Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD, developed Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) with a group of people with lived experience who were attending a mental health recovery workshop in 1997. She is the original author of the WRAP Red Book, as well as dozens of other WRAP books and materials. She has dedicated the last 30 years of her life to learning from people who have mental health issues; discovering the simple, safe, non-invasive ways they get well, stay well, and move forward in their lives; and then sharing what she has learned with others through keynote addresses, trainings, and the development of books, curriculums, and other resources. Now that she is retired, and that, as she intended, others are continuing to share what she has learned, she continues to learn from those who have mental health issues and those who support them. She is a frequent contributor to this site.
Peer Support and WRAP
As in WRAP, in Peer Support each person is the expert on her or himself. And yet, when discussing things with others about WRAP using Peer Support, we can open the way to considering, and even trying, new ways of doing things and being that make it easier to feel...Webinar — WRAP: Your Questions Answered
Mary Ellen Copeland answers your questions for WRAP’s 19th birthday celebration. Following are some additional questions which were posed during the webinar, with Mary Ellen Copeland’s responses posted below. Can you talk using WRAP to help people quit..."Moving Forward" to Where YOU Want to Be
Combine your life experiences with what you learn through WRAP & Peer Support to feel better, get well, stay well and make your life the way you want it to be. Following is from the ALL NEW WRAP and Peer Support Handbook You will hear the words “Moving...WRAP Origins – The Development of WRAP with Peer Support
As we celebrate WRAP’s 19th Birthday, I find myself remembering back to when and how WRAP began. Take a closer look into the history of WRAP and how WRAP has been a Peer Support initiative from its beginning with the following excerpt from the NEW WRAP and Peer...❤ Follow Us
