1. Hope, Healing and Recovery Using Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP©) District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health Conference November 15, 2017

2. Cheryl Sharp, MSW, MWT
Exclusive Consultant for Trauma-Informed Services
National Council for Behavioral Health

3. 12/2/2018

4. Copyright
All information contained in this presentation was developed by Mary Ellen Copeland and the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery

5. Overview WRAP© as an Evidence Based Best Practice
History and Evolution
Key Concepts
WRAP© Includes
WRAP Outreach Project and National Efforts
Gerard Thomas and District of Columbia Efforts
How do you define trauma?

7. History and Evolution

8. WRAP Will: Help you stay as well as possible
Help you keep track of difficult feelings and behaviors, and develop action plans to help you feel better
Tell others what to do for you when you feel so badly you can’t make decisions, take care of yourself and keep yourself safe.

11. WRAP Can Be Used For…
Mental health challenges or improving mental health
Supporting recovery for addictions
Suicide Prevention
Trauma and recovery
Finding and keeping a job
Physical Health
Improved Relationships
Any life transition

13. Key Recovery Concepts Hope Personal Responsibility Education
Self-Advocacy
Support 6

14. There is Much to Hope For!
You don’t need, nor will you benefit from, dire predictions about your future. 9

15. Personal Responsibility
You are the expert on yourself!
You know what you want and need!
It is up to you to take personal responsibility for your own wellness and your own life!

16. Education

17. Self Advocacy

18. Support

19. WRAP Includes Wellness Toolbox Daily Maintenance Plan
Triggers and Action Plan
Early Warning Signs and Action Plan
When Things are Breaking Down and Action Plan
Crisis Planning
Post Crisis Planning

20. Wellness Toolbox

21. Daily Maintenance Plan
What I Am Like When I Am Well
Things I Need to Do Everyday
Things I Might Need to Do
Things I Mike Like to Work On

22. Triggers and Action Plan

23. Early Warning Signs and Action Plan
Early Warning Signs are internal
and may be unrelated to reactions
to stressful situations.
They are subtle signs of change
that indicate you many need to
take some further action.

24. When Things Are Breaking Down and Action Plan

25. Crisis Planning
Write your Crisis Plan when you are well. Your plan will instruct others about how to care for you when you are not well.
It keeps you in control even when it seems like things are out of control.

26. A Crisis Plan Includes 9 Parts
What you are like when you are well
Indicators that others need to “take over”
Who “takes over” and who doesn’t
Information on your Health Care Contacts and Medications
Acceptable and Unacceptable Treatments
Home/Community Care/Respite Plan
Acceptable and Unacceptable Hospital Facilities
Things others can do that would help
Things other might do that would make you feel worse

27. Post Crisis Planning
When will you know you are ready to use a Post Crisis Plan?
How you would like to feel when you have recovered from the crisis?
Who do you want to support you through this time?
If you have been hospitalized, where will you go when your are discharged?
Who you would like to take you there?
Who you would like to stay with you?

28. Post Crisis Planning, contd.
Things that will ease your recovery if they are taken care of.
Things you can ask someone else to do for you
Things that can wait until you feel better.
Things you need to do for yourself everyday.
Things and people you need to avoid.
Signs that you are beginning to feel worse

31. Gerard Thomas, ALWF, CPS Our Door Community Wellness Center
WRAP Seminar I: Sessions as well as preparatory sessions for those who want to facilitate WRAP Seminar II: WRAP Facilitator Trainings for consumers & providers WRAP Introduction to the Concepts of WRAP Presentations to local mental health provider organizations WRAP for Certified Peer Specialist training program
Vietnam Veteran, DC resident, member of WRAP of DC WRAP Support Group

32. Cheryls@thenationalcouncil.org 252/670-0178
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