A psychiatric rehabilitation clubhouse, Welcome House provides individuals with the supports that are vital to recovery. The clubhouse program in Delaware County offers a structured day and a variety of goal-oriented activities. These activities expose club members to many social, interpersonal and vocational experiences that enable them to acquire practical living skills. For those with long-term, psychiatric disabilities, as well as those with psychiatric disabilities and complicating conditions such as mental retardation, drug and alcohol dependency, sensory deficits, and physical disabilities, Welcome House is a lifeline of support.

Welcome House is centered on one goal—to give people the support, the encouragement, and the hope to build better futures. Structured activities, social opportunities, community involvement, and transitional employment are just several of the options offered to club members to help foster personal growth and build self-esteem.

Welcome House is based on voluntary participation and empowers people with the tools to steer the course of their rehabilitation. The clubhouse provides a structured day of diverse, goal-oriented activities from which club members choose to participate. The variety of activity exposes club members to many social, interpersonal, and vocational experiences that enable them to acquire many practical living skills. Working and learning side-by-side with skilled, compassionate staff, club members rediscover their self-worth and value in the community. The staff provides services in such a way as to help the members accept responsibility for their own recovery. Club members at Welcome House are active in every facet of running the clubhouse

Welcome House is a member of the Pennsylvania Clubhouse Coalition and is certified by the International Center for Clubhouse Development. Elwyn is a member of United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA, formerly IAPSRS).

All Behavioral Health Services at Elwyn are based on the principle that all people, including those with diverse challenges in life, deserve opportunities to build independent, meaningful lives based on personal choices and individual goals. Elwyn is committed to providing the full spectrum of supports for living for people with mental illness on their road to recovery and recognizes that the right supports are vital to recovery for adults challenged by mental illness.

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