01. desember 2008 | 14:16

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Elect-meeting in Munich November 3.-5.

On Sunday November 2nd Benedict and Óðinn went to Munich where the third meeting on the Elect Project was held. Preparation for the meeting has been going on since summer. The role of the Geysir Club was to gather data from the participating clubhouses on how and in what form information on education and educational  possibilities is at hand if they do indeed have it. The gathering of data was exciting and it was with great excitement that we attended the meeting.

Benedict and Óðinn posed for the photographer. 

TilBaka

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About Geysir

Klúbburinn Geysir  is a place where people who have had mental illness come to rebuild their lives. The participants are called members, not patients and the focus is on their strengths, not their illness. Work in the clubhouse, whether it is clerical, data input, meal preparation or reaching out to their fellow members, provides the core healing process. Every opportunity provided is the result of the efforts of the members and small staff, who work side by side, in a unique partnership. One of the most important steps members take toward greater independence is transitional employment, where they work in the community at real jobs. Members also receive help in securing housing, advancing their education, obtaining good psychiatric and medical care and maintaining government benefits. Membership is for life so members have all the time they need to secure their new life in the community.