D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A3904

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Rule 22-A3904 - CLUBHOUSE SERVICES

3904.1

Clubhouse services are primarily rehabilitative in nature. Clubhouse services assist individuals with behavioral health diagnoses to develop social networking, independent living, budgeting, self- care, and other skills that will assist them to live in the community and to prepare for securing and retaining employment.

3904.2

Services within the Clubhouse may be delivered through individual (one-to-one) or group interaction between staff and members within the Clubhouse setting. Experiential opportunities through operating and maintaining the Clubhouse should include all of the formal activities engaged in during the Work-Ordered Day.

3904.3

A Clubhouse shall provide members with coping and wellness strategies to improve functioning through experiential learning opportunities, peer and professional support, and psycho-education. Areas of focus include:

(a) Identification and management of situations and prodromal symptoms to reduce the frequency, duration, and severity of psychological relapses;

(b) Competence responding to a psychiatric crisis;

(c) Competence in understanding the role psychotropic medication plays in the stabilization of the members' well-being;

(d) Independent living competencies (such as self-care, cooking, money management, personal grooming, and maintenance of living environment);

(e) Social and interpersonal abilities (such as conversational competency, developing or maintaining a positive self- image, and the ability to evaluate the motivations and feelings of others to establish and maintain positive relationships);

(f) Personal adjustment abilities to reduce dependency on professional caregivers and to enhance independence (such as stress management, leisure time management, coping with symptoms of mental illness);

(g) Cognitive and adult role competency (such as using task-oriented activities to develop and maintain cognitive abilities or to maximize adult role functioning by improving attention, concentration, and memory, enhancing the ability to learn and establishing the ability to develop empathy);

(h) Identification and development of organizational support (such as sustaining personal entitlements, locating and using community resources or other supportive programs); and

(i) Identification and development of existing natural supports for addressing personal needs (such as families, employers, and friends).

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A3904

Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4010 (May 7, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7734 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8698, 8701 (September 24, 2010); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 5638 (5/3/2019)

Authority: The Director of the Department of Mental Health (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 104, and 105 of the Department of Mental Health Establishment Amendment Act of 2001, effective December 18, 2001, (D.C. Law 14-56; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1131.04 and 7-1131.05 ).