What We Offer - Two Powerful Programs
Supported Employment
Supported Employment is an evidence-based practice with the overriding philosophy that every person with a disability is capable of working competitively in the community if the right kind of job and work environment can be found. Individuals are offered help in finding and keeping jobs that capitalize on their personal strengths and motivation. Thus the primary goal is not to change the consumer but to find a natural "fit" between the consumer's strenths and experiences with a job in the community.
Our Clubhouse, known as the SHAMA House (Self Help and Mutual Aid), is a self-directed program. SHAMA members take an active role in the organizing, operation and governance of the project. Designed around a work-ordered day, each morning begins with a member planning meeting.
Four intentional messages are stronly delivered in the SHAMA Clubhouse. This is a Club that belongs to those who give it energy. Membership, as opposed to patient status, is regarded as an enabling designation that creates a sense of belonging and ownership. All members are made to feel that their presence is expected daily. The programs are set up so that members are wanted and needed to help run them. Mutual support and caring for each other is the underlying concept that pulls the program together.
