In order for systems to continue to create person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed systems of care that prevent the use of seclusion, restraints and other coercive interventions, the people we serve and our staff need tools to be successful. Prevention tools are essential to shift systems from responding to crisis to preventing crisis and re-traumatization.

Cheryl Sharp, MSW, ALWF,  Coordinator for Community Integration and Wellness for the National Council on Community Behavioral Healthcare, previously of On Our Own of Maryland, Inc., is a master WRAP Trainer. Cheryl will connect crisis safety planning and WRAP and by doing so will connect self-regulatory skill development and recovery planning. She will share her expertise in providing individuals and systems with wellness tools.

NOTE: The PowerPoint and the recording will be available in BHTalk, SAMHSA's online learning community. To become a member of BHTalk, log on to: www.bhtalk.org  and follow the registration prompts. Our group is the Community Dedicated to Trauma Informed Practices and Seclusion and Restraint Prevention