For Facilitators Posts

Controversial Wellness Tools

Abstract: This came about as a response to a very rich and intense discussion on Facebook about whether or not to include cutting oneself as a Wellness Tool in a group setting. There are controversial things that some people see as Wellness Tools for themselves, like...

Mental Health Recovery Court and WRAP

by Magdaline In 2008, the Kalamazoo 8th District Court of Michigan established a Mental Health Recovery Court [MHRC].  The program started after some local judges noticed they were seeing the same people over and over — mostly on misdemeanor charges rather than...

Facilitators on Facilitating and the Value of WRAP

by WRAP Facilitators These are responses to a question by Mary Ellen Copeland on becoming / being a WRAP Facilitator. Crystal Choate My WRAP has become instantaneous and spontaneous over that last 15 years. In 1996 I read Mary Ellen’s workbook, “Living...

Ending Human Rights Violations in the Mental Health System

Institute at the Alternatives Conference 2012 I was standing behind our exhibit table at the Alternatives 2012 Conference. The room was filled with small groups of people, walking along, chatting with each other, stopping to inquire about an exhibit. In the midst of...

Staying the Course: The Future of Recovery in Vermont

Mary Ellen Copeland  speaks at the Annual Meeting of Vermont Psychiatric Survivors   – November 9, 2011, Barre, Vermont We have a lot to celebrate in Vermont right now. The Vermont State Hospital no longer exists.  If we play our cards right, this could be a...