Facilitator Training Posts
by Niki Miller | Jun 8, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The first three articles in this series explained different ways that people with addictions can use a Wellness Recovery Action Plan. This final installment discusses using WRAP at a systems level and integrating it into addiction treatment and recovery at all...
by Kristen King | Jun 3, 2017 | Blog, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, WRAP Publications & Events
WRAP Around the World 2017 kicks off in Sacramento on June 5, with three days packed full of great WRAP-related programming. This grassroots conference offers information on a variety of topics for people seeking greater mental health and overall wellness. The full... by Joana Arcangel | Apr 4, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This article is the second part of a two-part series about the amazing work Hacienda of Hope is doing in California. Read Part 1 here. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we explored the origins of WRAP at Hacienda of Hope in Los Angeles County, California. In Part 2,... by Dawn Heffernan | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
More than two decades ago, my life was a rollercoaster of manic moods, forced hospitalizations, and medication that nearly cost me my marriage, my children, and my career as a primary school and special education teacher. The last time was the worst. In 1997, I was in... by Nannette Larson | Dec 15, 2016 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
My mother kept all her recipes loose in a box under the bed. If we wanted to bake cinnamon buns, my elder sister and I could spend an entire Saturday morning helping Mom sort through all the recipes hoping to find the right one. If my mother had had a proper recipe... by Takako Ueda | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When I know that something is right for me, I feel it in my whole body, right down to my cells. They positively light up with energy. That’s how I felt when I decided to follow my heart and come to the United States in 2000. That’s how I felt when WRAP finally clicked...