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Principle III. Services must be available as long as the participant wants and needs them.
Practice F. (Except as established by the Lodge) There should not be any minimum or
maximum time limits on participation.
Employment
Principle IV. People with psychiatric disabilities increase their community success and raise
their social status through employment, through accumulating wealth, and through direct (not
third-party) consumerism.
Practice G. Everyone of working age should be employed (except in the event of
temporary incapacity) and employment should begin immediately upon entry into the
lodge.
Proposed Outcome Measure #7:
Average weekly wages per participant.
Practice H. Employment (and costs related to participation in the Lodge) should be
structured so as to ensure financial reward for increasing participation in employment.
Proposed Outcome Measure #8:
Percentage of participants earning more than the cost of their room and board.
Practice I. Employment may be offered in the form of a (affirmative) business operated
by the lodge. If employment through an affirmative business is provided:
1. Work opportunities should include a range of tasks from simple to complex,
with appropriate accommodations for the illness;
2. Participants should be paid commensurate with their contribution to the
business;
3. There should be frequent and realistic evaluation of performance and an
opportunity to advance; and
4. Participants should have a choice between working in the affirmative business
and outside employment, especially if the affirmative business does not provide
opportunities commensurate with the participant’s skills and experience (but not
working should not an option, and neither should prolonged job-search).
Social
Principle V. Above and beyond economic roles, participants need to perceive (and to have)
meaningful social roles in both the Lodge and the larger community.
Practice J: Every participant should contribute to the collective good to the limit of
his/her ability. (Equity of contribution and autonomy from one participant to the next is
of secondary importance).
Proposed Outcome Measure #9:
Social adjustment/level of functioning .
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