Transcript Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP): An Overview

Wellness Recovery Action
Planning (WRAP): An Overview
Consumer Education and
Support Statewide Call-In:
February 28, 2008
Welcome!
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Thank you to all who have joined in for today’s call!
Instructions for CEU’s for today’s call
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Fax Sign-In Sheets to:
Josephine Brodbeck, FAX (309) 693-5101
Schedule for future calls
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March – to be announced by the Collaborative
April 24th - Recovery Strategies for Combined Mental Illness &
Substance Use Disorders
May – to be announced by the Collaborative
June 26th - How to Develop Inclusive Agency-Based Advisory
Councils
Objectives for Today’s Call
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Participants will have a basic understanding
of the values, ethics, and principles of
Wellness Recovery Action Planning
Participants will recognize the basic
components of a Wellness Recovery Action
Plan (WRAP)
Participants will have an opportunity to ask
questions and offer suggestions regarding
these topics
Guidelines for Today’s Call
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All Speakers Will Use Person-First Language
All Acronyms Will Be Spelled Out and Defined
Diverse Experiences Will Be Heard and
Validated
WRAP: A Self-Directed Service
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By definition, the recovery process must be
self-directed by the individual
The individual defines his or her own life
goals and designs a unique path towards
those goals
The individual designs, directs and owns the
WRAP plan
WRAP Values & Ethics:
Top Ten List
1. Facilitators are to always offer hope
2. Strive to treat others as equals, with dignity,
compassion, respect and unconditional high
regard
3. Validate the experiences of others
4. All participation is voluntary
5. Give choices and options, not final answers
WRAP Values & Ethics:
Top Ten List
6. Adaptable to anyone’s personal philosophy
7. Unconditionally accept each person
8. Focus on simple, safe and common sense
options
9. Remain focused on strengths and away from
deficits
10. Help others understand that there are “no
limits” to recovery
Foundational Principles of
Recovery
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Hope
Personal Responsibility
Support
Education
Self-Advocacy
Spirituality
Foundational Principles: Hope
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Expect the future can somehow be better, no
matter what the present condition is
Identify your own goals and believe you can
achieve them
Refrain from negative predictions
Actively fight hopelessness
Foundational Principles:
Personal Responsibility & Support
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Personal Responsibility
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Making Good Choices
Developing Action Steps Based on Your Goals
Support
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Encouragement
Openness
Accountability
Foundational Principles:
Education & Self-Advocacy
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Education
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Self-Advocacy
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Getting Good Information
Facilitates Good Choices
Remaining Focused on the Goal
Using Effective Communication
Requires Good Situational Judgment
Supporters can be helpful participants in the process
Foundational Principles:
Spirituality
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Finding Meaning & Purpose
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“What matters to you the most?”
“What keeps you going?”
Contributes to Hope & Motivation
Provides a Sense of Community
WRAP: for What?
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I can write a WRAP for anything!
First I must decide what it is that I want to write
my WRAP for
Each part of my plan will be relevant to that
particular thing that I am planning for
WRAP: the Plan
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Wellness Toolbox
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At My Best / Daily Maintenance
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Many, many things I can do to be well and stay well
A clear description of me when things are really going well
which will give me a vision of what I am working toward
A distinct list of items I do every day to help me live at my best
Triggers / Action Plan
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Events or circumstances that may compromise my wellness if I
don’t respond to them
Action: I respond to triggers by using my Action Plan!
WRAP: the Plan (continued)
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Early Warning Signs / Action Plan
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Signs of change that only I notice that indicate to me that I may
need to take some further action
Action: Taking ‘action against emotion’ is a key in this stage
Things Breaking Down / Action Plan
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In this stage, things are getting even worse, and other people
are beginning to notice, but I am still able to take action on my
own behalf
Action: Support that is empowering is the key in this stage
WRAP: the Plan (continued)
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Crisis Planning
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A situation in which I can no longer take care of myself, and
others will need to take over responsibility for my care
Action: With my crisis plan, I participate in the decision-making
process, even when I am not capable of being the person
making the decisions
Post-Crisis Planning
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Planning for life after a crisis is the first step to ensuring
successful recovery
Action: My post-crisis plan identifies small steps on the road to
recovery, to help me transition back to wellness
WRAP is a Lifestyle
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Writing a WRAP plan is more than a one-time
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It is ever-changing to fit my personal needs and
experiences
WRAP is always based on personal choice
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The pursuit of good information in order to make
good choices is one of the keys to the process
How Can I Get More Information?
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Resources Online:
www.mentalhealthrecovery.com
Order free Mental Health Recovery and WRAP
Newsletter by
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Website: www.mentalhealthrecovery.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1-802-425-3660
Guidelines for Q & A
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All Speakers Will Use Person-First Language
All Acronyms Will Be Spelled Out and Defined
Diverse Experiences Will Be Heard and
Validated
Limit to One Question per Person, then Pass to
the Next Person
Saying “Thank You” Indicates You Are Finished
With Your Question
Thank You!
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Written Questions Can Be Sent To:
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[email protected]
(fax: 309-693-5101)
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