by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Because of Kate, I knew that my diagnosis was not the end of the road, that I would, like her, get well, and stay well. Kate’s story, and the story of others who have walked in her shoes, needs to be told again and again. Those of us with psychiatric illnesses... 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... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jan 25, 2013 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The 2015 WRAP Around the World Conference is only days away! This year’s keynote will be addressing what each us can do in our day to day relationships through peer support, receiving support from others and supporting others, that will help enhance the power... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 3, 2012 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness Toolbox
These days there is lots of conflicting information coming out about “psychiatric illnesses”. On the one hand, you (or someone you care about or provide services for) , may have been told that you have a psychiatric diagnosis like schizophrenia or bipolar...