Social psychiatric initiative Xanten
The social psychiatric initiative Xanten eV ( Spix ) is a non-profit association under the sponsorship of the Rhineland Regional Association and the Wesel Employment Agency based in Wesel . Founded in Xanten in 1986 , Spix employed over 80 specialists in 2006 in the areas of social work , occupational and occupational therapy , psychology , pedagogy , nursing and work trainingwho, in cooperation with resident doctors, clinics, offices and advice centers, operate a social psychiatric center in Wesel and Xanten, two facilities for assisted living in Wesel and the "Institute for Systemic Research and Therapy" in Xanten.
Facilities and offers
Social Psychiatric Center
The "Social Psychiatric Center Wesel and Xanten" (SPZ) is aimed at people who are affected by mental impairments, illnesses or disabilities. The task of the SPZ is to support the mentally ill, mentally disabled and their relatives by providing advice, care and treatment as a first point of contact. A day care center at Weseler Kaiserring and two contact and advice centers (KBZ) at Weseler Kaiserring and Xantener Marsstraße are connected to the SPZ . The KBZ offers in Wesel to people from Wesel, Schermbeck and Hamminkeln , in Xanten to people from Xanten and Sonsbeck , who can take part in an open meeting in Wesel on five days and in Xanten on three days each week. The offers of the day care center are aimed specifically at the severely mentally disabled and adults with chronic illnesses, for whom a stay in a clinic would be necessary without these offers. After an acclimatization phase, the care plan of the day care center stipulates that the person in care must be present on at least three out of five days of the week as well as active participation in the activities offered according to the possibilities of the person in care. With the “STOP” initiative, a counseling center for psychotraumatized people is also part of the SPZ's work area. The community psychiatric association with the Caritas Association is intended to guarantee comprehensive care for the entire district area.
Workshop for mentally disabled people
In cooperation with "Lebenshilfe Unterer Niederrhein", Spix runs a workshop for mentally disabled people on Bocholter Strasse in Wesel, people from the northern Wesel district who are not, not yet or no longer available to the general labor market due to their mental illness stand, offers a workplace tailored to his needs. If the work in the workshop is considered an appropriate rehabilitation measure, a decision is made in an initial procedure lasting between four weeks and three months about the possibility of integration into the vocational training area of the workshop, which can include gardening and landscape maintenance or bicycle repair, for example. After completing the two-year vocational training area, those transferred to the labor market receive monthly remuneration there, which is paid out of the work result achieved; In addition, a monthly employment subsidy is paid. Spix does not pay remuneration during vocational training; instead, the respective cost bearer pays a monthly training or transition allowance.
Integration work
Since 2005 under the responsibility of the integration office related integration service provides a free for employers and job seekers with disabilities Placement and -plätzen and a care mediated Workers. In the event of an assignment by the Employment Agency, the integration specialist service receives a bonus for successfully placing severely disabled unemployed people. The main task of the integration specialist service is the evaluation and assessment of job seekers, clarification of the responsible service provider, advising companies on the type and impact of disabilities as well as accompanying and, if necessary, supervision of the placed employees, especially during induction. In addition to the main office of the specialist service on Weseler Augustastraße, there are two placement offices in Wesel and Dinslaken .
Assisted living
Spix has been offering people with mental illnesses the option of assisted living since 1989. The aim is to shorten or avoid inpatient and semi-inpatient stays, for which three possibilities of assisted living are maintained for different target groups. In addition to the form of care in shared apartments for two people or in one's own apartment, there are in particular the facilities "Haus Alia" on Salzwedeler Strasse and "Haus Vivaldi" on Friedensstrasse in Wesel. While the latter offer is largely aimed at the chronically ill from the Wesel district , the "Haus Alia" is a facility for people with additional addiction problems, those unwilling to treat, and people with a high need for autonomy as well as strong behavioral problems.
Institute for Systemic Research and Therapy
The "Institute for Systemic Research and Therapy" in Xanten offers on the one hand the opportunity for part-time training in the field of systemic therapy and counseling, and on the other hand supervision in community psychiatric facilities, schools and counseling centers. However, the main task of the institute is the research area, in particular, the previous projects "Regional Round tables for quality assurance," a by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia excellent conference model for regional quality assurance and requirements planning between mental institutions and clients, members and payers, "Young visitors in Archaeological Park Xanten - Violence Intervention and Prevention of Violence ", a project to research youth violence with the participation of the Archaeological Park Xanten , and accompanying research on the " Haus Alia "described under Assisted Living in cooperation with the Bochum University of Applied Sciences .