The Clubhouse Model in Mental Health; Episode 225

The Season 11 Premiere!!Richard Osoria is the Assistant Director at Elements House, a clubhouse for individuals living with a mental illness.Osoria, has been in the healthcare field for over 20 years. Elements House opened its doors this past January 2025 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC.The Clubhouse International Model is an evidence-based approach that supports individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) by engaging them as active members. This participation fosters a sense of agency and improves mental health, social skills, and vocational readiness while reducing hospitalization and homelessness.We discuss: The purpose of a clubhouseHow the clubhouse gets its members.What the members do while at the facility.A benefit of working at a clubhouse .For more information on Elements House go to https://www.nydis.org/Follow the podcast on instagram https://www.Instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast The podcast is sponsored by Bas Moreno Consulting providing financial education and counseling for people of color in the sandwich generation who are struggling with their finances while caregiving. For more information follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/basmorenoconsulting   #mentalhealth #socialwork