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of Wayne and Holmes Counties
Est. 1953 ~ Over 50 years of service excellence!
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WRAP: Wellness Recovery Action Plan |
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The
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a simple yet powerful self-help system based on
increasing awareness, improving self-care and strengthening supports created by
Mary Ellen Copeland, MS, MA.
Five
Foundations of Recovery
Hope,
Personal Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy, and, Developing &
Maintaining a Support System.
Wellness
Tools Activities, routines, thoughts & behaviors that maximize wellness and minimize symptoms. These include: reaching out for support, peer counseling, maintaining an ongoing dialog with health care professionals, planning the day, stress reduction and relaxation techniques, focusing exercises, diversionary activities & fun, journaling, exercise, sleep, being outside, increasing or decreasing stimulation, and the act of stopping to analyze the situation to make a thoughtful decision on how to proceed.
Writing
a Plan
Writing
a plan must be done entirely by the individual who plans to use it.
Mental health specialists, family members and friends can provide
support, feedback and encouragement. The
process can be lengthy and must be done at the individual’s own pace.
Sections
of the Plan
1. Daily
Maintenance
-- What I do each day, when I am feeling well.
2. Triggers
– What are my triggers & what is my response to each one.
3. Early
Warning Signs
– What are early warning signs for me, and what is my action plan for each
one.
4. When
Things are Breaking Down
– How do I know? Breaking down list and responses / action plan.
5. Crisis
Plan
– How to know when I am well, crisis symptoms, supporters phone list,
medications, treatments, treatment facilities & respite care, supporters’
roles, what to do if I am a danger to myself or others, and how to know when my
supporters no longer need to use this plan.
WRAP
Works It promotes a higher level of wellness and stability for people who experience psychiatric symptoms while helping us to see ourselves as “whole people.” It allows people who experience psychiatric symptoms to develop a plan to increase stability and allow them to take on new social roles. It decreases traumatic life events and the resulting stigma, as well as cost of intervention. It encourages open communication with health care providers and creates the opportunity for people who experience psychiatric symptoms and their supporters to better understand each other. The plan is empowering, and allows the person to make choices and discover what works best for him or her as an individual. Using a Wellness Recover Action Plan allows consumers to play leadership roles in creating a recovery oriented mental health system. |
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The WRAP program is offered for individuals and in groups for participants in the Rehabilitation and Recovery programs. It is also offered by the local consumer support group Advocates for Mental Health of Wayne and Holmes Counties.
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Wayne Holmes Mental Health Coalition Promoting the rights & services concerning mental health within our community; providing education, fellowship and support opportunities for people affected by mental illness and their families.
Phone (330) 264-1590 P.O. Box 1770 Wooster, Ohio 44691
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