THE WORK ORDERED DAY

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THE WORK ORDERED DAY
The purpose of W.O.D... And how to MAKE IT
HAPPEN!
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• What is the PURPOSE of the
• WORK ORDERED DAY?

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Medicaid

• The work ordered day is a primary component of
  the program and provides an opportunity for
  members to regain
• self-worth, purpose and confidence.

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ICCD-19

• All work in the clubhouse is designed to help
  members regain self-worth, purpose and
  confidence it is not intended to be job-specific
  training.

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• SELF WORTH!
• CONFIDENCE!
• PURPOSE!
• RECOVERY!!!

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How do we bring about self-worth, confidence and
purpose?
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• Know what colleagues interests are
• Acknowledgement
• Encourage colleagues to do more than they think
  they can do

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• What is MY purpose in the
• Work Ordered Day?

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Medicaid

• Members are actively engaged and supported on a
  regular basis by clubhouse staff in the
  activities and tasks that they have chosen.

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ICCD Standard 15a

• The work-ordered day engages members and staff
  together side-by-side in the running of the
  clubhouse.

teamwork
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Medicaid

• Members establish their own schedule of
  attendance and choose a unit that they will
  regularly participate in during the work-ordered
  day.

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• ENGAGE!
• SUPPORT!
• CHOOSE!
• WORK TOGETHER!!!!

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How can our clubhouse better engage, support,
and encourage colleagues to make important
decisions within the W.O.D.?
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• Be sure than no one does a job alone
• Make your task sign-up board large, easy to read,
  and include every little task that needs to be
  accomplished
• Ask colleagues to try something new and do it
  with them.
• Encourage members to identify themselves with a
  specific unit

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How do we motivate Members to participate in
the Work Ordered Day?
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URGENCY!!! ENGAGE!!!
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• Create urgency within the W.O.D.
• Everyone needs to know deadlines
• Personal time on the computer happens AFTER the
  W.O.D.
• Hours of clubhouse reflect regular business hours
• Break large jobs down to small tasks

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• Every job for everyone!
• There should be no jobs within the clubhouse that
  are off limits to members.
• Have pride in your clubhouse space! Add tasks to
  make your clubhouse more beautiful, welcoming and
  conducive to recovery.

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Unit Meetings

• Unit meetings set the tone for the Work Ordered
  Day. Have meetings at a set time, and have a set
  structure. Also, be sure to include a personal
  sharing or check in time.
• Suggestions of items to include in your unit
  meetings Announcements, Job/Task Sign-ups,
  Read the Daily Post-It (or whatever you daily
  publication is called?).
• Does anyone have any other suggestions?

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Medicaid

• The work-ordered day is made up of those tasks
  and activities necessary for the operation of the
  clubhouse and typically occurs during normal work
  hours.

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ICCD-17

• The clubhouse is open at least five days a week.
  The work ordered day parallels typical work hours.

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ICCD-18

• The clubhouse is organized into one or more work
  units, each of which has a sufficient staff,
  members, and meaningful work to sustain a full
  and engaging work-ordered day.
• Unit meetings are held to foster relationships as
  well as to organize and plan the work of the day.

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Keeping focus on the W.O.D.
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• Review Standards in unit meetings and in whole
  house meetingsdiscuss them!
• Post Standards in key places around the clubhouse
• Remind each other about purpose of work ordered
  day

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• Make knowledge available so that members are not
  dependent on staff to complete needed work
• Have your list of Unit tasks visible, along with
  the procedures for each task

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ICCD-15

• The work-ordered day engages members and staff
  together side-by-side in the running of the
  clubhouse.
• The clubhouse focuses on strengths, talents, and
  abilities therefore, the work-ordered day must
  not include medication clinics, day treatment or
  therapy programs within the clubhouse.

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Medicaid

• The work-ordered day is carried out in
  organization units defined by the clubhouse that
  accomplish the work necessary to operate the
  clubhouse and meet the community living needs of
  the members, such as housing and transportation.

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A few more standards to consider
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Medicaid

• Although participation in the work ordered day
  provides opportunities to develop a variety of
  interpersonal and vocationally related skills, it
  is not intended to be job-specific training.

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ICCD-20

• Members have the opportunity to participate in
  all of the clubhouse, including administration,
  research, intake and orientation, reach out,
  hiring, training and evaluation of staff, public
  relations, advocacy and evaluation of clubhouse
  effectiveness.

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Medicaid

• Member participation in the work ordered day
  provides experiences that will support members
  recovery, and is designed to assist members to
  acquire personal, community, and social
  competencies and to establish and navigate
  environmental support systems.

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ICCD-16

• The work done in the clubhouse is exclusively the
  work generated by the clubhouse in the operation
  and enhancement of the clubhouse community.
• No work for outside individuals or agencies,
  whether for pay or not, is acceptable work in the
  clubhouse.
• Members are not paid for any clubhouse work, nor
  are there any artificial rewards systems.

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Discussion

• Any comments???
• Any questions???