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The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a structured system for monitoring uncomfortable or distressing symptoms, as well as unhealthy habits or behavior patterns. Through planned responses, WRAP is also helpful in reducing, modifying, or eliminating those symptoms and/or creating the life change you want. It also includes instructions on developing advanced directives that instruct others on how to make decisions for you and to take care of and support you when your symptoms have made it impossible for you to do this for yourself.
Mary Ellen Copeland, MS, MA is a mental health recovery educator and author. Her focus is on self-help. She has learned the concepts, skills and strategies she teaches from her own personal experience with extreme mood swings and from her ongoing studies with people who experience psychiatric symptoms. Her teachings and writings include topics like getting a sense of hope, Wellness Tools, Wellness Recovery Action Planning, Relapse Prevention, and Crisis Planning to name a few. Her expertise is not related to psychiatric medications, psychiatry, or legal advocacy. She does not provide counseling services. The skills and strategies she teaches are not necessarily a replacement for other kinds of treatment, but complement any other treatment.
WRAP is done in groups from 1-2 ½ hours long for 8-15 sessions by two trained facilitators. What you will learn: · Key concepts in Recovery· Developing and keeping a strong support system· Issues that need to be addressed· Developing a Wellness Toolbox· Daily Maintenance Plan· Developing Action Plans· Crisis Planning· Addressing Specific Issues
· Developing a lifestyle that enhances wellness
New Adaptation of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) for Veterans
A special WRAP book has been developed by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ed Anthes and Walter Hudson to meet the special needs of people who are, or have served our country in the military.
This new adaptation of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan is designed to help people in the process of recovery, of getting well and staying well, and of assisting them in becoming who they want to be and making their life the way they want it. It will also be helpful to people in adapting to any challenges they have in their life like chronic illness, serious disability, being on active duty or dealing with extreme loss or grief.
Wellness Recovery Action Plan for Veterans and People in the Military is available for $6.00 per copy through the Mental Health Recovery website at www.mentalhealthrecovery.com , phone 802-425-3660 fax: 802-425-5580 or email books@mentalhealthrecovery.com.
WRAP and the Internet
The following comes to us courtesy of Sylvia Caras who manages the IRIS Digest list, and describes the presentation as a 'carefully detailed power point presentation about using the internet for self-help and wellness.'
WRAP and the Internet
Presented by Anne Frank
Northeast WRAP Conference
Amherst, Massachusetts
July 21, 2005
View the Presentation
*If you do not have Microsoft Powerpoint, please click here to download the Powerpoint Viewer.
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