Seacoast Pathways on Board with Transit ional Employment Program From iccd.org Unlike Transitional Employment, which is well described in Clubhouse literature, Supported Employment is less defined, sometimes misunderstood, and has a dubious Clubhouse history. There remains a fair amount of disagreement regarding the efficacy of a Clubhouse developing its own, in-house, Supported Employment program. There is also the concern that a growing emphasis on Supported Employment may detract from our effort to maintain quality Transitional Employment Programs. The time has come us to discuss these concerns as a community. Confused little kitty? Check out the basics of the new employ-ment program on page 2 of Pathseekers.

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Seacoast Pathways celebrated Hal lowe’en by dressing up in di fferent costumes and af ter-ward enjoyed a del ic ious pot luck dinner. From lef t to r ight , f ront row: Er in, Lauren; second row, Horse, Ryan. Horse ident i ty c lue: n ickname is “Tonto’s t rusty mount.”) Lauren H ( text) , Photohead (photo)

Seacoast PathSeekerswww.seacoastpathways.org

NOVEMBER 2017

Seacoast Pathways is a free and voluntary recovery program for adults living with mental illness. To learn more about us, go to seacoastpathways.org or join us on Facebook at Seacoast Pathways, a Clubhouse.

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Be a part of Seacoast Pathways History! I t ’s not too soon to start p lanning for Ask Me How I Real ly Feel : The Yearbook. The creat ive l i fe of Seacoast Pathways over the last two-plus years — by i ts staff , volun-teers and especial ly i ts members, who have contr ibuted most of the mater ia l — wi l l be on display in th is publ icat ion, wi th publ icat ion in January or March. Do you l ike to read, wr i te, g ive or conduct interviews? Is there a piece of wr i t ing, drawing/paint ing/photography you just want people to see? Do you have an at tent ion to detai l that would help Seacoast Pathseekers look and be i ts very best? I f so, see Darby; i f not , see Darby anyway; she is very persuasive!

Walter Pal l Mugo Pine, 50 cm

Seacoast Pathways’ 3rd Bir thday October 20, 2017

Hard to bel ieve, but th is t ime last year we were celebrat ing our 2nd anniversary! As-sembled are, l - r 1st row, Joe, JK, Doreen, Debbie, Ann, (back row) J im O’C Scott , Er in, Sarah, Lauren, Jackie, Joe, and f i rst Seacoast Pathways member, Ryan!

The art of the tree — Bonsai

Rory is very pleased with Ann’s abi l i ty to br ing home the non-prof i t ba-con. “We prac-t iced with bacon bi ts; i t ’s OK to feed humans bacon as long as i t ’s in smal l

quant i t ies,” Rory said. Ear l ier th is month Ann was recognized at the annual Er ik Cogswel l Conference month for her dogged perseverance on behal f of human beings wi th mental i l lness.

Pic-tured with Ann Strachan, l-r: Karin Cogswell, Ann Strachan, Ed Cogswell, Jay Couture

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Our ROCKY ( le f t) has i t a l l over his Hol lywood counterpart (r ight ) . Fiercely loyal to his pet human Jim G, our Rocky sometimes pretends to beg for food, just to make sure J im G is paying at tent ion.

THE RORINESS OF IT ALL — This l i t t le cut ie st icks c lose to his beloved pet human Ann. When not stretched out four paws to the wind, Rory l ikes to wiggle over to lucky Clubhouse mem-bers and give them a piece of h is hind.

Q: How can I get a gig at Seacoast Pathways?!!

The Hardest Working Dogs In Show Biz! ( I t ’s just an expression! )

Artist: Walter Pall Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Height: 65 cm Pot: Derek Aspinall Collected in Colorado

In the art of bonsai, “Twists and turns in branches symbolize age and the journey through time.”

http://www.bonsaitreegardener.net/intro/symbolism

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ASK US HOW WE REALLY FEEL!

The PathSeekers Arts and Literary Supplement

Wr i t i n g Wo r k s h op w i t h J i m O’C

CLASSIC TV — MY SHOWS OF SHOWS

• Superman • Honeymooners • Batman • Spiderman (cartoon) • Bewitched • I Love Lucy • The Brady Bunch • Al l in the Family The show Bewitched was great be-cause El izabeth Montgomery and Agnes Morehead were so good. And you can’ t forget Uncle Arthur; actor Paul Lynn was so funny! I t was fascinat ing to see al the magic they did, and i t was so real to me. Jim O’C

PREJUDICE — A LEARNED BELIEF Most people who are prejudiced are s im-ply scared, in my opinion. They feel a certain race wi l l take charge — or that women wi l l ru le — or that an immigrant with brown skin wi l l take their job.

Prejudice is a behavioral t ra i t . Al l parents stop spreading prejudiced views to their chi ldren, we wi l l never achieve equal i ty.

Only when parents feel the st ing of prej-udiced against themselves is there a chance for t rue equal i ty. — Joe

PREJUDICE — A PERSONAL VIEW Throughout history, people have found enemies for no reason; maybe they are of a di fferent re l ig ion, skin color, pol i t ical bel ief , health, age, etc. In the age of mass media, news reports often depend on these bel iefs in order to sensat ional-ize the news. One of those misconcep-t ions is the not ion that everyone with mental i l lness is v iolent.

Should I then have been afraid to work at Seacoast Pathways? Wel l I was afraid, but not of the people at the clubhouse. After a l l , I had started out as a member two years ago, and nothing scary ever happened; no one shot up the clubhouse or went on a stabbing spree.

I was afraid that someone governed by fear and ignorance would some day show up at our c lubhouse, br inging prejudice, st igma and accompanying behaviors into our midst.

I t is easy to be prejudiced against some-one you have never met. The real issues ar ise when these misconcept ions turn into behaviors and act ions. — Scott

Journey Once in awhi le he

roamed every -

where by himsel f .

Music was the

most awesome,

wonderful happening throughout the

universe. Moving r ight a long, head -

ing for Lenoxvi l le, Canada. Central

Ci ty High School , marching to the

tune of Aquarius, Mr. Roger Currer

leader. Wi l l ie Nelson oh plus his

majesty, a legend in his own rank,

dancing, s inging and talk ing always.

We the people of the people do

hereby honor our mi l i tary personnel .

Thank you, s i r, thank you.

Anonymous

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Transitional Employment Continued from page 1

Clubhouses offer a tiered employment program designed to integrate interested members back into meaningful and gainful employment in the community. The first step of the program is Transitional Employment (TE), in which mem-bers can work in meaningful part-time jobs outside the clubhouse procured through partnerships with community entities and businesses. The member selected by the clubhouse community for these position(s) are trained by a clubhouse staff and/or member who are in charge of that particular placement. As an incentive to the employer, job attendance and performance are guaranteed, as a staff and/or member will support or even fill in for the clubhouse member if he or she needs to be absent for any reason. Each member contribution at a Transitional Employment position is designed to be transitional and temporary, last-ing for six to nine months, as these positions belong to the clubhouse, and are designed in such a way so that ideally all members will have an opportunity to work. Each member of a clubhouse who participates in a Transitional Employment position is guaranteed to earn minimum wage or above. Additionally, all clubhouse TE positions are entry level so that all members have the opportunity to work in all positions. The single most important factor in placing members in TE positions is the individual's desire to work.

The second step is supported employment, in which the clubhouse community helps an interested member obtain his or her own employment and serves as a resource and support for résumé makeup, interviewing skills, transporta-tion, and employer liaisons.

The third step is independent employment, in which the member is meaningfully and gainfully employed without the intervention (but always with the support) of the club-house community.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubhouse_Model

Guard dogs: Buyer beware

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M a n ag e me n t Po s i t i o n s

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Tre n d i n g : D i g i t a l Do g g i e s M a k e C u t e C h r i s tm a s G i f t s

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