Guide to Developing a WRAP-
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 care
professionals who are helping others to develop Wellness Recovery Action Plans.
This handout, or any part of this handout, may be copied for
use in working with individuals or groups.
Getting Started
The following supplies will be needed to develop a Wellness Recovery Action
Plan:
- a three ring binder, one inch thick
- a set of five dividers or tabs
- a package of three ring filler paper, most people preferred lined
- a writing instrument of some kind
- (optional) a friend or other supporter to give you assistance and feedback
Section 1-Daily Maintenance List
On the first tab write Daily Maintenance List. Insert it in the binder
followed by several sheets of filler paper.
On the first page, describe, in list form, yourself when you are feeling all
right.
On the next page make a list of things you need to do for yourself every day
to keep yourself feeling alright.
On the next page, make a reminder list for things you might need to do.
Reading through this list daily helps keep us on track.
Section 2-Triggers
External events or circumstances that, if they happen, may produce serious
symptoms that make you feel like you are getting ill. These are normal
reactions to events in our lives, but if we don't respond to them and deal with
them in some way, they may actually cause a worsening in our symptoms.
On the next tab write "Triggers" and put in several sheets of
binder paper.
On the first page, write down those things that, if they happened, might
cause an increase in your symptoms. They may have triggered or increased
symptoms in the past.
On the next page, write an action plan to use if triggers come up, using the
Wellness Toolbox at the end of this handout as a guide.
Section 3-Early Warning Signs
Early warning signs are internal and may be unrelated to reactions to
stressful situations. In spite of our best efforts at reducing symptoms, we may
begin to experience early warning signs, subtle signs of change that indicate
we may need to take some further action.
On the next tab write "Early Warning Signs". On the first page of
this section, make a list of early warning signs you have noticed.
On the next page, write an action plan to use if early warning signs come
up, using the Wellness Toolbox at the end of this handout as a guide.
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