Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) For Dual Diagnosis

A WRAP Workbook adapted for people with a dual diagnosis of psychiatric illness and addictive disorder by Mary Ellen Copeland, MS, MA

This special edition of the original WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN book presents a system developed and used successfully by people with a variety of physical and emotional symptoms including addictive disorders. It has helped them use self help skills more easily to monitor their symptoms, decrease the severity and frequency of symptoms, prevent relapse and improve the quality of their lives.

Learning self help skills for dealing with physical and emotional symptoms, as well as addictions is a simple process... but it's a much greater challenge using self help methods during the most difficult times -- when they can help the most -- and incorporating them into daily life.

This book will help you:

• develop your own list of activities for your every day well being
• track triggering events and early warning signs
• prepare your personal responses if symptoms increase
• create a plan for your supporters to follow to care for you if necessary

Using the Wellness Recovery Action Plan, self management of addictions, physical and emotional symptoms becomes possible and practical.

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Mental Health Recovery including Wellness Recovery Action Planning Curriculum Facilitator Training Manual

The new Mental Health Recovery including Wellness Recovery Action Planning CURRICULUM: Facilitator Training Manual is now available. This program is based on years of research experience by Mary Ellen Copeland. Teta Hilsdon, Mary Ellen's associate, has been working tirelessly on compiling this manual for many months. Gene Deegan, a Recovery Educator from Lawrence, Kansas, developed the transparencies into a PowerPoint presentation which is included on a CD-ROM in the curriculum package. The curriculum package includes:

• Section I: a detailed chapter of specific instructions on all aspects of facilitating Mental Health Recovery including Wellness Recovery Action Planning groups and workshops,
• Section II: thumbnail sketches of each transparency included on the CD-ROM
• Section III: supporting activities, handouts and discussion topics, and
• Section IV: an extensive list of related resources for the facilitator. While not specifically intended for use in working with individuals, it can certainly be used in that way, and there are some notes addressing this possibility.

This curriculum is the training format that Mary Ellen uses to accompany her five-day Mental Health Recovery Seminar II: Facilitators Training. But it can also be used by anyone who is familiar with Mary Ellen's Recovery work, including her focus on Wellness Recovery Action Planning. The materials are specific to facilitating Mary Ellen's WRAP workshop, Mental Health Recovery Seminar I including Wellness Recovery Action Planning, and is not necessarily a resource to be used in developing other kinds of programs. However, some facilitators are using this Recovery/WRAP focus in combination with other programs.

This educational curriculum presents an approach which is complementary to, but not a replacement for, other mental health treatment protocols. Due to the wide differences in the amount of time and other resources available to individuals, agencies, organizations and sponsors, this is not a scripted curriculum. A wide variety of options are offered in formats, timelines and activities. You will have at your disposal a thorough framework that will allow you enough flexibility to design a program that best meets your needs.

The cost of the curriculum package is $129, plus $5 shipping.

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