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by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers
In a recent peer counseling session with a friend, we came up with the idea of Mini-WRAP’s for Special Times. I was sharing my frustration with trying to recover from a serious medical procedure along with the challenge of moving–both of these making...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Sample WRAP Plans, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, WRAP Publications & Events
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. It was developed in 1997 by a group of people who were searching for ways to... by WRAP and Recovery Books | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, Key Concepts, News
The listing in SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices is a significant step for WRAP. It is the result of many, many years of intensive work and rigorous research. My goal has always been, and continues to be, to get WRAP and the... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers
Press Release from the American Psychiatric Association – May 31, 2012 Release No. 12-26 [download original APA Press Release as PDF here] ARLINGTON, Va. (May 31, 2012) — Training in mental illness self-management with WRAP reduced depression and anxiety and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc., and the Vermont Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services Introduction In August of 1995, the Commissioner of the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services (DDMHS) established a programmatic priority for... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 18, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, WRAP Publications & Events
WRAP for Addictions is for people who want to use WRAP to deal with addictions such as food, tobacco, alcohol and drugs. This special edition of the original WRAP book presents a system developed and used successfully by people with a variety of mental health...