have cancelled very close to the training date and thus the participating clubhouses and training base are left without a full group of colleagues to go through the training process together with. This aspect is very important as we learn from each other in addition to learning from the training base. Thus, a deposit helps to ensure the clubhouse is committed to the schedule and that a full group can enjoy the process together.
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