by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Families, Justice Involvement, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Richard Weingarten , M.A., CPRP “How good can a day be if it begins with getting up in the morning?” Ed Flynn, Ph.D. Getting out of bed and moving in the morning and then facing the day is a challenge for many of us, whether we have psychiatric illnesses or not.... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts
by Carol Bailey Floyd When Sandra McQueen-Baker, CEO of Fresh Start – Miami-Dade, Inc. in Florida, first heard people talking about WRAP, she knew it was an initiative that could happen. After discussing it with her colleague, Cindy Schwartz, she pitched it to... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Many, many people are undertaking the arduous task of reducing and eliminating psychiatric medications and rebuilding their lives. Others are experiencing mental health challenges for the first time and are trying to figure out what to do. In the past 25 years. I... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Wellness Toolbox
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Here are some of the ideas others have shared with me that you can use to make this holiday the best that it can be: Send cards and e-mails to family members and friends, even those you have not seen or heard from in a long time Take a... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD & Gina Calhoun Gina Calhoun, training director for the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery has worked with a group of amazing people with lived experience to develop WRAP for People with Developmental Distinctions. She has... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, WRAP Publications & Events
WRAP can be easily adapted for use by people who have specific life issues or who are dealing with difficult situations. Because each person’s circumstances and experiences are so unique, it is impossible to completely outline how your WRAP can be tailored to meet...