A PLACE to LIVE Table of Contents

HERZOGSÄGMÜHLE

Protestant Social Services of Upper Bavaria A PLACE TO LIVE Table of Contents

Herzogsägmühle – A Place of Diversity Page 2

Catching up Again People in special situations Page 6

Finding One’s Own Way Children, adolescents and families Page 8

Herzogsägmühle Managing the Working World Employment and integration Page 10 There are many reasons why fellow citizens suddenly become unable to manage their Customized Workplaces lives on their own, may it be for a while or Employment for people with handicaps Page 12 even permanently. Usually, this is not their personal fault. More commonly, these crises Self-determination and Participation derive from organic or mental diseases, as Handicapped people Page 14 well as from social conflicts and family prob- Senior citizens Page 16 lems that may necessitate a special therapy and a modified environment for living, lear- Coping with Life ning and working. People with mental illnesses Page 18 People with addiction problems Page 20 Those who receive support by the Herzog- sägmühle depend on the respect everyone Schools in Herzogsägmühle deserves within society. In this regard, St Paul School for students with learning problems Page 22 reminds us: “Accept each other just as Christ Vocational college Page 23 has accepted you.” School for social care workers Page 24

General Information Admission Page 26 Volunteering Page 27 Map of Herzogsägmühle Page 28 A PLACE TO LIVE Even a proper fire department and a cemetery can be found here. Rounding off the image, the village itself is surrounded by vast fields and forests.

Herzogsägmühle – A Social Place

Our village is not just a beautiful place. At the same time, it’s a home for people who have been disadvan- taged by life in some way. The reason for this could be a psychological disease, a mental or physical handicap as well as the loss of home or employment. Herzogsägmühle In Herzogsägmühle, this special community, these A Place Like No Other people find a place to live, supported by specialists from social, medical, caring, crafting, commercial and Herzogsägmühle – A Charming Place technical professions. Beyond that, we offer vocational training in 41 branches, as well as specialized Many people who visit us for the first time propositions concerning therapy, education and soci- encounter a quite ordinary village. Beautifully al aid. Many co-workers who live in Herzogsägmühle settled in the countryside, the parish with with their families contribute to the character of this its 900 residents is situated in the famous quite normal and yet very particular place. area of Pfaffenwinkel between Peiting and Schongau. Herzogsägmühle is a district of the muni- Herzogsägmühle – A Place of Bavarian Deaconry cipality of Peiting, located five kilometres away. The place itself is characterized by a With Herzogsägmühle’s supporting association grown, colourful mixture of residential and “Innere Mission München – Diakonie in München und administrational buildings, stores and work- Oberbayern e.V.” we are a member of Diakonisches shops. The town centre at the village square Werk Bayern (the social services organisation of the is surrounded by the church and the may- Protestant church in Bavaria). The employees are pole, a sports and festival centre as well as rooted in Christian values or receive according offers. the non-alcoholic restaurant Herzog with its Besides the improvement of the relations one has to bowling alley and minigolf course. Various others as well as to oneself, our social work focu- schools, sport and leisure facilities are ses on the mediation of people’s trust in god, spiritual situated in the area. guidance and the combination of spirituality and as-

A PLACE OF DIVERSITY sistance in life. 2 3 Herzogsägmühle – Offering Opportunities to the Region

In the past 25 years Herzogsäg- mühle has built a strong connection to the region itself. Its consulting offices, day-care centers for mentally challenged citizens, accommodation facilities and manifold outpatient services can now be found in neighboring cities like Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Marktoberdorf, Peiting, Penzberg, Schongau and Weilheim, too.

All together, there are three schools available for people from all over Southern Bavaria. The village commu- Herzogsägmühle A Place with History nity of Herzogsägmühle with its specific atmosphere of mutual respect has blended well into the region. The name Herzogsägmühle goes back to duke (German: Herzog) Christoph the strong With its services and products at over 150 locations in the 15th century, who ran a sawing mill it’s also a powerful employer with more than 1100 (German: Sägemühle) here. From 1894 to employees, whose working and spending power let 1905 the “Association for worker colonies the whole region profit from this social enterprise. in Bavaria” purchased the estates, including “Unterobland”, the present town centre, and Many economic and personal links to shops and the “Oberobland” area. Here, the named so- companies in the region ensure both a good occu- ciety founded the second Bavarian worker pancy and workload of our local training companies colony for poor and homeless men and gave and sheltered workshops. to it the name HERZOGSÄGMÜHLE. A guarantor for a stable social network in the Pfaffen- Since 1946 Herzogsägmühle is managed winkel area – this is what Herzogsägmühle stands for, by the society “Innere Mission München – too. Diakonie in München und Oberbayern e.V.” From a state-owned workers’ colony back in the Third Reich it by now has developed into an open village with good infrastructure. A PLACE OF DIVERSITY 4 5 PEOPLE IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS 6 Life doesn´talwaysgoasplanned.People, Our clientsare lodginginsingle-rooms and determined lifeaswell aspracticaltraining. peutic aid supports the returning into aself- extensive social,psychological andthera- their ownfeetagainas soonaspossible.Our pursue thegoaltogetpeoplestandingon In thefieldofinterimaccommodationwe Interim Accommodation individualized assistance. Herzogsägmühle offers a broad and strongly on thestreets. To copewithsuchalifecrisis, come, there’s thethreat ofanongoinglife work orabelovedpartnercannotbeover- them. Atthetimewhere thelossofhome, experiences andgetdeeplyinfluencedby circumstances, are goingthrough painful especially thosewholiveinsociallyspecial Catching UpAgain ding upthepicture. regular culturaleventsare roun Health-promoting activitiesand Landsberg a. vices inSchongau,Peiting, be- nefitfrom ourrangeofser apartments at site or modern fits. employment, including insurance and pension bene daily schedules and the opportunity to get a regular training companies.Furthermore weoffer structured or accomplishaprofessional educationinourdiverse In Herzogsägmühle,there’s thepossibilitytorealign Vocational Promotion, Work andEmployment modation andregeneration. them anopenandnon-obligatoryserviceof accom- haven’t got a roof over theirs heads, our hostel offers in the case of private insolvency. If people already Weilheim-Schongau andOstallgäu, thatalsoassist ventive supportthrough ouroffices inthe region of Before itcomestoalossofhome,we’re offering pre- Our ConsultingCentersandtheHostel stabilizing community. well asextensiveattendance,guidanceandhelpina acknowledgement inawelcomingenvironment, as the firstlabourmarket.They receive our respect and cannot liveontheirownanymore, norparticipatein – duetotheirpersonalhealthandabilitywork Besides, there are residential offers forcitizenswho A PlacetoLive L. andWeilheim. - - 7 -

mastering different problems, and they provide efficient support when there are worries concerning education and professional training.

At the same time our associates accompany the biographical background with the personal past, including a cooperation with the parents and support for a realistic plan for the future.

For those kids who are mentally unstable, endangered in their development or threatened by a persistent handicap we offer (ad hoc) admissions in our clea- Finding One’s Own Way ring department for boys and girls and, what’s more, individually designed and integrated support and Remedial Teaching and Therapeutic maintenance in special pedagogic establishments in Assistance of Children and Adolescents Germany and abroad. – Socio-Pedagogical Support for Families These offers are endorsed by groups with a training Children and teenagers with development in personal autonomy and individually assisted living. and behavioral problems receive remedial teaching and – if needed – therapeutic care Besides, we provide – if necessary – ambulant social- within Herzogsägmühle and various places pedagogic, systemic and therapeutic assistance for in its neighborhood. There’s the possibility families in distressed situations. The reasons might be, to live in residential groups with five to nine for example, when families cannot cope with every- occupancies and four to five pedagogic spe- day life anymore, parents seem to be overwhelmed cialists. For younger kids with a long-term with the care and education of their kids or when length of stay we provide several professio- children might be endangered in their development. nal foster homes and families. In our department we have the possibility to clarify Our skilled employees try to establish a sus- the amount of assistance needed and to intervene tainable relationship with the children and quickly, if a crisis occurs. Our advice and assistance adolescents, they encourage them in their takes place in the households of the families, or in our personal development and assist them with premises in Schongau, Landsberg a. L. and Kempten.

CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND FAMILIES 8 9 They receive long-term assistance until they reach their final exams at the chamber of crafts. Herzogsägmühle is offering 30 state-approved vocational trai- nings and eleven apprenticeships which are certified by the chamber of crafts.

Our enterprises and workshops are not only open for citizens with the right to receive governmental help, but also for those who undergo a vocational rehabilitation, a professional training or an apprenticeship accredited by a public or private benefactor. As a Persisting in the Working World matter of fact, all measures include social-pedagogic assistance for the whole length of stay.

Future-oriented Professional Training Employment Being integrated at work ensures an important participation in society. Herzogsäg- Fellow citizens who are temporarily or permanently mühle is therefore offering a broad pallet unable to cope with the challenges of the common of opportunities of vocational preparation, labour market, get their chance to participate in a training and employment. These offers are day-structuring schedule of activities. Furthermore, specially made for adults and adolescents there’s a limited range of jobs which provide social with benefits and pension contribution.

• Learning difficulties and behavioral problems Our Concept • Addiction problems • Problems of social conduct and motivation • Our program is open to everyone • It’s integrated in the normal, regional economy Our specialized and training companies • It stands for customer orientation and high-class are managed by experienced craftsmen. original and market-conform products Our apprentices are frequenting vocational • It equally regards pedagogical and economic schools in Herzogsägmühle and places in requirements the neighborhood. EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATION 10 11 it for people with psychological problems or those with mental handicaps. All in all, we offer over 25 types of employment, each individually aligned to the personal affinities, skills and the nature of handicap of our clients.

The employees receive a salary which is subjected to their capabilities and the individual workload. They all receive assurance and pension benefits for the whole duration of employment. What’s more, we are offering accompanying courses promoting their personal development and the gradual integration in the common A Specially Adopted Working World labour market.

Guiding Principles Special Abilities In the workshops of Herzogsägmühle it is our goal to create a complying professional Our sheltered support facility is destined for severely life for everyone. We achieve this by a huge handicapped people who cannot (or not yet) be em- diversity of workplaces, additional professi- ployed in our workshops. Social integration, dignity onal education and an adjusted individuali- and acceptance – this is what our clients experience zation of our workstations. in seven different fostering groups that are all focu- sing on incitement and promotion. In our enterprises in Schongau and Peiting we have different working groups focussing on toll manufacturing, professional services A Fulfilled Day Despite an Older Age and in-house production. The respective in- structors are part of a multidisciplinary team, Our Lekos daycare center has been created for el- consisting of masters and assistants with der citizens with or without handicaps and serves for additional pedagogical qualifications, reme- a surplus in participation. The pedagogical work is dial therapists, social education workers and aligned to the biography of the visitors. The facility psychologists. Our vocational preparation itself is characterized by common rooms and an open centers with their specific learning content atmosphere, supplemented by the possibility of per- provide a comprehensive qualification for an sonal privacy. Manifold and inspiring activity offers appropriate posterior field of profession be are completing our range of services.

EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH HANDICAPS 12 13 WOHNEN FÜR MENSCHEN MIT For that reason, we’re taking BEHINDERUNG their wishes and expectations very seriously. Together, we dis- cuss where there’s a need for help and support, and where there is not. Thus, we’re facing and discussing the following questions:

• Where do I want to live? • How do I want to live? • What goals do I want to achieve in life?

To answer these questions, we have established a Self-determination and consulting office with professionals who inform and Participation for a Valuable Life give advice. Most of the time, the client’s family and other related persons like friends or caretakers are Accommodation for Handicapped People getting involved in his or her personal planning of the future, too. Everybody should have the right to live self- determinedly – this certainly applies for people with handicaps, too. Herzogsägmühle Here’s an overview concerning our services and offers: has created several offers for them. • Support in the management of everyday life Handicapped citizens want to decide freely • Advice and suggestions concerning leisure in every aspect of life – therefore, they need time activities through the daily routine. advice, support and assistance, but also the • Maintaining contact with friends and relations ability to make real choices and use alternati- • Communication with public authorities ves, e.g. within the modality of accommodation. • Crisis management and help, if care dependency occurs Herzogsägmühle is offering quite different • And many more… forms of placement: Single or double apartments, single rooms in shared flats and residential communities, in the heart of Her- You can stay with us, even when you’re getting old or zogsägmühle or in its vicinity. Fellow citizens ill. We’re helping you as long as we can, or as long as with handicaps want to shape their life plan you want us to! independently. HANDICAPPED PEOPLE 14 15 At our facility, our clients are experiencing

• a welcoming, gentle atmosphere • trust and a feeling of being taken serious • encounters in the café, daytrips and (clerical) festivities • church services and prayer meetings in our in-house chapel • a background that wants to cherish life and death • intimity and consolidation at the end-of-life care Self-Determination and Participation for a Valuable Life In practical and daily aspects of life our employees are willing to give any assistance needed. Especially when there’s the need of an everyday care the welfare People in Seniority and activating support of our specialists contributes to a life still worth living. Medical and psychiatric sup- Our gerontological psychiatric home is an port are guaranteed at any time. important part of the Herzogsägmühle community. Our employees in housekeeping and internal supply It offers accommodation and a home for elder contribute to the feel-good atmosphere in our com- people with mental illnesses who need to be mon and private rooms. Our general canteen deli- looked after. vers food and beverages, but we have further kitchen space, if people want to prepare dishes on their own. With respect and dignity concerning the age and the life-time achievements of its residents we want to retain their self-determina- Our cosy senior café invites to get together and so- tionand independence and to promote their cialize. Besides, we are offering additional courses individual abilities. such as physical exercise and occupation.

SENIOR CITIZENS 16 17 • Residential homes in Herzog- sägmühle and its vicinity • Our vocational center (BZ) • Apprenticeships and professional retraining • Integration in the sheltered workshops for people with handicaps • Occupational therapy and day-structuring measures

Rehabilitation

Our rehabilitation centers in Herzogsägmühle and Coping with Life Landsberg am Lech, as well as our transition facility aim for an improvement of health, participation in the Holistic Assistance working world and a valuable life within a community.

Herzogsägmühle is offering holistic assistance to those with a mental disease or handicap. Worklife Teenagers and adults who are sent to us by a psychiatric hospital or an outpatient service Herzogsägmühle provides assistance and support get appropriate support for their lives. We for the integration in the first labour market. This hap- are offering social-psychiatric advice in the pens through occupational therapy, apprenticeships counties of Weilheim-Schongau and Gar- and vocational retraining, promotional courses and a misch-Partenkirchen and have established diversity of workplaces, be it in a sheltered workshop day-care centers in Schongau, Penzberg, or in our special integration company. Weilheim and Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Besides the sheltered accommodations in Accomodations families we have several other services at our disposal: A sophisticated range of accommodation types al- lows for an individual mentoring program and offers • The rehabilitation center (RPK) Landsberg a home specially aligned to the needs and wishes of • The rehabilitation center in Herzogsägmühle our clients. Our day-care centers and sheltered work- • Transition facilities in Herzogsägmühle shops can be visited from all forms of accommodation. PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES PEOPLE WITH MENTAL 18 19 Socio-therapeutic Transition Facility

Many women and men getting discharged from a detox center require further social stabilizing and vocational promotion. If this cannot be held in an ambulant context, our Haus Obland offers social therapy and adaptive treatment. The stay is limited, and costs are Bildnachweis: photocase.com covered by social welfare or pension funds.

Afterwards, there’s always the possibility to join an individual supervised living or other therapeutic residential communities. All clients with addictive Content with Abstinence disorders are offered independent day-structuring schedules, occupational therapy and individually suitable workplaces. Women and Men with Addictive Disorders

Herzogsägmühle offers therapy and a ful- Living Abstinent filled life for women and men threatened or affected by addiction problems. The residence of Haus Osterwald is offering a home to those citizens who are determined to live without alcohol. It offers a dry living facility. All clients can visit the workshops and day-care centers of Herzogsäg- Psychosocial Consulting and mühle. Treatment Centers

We have a qualified team based in Weilheim Work that is dealing with the problems of local persons with addiction diseases and their Besides occupational therapy and day-structuring families. In connection to this, we focus on measures, Herzogsägmühle is offering various app- education and prevention. renticeships and professional retraining, integrative workspace and a place in our sheltered workshops. What’s more, it accompanies and supports all sober ex-alcoholics to re-integrate in the first labour market.

PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION PROBLEMS 20 21 Personal Support for your Career

Vocational School

The Albrecht-Schnitter-School is a vocational school designed for special educational needs with an emphasis on learning problems. It’s our goal to support teenagers with learning disabilities in such away they can accomplish a professional education.

Taking Advantage of Opportunities Our Departments are

Construction technique, interior design, haircraft, ca- School for Students with Learning tering industry, horticulture, domestic science, wood Difficulties engineering, plumbing trade, vehicle technology, metal technique, healthcare services, administration and Our school for educational support is open office works. for children from the whole region. Its cur- riculum matches with the official standards for elementary and second schools. Thus, Characteristics of our Trade School our pupils can achieve respective qualifications like any other school. Our pupils are given (preparative) lessons in twelve different vocational fields and 30 professions, inclu- The concept of our school is, above all, ding the possibility of prevocational classes. Small aligned to pupils with additional educative learning groups and adopted teaching methods as requirements. We pay regard to learning dif- well as comprehensive social work are an integrative ficulties and other problems at school, and part of our pedagogic philosophy. are offering professional care for the noon The professional competence of our teachers, mo- and afternoon in the context of a fulltime dern equipment and an atmosphere of empathy – all day school. The all-day development class of this contributes to a successful transition into the introduces children to a regular schooling. working world. The Albrecht Schnitter School is of- Furthermore, Herzogsägmühle is planning ficially approved by the state, which means all less- to establish a “school for ill”. ons and qualifications match with those that people receive elsewhere. SCHOOLS IN HERZOGSÄGMÜHLE 22 23 Curative Education Caretakers

The training to become a curative education caretaker lasts over three years and includes professional classes in the following fields: pedagogy, curative education, psychology and sociology as well as communication, medical and psychiatric science, maintenance, law and administration, aspects of Christian theology and conduct of life. The training itself is closely aligned to practical experiences.

After passing their exams, curative education careta- Enabling Holistic Support kers and helpers work as specialists in the field of social pedagogy and care. Their activity range extends Protestant Professional College for from education and support over assistance and Curative Education and Caretaking professional advice to caretaking support and care of handicapped people at any age. Working in the social sector requires a qualified education. With its Liselotte-von-Lepel- Gnitz-School Herzogsägmühle is offering a professional apprenticeship for curative Curative Education Helpers education caretakers and helpers. In this training program, education takes one year Both courses take place in addition to practi- and consists of theoretical courses and practical ex- cal training and end with an examination perience in the following subjects: German language, and official approval. At the moment over social studies, English, (curative) pedagogy, psycho- 90 participators are attending four different logy, anatomy, physiology and pathology, mainte- courses. They’re working in Herzogsägmühle nance and methodology as well as communication, and facilities in the neighborhood and get law, religion and design of a living environment. supervised by frequent personal contacts with teachers of our school. Having received their degrees, curative education helpers work as social-pedagogic and caretaking Besides their own education, the latter pos- employees, facilitating the lives of people with handi- sess year-long experience in theory and caps and supporting the tasks of curative education practice. caretakers. SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS 24 25 Possibilities of Voluntary Cooperation

Despite a noticeable perfor- mance of our 1.400 employees we regularly require the endor- sement of voluntary helpers. Fellow citizens willing to contribute with their knowledge and work power find in Herzogsägmühle a comprehensive field of activity.

If you want to support us, please refer to our consulting services in your vicinity or to those in charge of our single departments. Admissions in Herzogsägmühle and Places in its Vicinity Herzogsägmühle’s Regional Shops People in special situations 300 Curative education of children With our high-quality products we reach customers and adolescents 200 from the whole region, for example with our ice cream parlor “Gino Nouvo” in Peiting and our workshop Home and support for people with stores “Lebensmittel.Punkt” and “Gebrauchs.Gut” in intellectual and combined disabilities 150 the old town of Schongau. In addition, we’re running Herzogsägmühle’s (sheltered) our successful i+s companies in Schongau and Weil- workshops 520 heim. Help for people with mental and/or addictive disorders 460 We are Glad to Inform You Senior and/or handicapped citizens 280 If you want to get a closer look on what we do in our School for educational support 80 departments, if you need advice or want to retrieve Vocational school 520 updated information, please let us know. Protestant college for curative education caretakers 60 Please check our website to get insight into our work: and curative education helpers 30 www.herzogsaegmuehle.de Vocational preparation, training and employment 390

GENERAL INFORMATION 26 27 MAP OF HERZOGSÄGMÜHLE SWIFT-BIC: BFSWDE SWIFT-BIC: 8192IBAN: DE42 0004 7002 0500 00 Sozialwirtschaft Bank für Donations account: place tolivewithintheregion. offices, day-care centers,vocationalopportunitiesanda Furthermore, Herzogsägmühle provides several consulting development, orare taken care ofbyourconsultingservice and supportfortheirpersonal,socialprofessional disorders or handicaps. Here, they can experience advice children, adolescents and adults struggling with problems, realms ofanopenvillage community we’re offering helpto e.v.”.– DiakonieinMünchenundOberbayern Withinthe and ismanagedbythesociety“Innere MissionMünchen PLACE TOLIVE Herzogsägmühle perceives itselfasa

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