by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The Wellness Toolbox is the cornerstone of developing a WRAP and a key wellness resource. It is an ever-expanding list of tools – actions, activities and behaviors – that you can use to develop the action plans that are part of each section of WRAP. For many people,... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Marie Finegan, MS Marie Finegan, MS is Dr. Copeland’s granddaughter. She has a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is an incredibly effective addictions counselor. She teaches and lives WRAP. Building and maintaining your Wellness Toolbox is a key tool in... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Building a strong support system is only successful when you are able to maintain a support team. As many of you may know, I am in the process of rewriting and updating Wellness Recovery Action Plan & Peer Support. This has reminded me of the importance of having...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Wow where do I begin with WRAP? I remember when the first book came out with Karen Cook and Lori Davidson and it was the next best thing to a doctor I had finally found. I went to e-class and then to the training to become a facilitator this was the most incredible...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Families, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
1963. My first diagnosis came when I was ten years old. Divorcing parents pitted me against one another which led me into feeble attempts of pulling out my hair, running safety pins under my skin and suicide. I was something called “manic depressive”. My father told...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Hello! My name is Jenna and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Pennsylvania. Since I went to WRAP Level 1 training a few months ago, it has become a tool that has been useful for both me and the consumers with whom I work. For the longest time, I have...