Signs that Things are Breaking Down Posts
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Shery Mead In the last two brief articles we talked about Listening Differently as well as Listening for the Untold Story. In this article we’ll talk a bit about mutuality. Good questions are key in listening. But if you don’t share your own views and stories, the...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Post-Crisis Plan, Sample WRAP Plans, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, WRAP Publications & Events
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. It was developed in 1997 by a group of people who were searching for ways to... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc., and the Vermont Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services Introduction In August of 1995, the Commissioner of the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services (DDMHS) established a programmatic priority for... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Families, Key Concepts, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The Seeds of WRAP: This article was written by Mary Ellen Copeland in 1995, before WRAP was developed. The seeds of WRAP are clearly being formed through the gathering of the 5 Key Recovery Concepts: Hope, Personal Responsibility, Education, Self Advocacy, and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Families, Justice Involvement, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers
There was a time in my mid 40’s when my depression became so bad that the only way I thought I could feel better was to just die. I suppose it was a way of controlling the uncontrollable when every emotion and every physical pain left me without control and feeling... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Many of you have taken WRAP classes or been part of a WRAP group. Perhaps you facilitate a WRAP group. Maybe you are a health care provider who supports people in using their WRAP or a system administrator who makes it possible for people...
