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Membership
Applicants for membership at Threshold must meet the following criteria:
- have a major mental illness (bipolar disorder I, schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, major depression with psychotic features, or psychosis NOS) which is the focus of treatment currently
- be at least 18 years of age
- be clean & sober for at least 30 days
- reside in Durham County
- have a desire to be an active participant in a supportive, vital community
To apply for membership, four documents must be completed and sent to the Membership Coordinator at Threshold:
- a completed referral form, including all attachments
- a current psychiatric evaluation
- a detailed, up-to-date psychosocial history
- a signed consent for release of information
If you have a specific question about the application materials or process, or would like to have an application package mailed to you, please contact the Threshold Membership Coordinator Erica Weaver at (919)682-4124, or e.weaver@thresholdclubhouse.org and we will be happy to help you.
Information for private clinicians:
Referral criteria
Referral form
If you are looking for clubhouse services and live outside Durham County, NC, please contact theInternational Center for Clubhouse Development through their website.
Orientation
New members go through orientation during their first four days at Threshold. The new member spends a whole day in each of our four clubhouse units.
Sample orientation day
9:00 AM Morning coffee (15-25 cents) or breakfast in the Snack Bar (50 cents)
9:15 AM Morning Community Meeting in Great Room
9:30 AM Unit Meeting: Kitchen Unit
10:00 AM Kitchen Unit Experience
10:30 AM Purchase meal ($1.00) by signing up in either kitchen or snack bar
11:30 AM Lunch
12:30 AM Kitchen Unit Afternoon Meeting
12:45 PM Kitchen Unit Experience
1:30 PM Wrap up with kitchen members and staff
2:00 PM End of day
Threshold helps members avoid rehospitalization. See our Abstract of Hospitalization Research (June 2002).
