by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
From Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Peer Support: Personal, Group and Program Development by Mary Ellen Copeland and Shery Mead It is important to notice how our beliefs and ideas affect how we do Peer Support. If we don’t pay attention, we may end up doing to each... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
From Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Peer Support: Personal, Group and Program Development by Mary Ellen Copeland and Shery Mead What do you think of when you think about boundaries? Personally, I think of stone walls: something firm and not changing. In mental...
by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, For Facilitators, Mental Health, Sample WRAP Plans
From The Depression Workbook – a Guide for Living With Depression and Manic Depression Many people find that planning and scheduling help them feel better. You may have so many ideas that it is hard to get anything done, especially those things that help you feel... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, WRAP Programs & Groups
A decade ago, I was a Gestalt therapist in a rural West Virginia community. It wasn’t unusual to leave the office late or work weekends to honor people’s schedules and their desire to share time and tell stories. I witnessed pain, joy, growth, and tears. Like them, I... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Post-Crisis Plan, WRAP Programs & Groups
Britain – Piers Allott Background I have been working in and around services for people diagnosed with mental illness since 1966. I have never been comfortable with many of the approaches to people’s distress that I witnessed and for many years searched for...