The wellness recovery action plan is a selfhelp wellness tool developed by mary ellen copeland. Wellness recovery action planning wrap wrap explores key values of recovery, such as hope, personal responsibility, education, selfadvocacy, and support, and provides a structured process for developing individualized wrap plans. In this audio recording, mary ellen copeland, phd, will help you build your wellness toolboxthe cornerstone of building your wrap. Mental health recovery including wellness recovery. These people learned that they can identify what makes them well, and then use their own wellness tools to relieve difficult feelings and maintain wellness. The wellness recovery action plan or wrap, is a selfdesigned prevention and wellness tool that you can use to get well, and stay well.
Dec 03, 2018 the wellness recovery action plan or wrap, is a selfdesigned prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. The wellness toolbox contains a personal list of all the tools you have at your disposal to help you feel better and stay well for life. Mary ellen copelands website for news, events, recovery articles, research information, and the online bookstore. May 15, 2015 wrap and peer support inaps webinar 20. From time to time that will include a presentation. Mary ellen copeland books list of books by author mary.
The wellness recovery action plan wrap was originally developed by mary ellen. This international grassroots conference brings together wrap facilitators, administrators from systems of. Wellness recovery action plan by mary ellen copeland phd 1997. Angela when i found wrap in 2012, i knew wrap was a way i could bring recovery to my organization. Program overview about the presenter mary ellen copeland is an author, educator and mental health. Wellness recovery action plan wrap not independently. This is a bottom line answer for many, many people who have been suffering for years and years. Mary ellen copeland, phd, is the owner of wrap and recovery books, and founder of the copeland center for wellness and recovery. Mary ellen copelands wrap seminar i prerequisite to the five day facilitator training seminar ii the wellness recovery action program or wrap is a structured system for monitoring uncomfortable and distressing feeling and behaviors and, through planned responses, reducing, modifying or eliminating them. Wrap was developed over 20 years ago by mary ellen copeland, and in 2010 was listed in the united states substance abuse and mental health service administrations national registry of evidencebased programs and practices. Mary ellen copeland is a consumer herself, diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Following the establishments of the values and ethics, the copeland center for wellness and recovery has worked with mary ellen to developed training models to ensure those facilitating wrap with others understand and can apply these beliefs and practices in there presenting and supporting wrap with others. Led by mary ellen copeland, they developed the wellness recovery action plan or wrap for short. Wrap is a tool that can aid an individuals recovery and its underpinning principles support the recovery approach.
Action planning for prevention and recovery acknowledgements this publication was funded by the u. Mary ellen copelands wellness recovery action plan wrap is a valuable and important tool for personal recovery. Identifying tasks for daily personal maintenance, managing triggers and early warning signs, and preparing crisis plans helps give us control over our illnesses. After a long history of failed and even abusive treatment in mental health, today we have simple, safe, and practical resources to support people through wrap. Wrap for everyday lives copeland center for wellness and. All rights reserved wellness recovery action plan and wrap are. Read download the depression workbook pdf pdf download. Experience of wellness recovery action planning in self.
Wellness recovery action plans san mateo county health. Accompanying powerpoint slides available for wrap facilitators 10mb acrobat pdf file222 slides. Wrap is based upon the work of mary ellen copeland. The result has been recovery and longterm stability. Personal crisis plan advance directive wellness recovery. Mental health matters wellness recovery action planning. Wellness recovery action plan wrap for addictions by. Mary ellen spent 12 years studying how people who have various mental health issues help themselves to feel better and how they recover. This is a listing of things you have done in the past, or could do, to help yourself stay well, and things you could do to help yourself feel better when you are not doing well. Join the copeland center for wellness and recovery for the wrap around the world conference in sacramento, ca on june 57.
Nami central texas providing education, support and. The way wrap works copeland center for wellness and recovery. This pocket book of wrap and other recovery resources were inspired by and based upon the work of mary ellen copeland. Wellness recovery action plan the following handout will serve as a guide to developing wellness recovery action plans. It can be used by people who are experiencing psychiatric symptoms to develop their own guide, or by health. This paperwork is an abbreviated version of wrap and is adapted from the wellness and recovery action plan, by mary ellen copeland. Peach press, po box 301, west dummerston, vt 05357 usa isbn 9780979556098 the information in this booklet is an adaptation of wrap and is used with the permission. Wellness recovery action plan wrap is a recovery model developed by a group of people in northern vermont in 1997 in a workshop on mental health recovery led by mary ellen copeland. Wellness recovery action plan wrap for addictions by mary. Mary ellen copeland keynote at wrap for health conference duration. Building your wellness toolbox, with mary ellen copeland. Department of health and human services dhhs, substance abuse and mental health services administration samhsa, center for mental health services cmhs, and prepared by mary ellen copeland, m. See all books authored by mary ellen copeland, including the depression workbook.
Wellness recovery action plan wrap the wellness recovery action plan is a framework with which you can. The wellness recovery action plan, abbreviated as wrap, is a prevention and wellness process that is selfdesigned. Mary ellen copeland shares her own story of struggling to find a recovery plan to stay well, and she came up with this idea to share with others. Wellness recovery action plan wrap for addictions by mary ellen copeland 2011 paperback.
The program is being used by people from all walks of life, of all ages, to help achieve the level of wellness that is important to them. Mary ellen copeland mary ellen is the author and educator of wrap. Knowing myself and what i like to do, i have decided to have this website and a mary ellen copeland phd face book page as way to continue to keep in close touch with this work, and to spread the word in any way that can. However, mary ellen is also a mental health illness survivorservice user herself. Recovery action plan by mary ellen copeland, ma, ms. Mary ellen copeland s wellness recovery action plan wrap is a valuable and important tool for personal recovery. This 2018 edition of wellness recovery action plan wrap is the first substantial update to the wrap red book in 20 years. She is the author and designer of the wellness recovery action plan wrap, an evidencebased, mental health recovery program. The wellness recovery action plan or wrap, is a selfdesigned. Jun 20, 2016 acquaint them with the wellness recovery action plan which can be used by people with any kind of illness or issue. Wellness recovery action plan mary ellen copeland overview, 2015 your bibliography. The book acts as a guide for consumers to create their own w. The wellness recovery action plan wrap is a personalized wellness and recovery system born out of and rooted in the principle of selfdetermination. Larson, 2008, adapted from wellness recovery action plan, by mary ellen copeland, phd for more information.
She is an internationally known speaker and the author of many books and selfhelp resources. Wrap is a selfdesigned plan for staying well and for helping you to feel better. Wellness recovery action plan wrap was created by mary ellen copeland, an author, educator and mental health recovery advocate in the usa. A very thorough plan of action for staying emotionally healthy. Mary ellen copeland, phd, author of the original wellness recovery action plan. A guide to maintaining mood stability, wellness recovery action plan. This workshop happens in two 3to4 hour sessions over two days. Wellness recovery action planning wrap brainchild of mary ellen copeland and others who have themselves experiences mental health problems and looking for ways to overcome their personal mental health problems and go on to enjoy a fulfil life, goals and aspirations copeland, 2005. Wrap is for anyone, any time, and for any of lifes challenges. It can be used to help anyone deal with any kind of illness or circumstance. Jul 18, 2012 wellness recovery action planning, or wrap, is an evidencebased system that is used worldwide by people who are dealing with mental health and other kinds of wellness challenges. Mary ellen copeland is an author, educator, and mental health advocate. These people learned that they can identify what makes them well and then use their own wellness tools to relieve difficult feelings and maintain wellness. The wrap can be used for both mental and physical health conditions.
These individualized wraps serve to document triggers for difficult feelings or behaviors, encourage the identification of tools that contribute to well. When you develop your wrap, you start to embrace yourself. Wellness recovery action plan wrap for addictions by mary ellen copeland 2011 paperback mary ellen copeland on. Wellness recovery action plan wrap your wellness your way. Though revised, it offers the same simple wellness process that anybody can use to address a variety of physical, mental health, and life issues to help you achieve your wellness your way.
This brings up lots of thought about the history of recovery and the wellness recovery action plan. From bestselling author mary ellen copeland comes the second edition of the depression workbook,which includes new, researchbased selfhelp strategies for taking charge of depression and developing a wellness recovery action plan. Wrap around the world 20 the copeland center for wellness and recovery invites you to the second international gathering of wrap facilitators, innovative wrap programs and many other key recovery transformation leaders at the wrap around the world conference january 2527th 20 oakland california marriott. It has been extensively studied and is now an evidencebased practice, listed in the samsha national registry of evidencebased programs and practices nrepp wrap focuses on a persons strengths, rather than. Samhsas certification took place in 2010, and they claimed to have used two studies to prove the intervention is evidence based. Copeland s work is based on the study of the coping and wellness strategies of people who have experienced mental health challenges. Wellness recovery action plan wrap is an internationally recognized, evidencebased, recovery model developed by dr. The way wrap works copeland center for wellness and. A guide for living with depression and manic depression, and fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain. As we grow older, memories feel soft around the edges, like fading. Memorable quotes from a wrap tacoma gathering i attended on april 1, 2017. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work in studying how people can recover from mental health challenges using simple, safe, noninvasive, widely available and usually free selfhelp resources. This plan was created from mary ellen copeland s book wellness recovery action plan sefton recovery group 2006.
The wellness recovery action plan by mary ellen copeland, ma, ms wrap is a selfdesigned plan for staying well and for helping you to feel better when you are not feeling well to increase personal responsibility and improving your quality of life. The first part of wrap is developing a personal wellness toolbox. Mary ellen copeland general wrap overview thecmallers. Dummerston, vt 05301 available from wrap and recovery books at. Guide to developing a wrap wellness recovery action plan. Pocket book of wrap the way for you to take care of you. Her work with wrap is based mainly on the study of how people deal with everyday life challenges, how they. On her journey, kate sowed the seeds of what would become wrap. It was mary ellen copeland developed by and a group of people who experience mental health difficulties.
If you can add to my memories on this, i would be delighted to hear from you. Wrap is a wellness and recovery approach that helps people to. Copeland and a group of mental health service users who wanted to work. Samhsas certification took place in 2010, and they claimed to have used two studies to prove the intervention is.
Based on the current public health recommendations, we plan to minimize the risk for volunteers and participants while continuing to provide mental health education, support, and resources to you as best we can. The first step in developing your own wellness recovery action plan wrap is to develop a wellness toolbox. The wellness recovery action plan wrap copeland center. Like nearly everyone in the community, we at nami central texas are monitoring the coronavirus situation. It has been extensively studied and is now an evidencebased practice, listed in the samsha national registry of evidencebased programs and practices nrepp. Guide to developing a wrap wellness recovery action plan by mary ellen copeland, ms, ma the following article will serve as a guide to developing wellness recovery action plans. It was mary ellen copeland developed by and a group of people who experience. Wellness recovery action plan psychology bibliographies. The wrap was developed by mary ellen copeland mary ellen copeland center and a group of people in the usa who experience mental health challenges. Wellness recovery action plan wrap not independently proven. Wrap was developed by researcher, author and educator mary ellen copeland.
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