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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...The WRAP Recovery Concepts Applied to Facilitate Institutional Change
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...A Reminder of Education and Self Advocacy
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...WRAP listed on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
I am absolutely delighted with this new listing in SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. 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...❤ Follow Us
