by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Are you trained and/or certified as a peer specialist or peer worker in the behavioral health field? We invite you to participate in an important peer career development research survey designed in collaboration with national consumer technical assistance centers and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Justice Involvement, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Programs & Groups
WRAP is successfully being implemented in a variety of ways with people involved in the Criminal Justice System. Mental Health Recovery Court – Kalamzoo, Michigan In 2008, the Kalamazoo 8th District Court of Michigan established a Mental Health Recovery... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, WRAP Programs & Groups
In Contra Costa County, there have been efforts to make WRAP available to members of the mental health community since Mary Ellen first spoke here in 1999. The MH Administration hired me as a “Wellness Recovery Educator” in April 2001 to work on a variety... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Implementation & Evidence, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The April, 2014 Psychiatric Services Online Journal included a review of research on peer involvement in delivering services to persons with mental health challenges. This study was sponsored as part of the SAMHSA funded effort to document evidence based services. The...