by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by April Elliott I am a mother of 4 children ranging in age from 7yrs. to 25 yrs. I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder, panic disorder, borderline personality disorder and severe depression. I am an active WRAP facilitator. I live my WRAP. At the age of 15 I attempted... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Catherine Hewitt I had read about WRAP many years ago when I read a book about Fibromyalgia co-authored by Mary Ellen Copeland. It seemed like a good idea. I took parts and applied to my life but didn’t formally adopt the program. In June of 2003, I became a... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators
by Carol Bailey Floyd Start your New Year by giving yourself a gift that will keep on giving! Your gift can be to start developing a WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) P.A.L.S. relationship. You may already have a WRAP supporter who would be an excellent candidate.... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
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... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
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... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Key Concepts
by Danielle Perron-Roach, MSW, RSW About ten years ago, a social work graduate student asked me how I was able to work within an institutional setting which historically has gone against most of our professional core values and ethics. “Hope” was my...