W.R.A.P
Wellness Recovery Action Plan
“A WRAP provides a carefully structured system that anyone can use to monitor symptoms and respond to them in a way that reduces or eliminates the possibility of relapse. You will identify those things you need to do everyday to maintain an optimum level of wellness…”
-Mary Ellen Copeland, author of Winning Against Relapse.
WRAP WORKSHOP
(Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
Wednesdays, April 7-May 26 12:30-3:00.
Due to the current economy, this workshop will be offered at what you can afford to pay
Private Sessions Available
Wellness Recovery Action Plan:
Recovery is getting from where I am to where I want to be creating a new normal.
In a WRAP workshop you will learn how to travel your own road to recovery from whatever is disabling you. Whether it be stress from relationships or career, a physical ailment, addictions or psychiatric
symptoms.
In a relaxed atmosphere, you will have the opportunity to design your own personal plan using these key concepts :
- Hope
- Personal Responsibility
- Education
- Self-Advocacy
- Support
8 Week Schedule for WRAP Workshops
Week 1
Key concepts of WRAP
Wellness Tools: Personal Rights, Lifestyle Issues,
Diversionary Activities,
Living Space, Exercise
Week 2
Wellness Toolbox
Wellness Tools: Daily planning, Stress reduction and
relaxation, Music
Week 3
Triggers and Action Plan
Wellness Tools: Health Care, Peer Counseling, Diet
Week 4
Early Warning Signs and Action Plan
Wellness Tools: Journaling, Art Therapy activity, Sleep
Week 5
When Things Are Breaking Down and Action Plan
Wellness Tools: Supporters, Light, Spirituality
Week 6
Crisis Plan – Advance Mental Health Directive
Post Crisis Plan
Week 7
Changing negative thoughts to positive
Advocacy
Building self esteem
Refining your life
Week 8
Create handmade recovery books
Trauma and Suicide Prevention
Problem solving
Values and Ethics of Mental Health Recovery and WRAP
As a WRAP facilitator, I support the following values and ethics:
• honor the participants.
• accept them as they are and as unique, special individuals,
• remind them that there are "no-limits" to anyone's recovery.
• give them a sense of hope.
• validate their experiences.
• treat them with dignity, compassion, respect and unconditional high regard.
• give each person choices and options, not final answers.
• support the concept that each person is the expert on themselves.
In this work, participants learn through their own experience and
the experience of others.
This work is:
• based on self-determination - it opens the door for individuals, but doesn't dictate their path.
• rooted in the belief in equality - no one is any better or has higher value than anyone else.
• a mutual learning model, where both people work together to increase understanding and promote wellness.
• not necessarily a replacement for other kinds of therapy, but can complement any other therapy.
• adaptable to anyone's personal philosophy.
• simple and safe for anyone, regardless of the severity of their symptoms.
• based on common sense.
• infinitely do-able.
• always changing - the body of knowledge is always expanding and is infinite.
• not only a program - it is a way of life.
Everyone belongs at the table, no matter what their issues or where they are on their path. There are no predetermined outcomes.
I do everything I can to ensure a safe, comfortable and
respectful atmosphere for participants.
Testimonials
for
Janet Laird
WRAP Educator
Janet,
Before I joined your class, I’d find myself getting mad and not understand why, but now I’m able to look back and realize what “triggers” my moods to change. This class helped me in so many ways. I learned how to move on from little things in my life that I’ve been stuck on. I definitely learned information that will stick with me for the rest of my life. When I walked out of the class on the last day, I felt like 100 pounds of weight was lifted off my shoulders. It was amazing! Thank you so much!
Janet,
The WRAP workshop helped me to analyze a lot of the experiences I have had, put together a plan to benefit from what I learned, and take an active role in finding emotional stability. WRAP gives a practical approach to addressing emotional issues.
Janet,
I think WRAP is such a great class. Your class helped me get off of narcotics, of which I am eternally grateful. I am not at all pain free, but I have a clear brain and can be an inspired rtist again.
Janet, I so want to thank you for this opportunity. The process was wonderful. I can’t imagine a person who wouldn’t benefit from WRAP. Regardless of who they are and at whatever stage of their journey, WRAP would be a valuable experience. I highly recommend it! Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents as well as your personal challenges. They all added up to a very rewarding, nurturing experience for me. Thank you for bringing this training to our community. I wish you continued success and wellness."
Janet truly understands that knowledge is power. She has an incredible ability to collect and digest information about mental illnesses, effective treatments and new ways of doing things. In this role of wellness educator, I believe she is able to help many consumers and family members help themselves. She is not only good at collecting helpful information; she also has a passion and talent for sharing that information with others.
Thanks Janet! I appreciate you doing this class. I like WRAP. The homework helps me, I can see that. Before I could just go through things over and over, now as I heal, I can see patterns. The early patterns I saw were that they were all someone else's fault. The whole idea of triggers is that it's really me who is acting. This is good.
Janet,
I like these WRAP lessons. They tie in really well with what I'm doing with the meditation, cleaning house, nutrition, exercise, and hygiene changes I'm planning to make in my
life.
Janet,
I can't stress enough the importance of having these plans and supports in place before needing to utilize them. Thanks for keeping me from falling.
Learn how you can take charge of your life to be more self nurturing and learn how to deal with stress more comfortably
772-8762
FREE Wellness Support Group
12:00-2:00
Wednesdays
at
Motherlode Holistic Connection
8 Court Street, Jackson.
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