First step in the development of a clubhouse fidelity instrument: Content analysis of clubhouse certification reports

A content analysis was conducted of 15 representative certification reports prepared by Faculty of the International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD) in New York City. The study was a first step in the construction of a research instrument to measure mental health program fidelity to the club house (Fountain House) model of psychosocial rehabilitation. The content an alysis identified those references to the Standards for Clubhouse Programs used most often by ICCD Faculty in their determination of certification sta tus. These criteria, which encompass both the viability of the clubhouse co mmunity and an assessment of organizational efficiency, provide a groundwor k for constructing measurable indicators of fidelity to the clubhouse model .