Transcript Powerpoint Slides for Living WRAP

Living WRAP
Mary Ellen Copeland PhD
Mental Health Recovery and WRAP
The Copeland Center for
Wellness and Recovery
Webinar, November 18, 2009
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In this Webinar, we will discuss putting
WRAP to work in your life after you have
developed your WRAP or part of your
WRAP
It will be useful to people who:
 have developed and use their own WRAP
 lead WRAP groups
 work with people who use WRAP as their
guide to recovery.
It will be helpful if you need to answer
questions from:
 people you are working with and
supporting
 WRAP group participants
 people attending follow up support groups
and recovery groups
Developing WRAP is the easy part.
The challenge is using WRAP on a daily basis
as a guide to wellness and recovery.
Have your WRAP easily accessible
 On your computer in Build Your Own WRAP or
 WRAP for Your Computer
 In a three ring binder
 In a WRAP book
 In a filing system with a file folder for each
section
Have your WRAP available where you can
easily find it and for easy review
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Breakfast table
Bedside table
On your desk
In your briefcase or pocket
 At first review it every day
 As you get used to it over time you will
need to review it less and less
 Revise it whenever you feel you need to
WRAP
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Wellness Toolbox
Daily Maintenance Plan
Triggers
Early Warning Signs
When Things Are Breaking Down
Advance Directive
Post Crisis Plan
Wellness Toolbox
Cornerstone of developing a WRAP and a
key wellness resource.
For many people, this is the first time they
have been introduced to the idea that
there are simple, safe things they can do
to help themselves.
In addition to using your Wellness Toolbox
to build your action plans, use it on a daily
basis for ideas for things to do that will
help you feel better and enhance and
enrich your life.
 Have your Wellness Toolbox easily
accessible
 Hang a copy on the refrigerator or on a
bulletin board
 Have it on your desk top
Use it for daily planning and even moment
to moment planning
Add new tools whenever you notice or
discover them
 Winning against Relapse
 Self help books
 The internet
 Friends and supporters
 Care providers
 Classes, workshops, seminars, groups
Carry a small notebook with you. Every
time you notice a Wellness Tool, jot it
down.
When you can, add them to your Wellness
Toolbox list
Some people have a physical box, basket or drawer
where they keep certain Wellness Tools like:
CD's and videos
books and magazines
arts supplies
pictures
musical instruments
list of other Wellness Tools
You could have a Wellness Toolbox area in
your home:
a room or part of a room
a workshop area
a corner or a closet
What I am like When I am Well
The WRAP Touchstone
Refer back to it whenever you can't
remember what it is like to feel really well
Keeps you on track- Gives you something
to work toward
 As you get to know more about what it feels like
to feel well, add words to the list
 Include a picture or several pictures of yourself
that you really like
 Write a poem or story about yourself
 Make a list of your positive attributes and
achievements
Daily Maintenance
 Key to wellness: the mundane day-to-day
 Make sure this list really works for you-not too long, not too short
 Revise it until it works for you-change it
when it stops working for you
 Keep your days set up so it is easy to do
the things on this list
Notice how much better you feel when you
do the things on this list
Things I might need to do
 Refer to this list every day at first
 Not doing something on this list can get you
really off track
 A good question to ask yourself in the morning:
What are the things I need to do today to avoid
stress in my life, to keep things going smoothly
Then do them
As you do this work on your own behalf
you are becoming your own best friend
Triggers
 Over time you will become more and more
aware of your triggers
 When you notice them, stop everything,
think about your action plan and choose to
do one or several things on that list--until
you feel OK again
If something really big happens, the
kind of thing we don't like to predict
 Use the tools listed in your action plan
more intensively
 Go back to your Wellness Toolbox and use
other tools as well
 You may need to take some time off from
your responsibilities to do these things
 It is worth it--it keeps you on track
 You may need a wellness afternoon, day,
days or even weeks or months depending
on what has happened
You work your way through difficult times
using your action plan and your Wellness
Tools as your guide and support
It's not easy but it works
Over time you will recognize your triggers
more quickly
You will be able to identify more of them
Using WRAP, some things that used to be
triggers may no longer be triggers
Early Warning signs
Helps you to be in touch with yourself and
get to know yourself very well
Over time you will know yourself better and
better and more easily recognize these
signs
"Living it" means stopping when you notice
these signs and doing the things on your
action plan
It may mean three 5 minute breaks, a long
talk with a friend, canceling an event,
avoiding someone or something-whatever
works for you
When Things are Breaking Down
 A critical time
 You feel awful, horrific
 The hardest time to revert to taking care
of yourself
YOU CAN DO IT
 It may take many days
 It may include "hospital days" at home
 Support is key
It's worth it--You are worth it
Advance Directive
Must be given in advance to key people who
can take action in your behalf
Protect yourself by being clear about when
others step in, who you want to step in
and what you want them to do
Choose supporters who are willing to follow
your directive
Do the best you possibly can
to be cooperative
To be powerful and effective, your Advance
Directive needs to include:
 A strong plan so that you can stay at
home or in the community if possible
 An intensive list of things that others can
do that helps-review your wellness
Toolbox for ideas
Include a list of indicators that will let others
know when they no longer need to follow
this directive
Post Crisis Plan
Carefully consider the time when you are
healing from a crisis.
Although you may feel ready to begin
taking care of yourself again, you may still
be dealing with upsetting feelings and the
aftermath of the crisis.
You may find that you start feeling worse like you are heading for another crisis.
"Living WRAP" at this time is especially
challenging
Thinking about this time before you
even have a crisis, and
giving it more attention when you
are starting to feel better after a
crisis, may help you have an easier
time recovering and moving on.
Addressing the following issues and creating a
Timetable for Resuming Responsibilities may
guide you through the process.
 When will you know you are ready
to use a Post Crisis Plan?
 How you would like to feel when
you have recovered from the
crisis?
 Who do you want to support you
through this time?
 If you have been hospitalized, where
will you go when you are discharged?
 Who you would like to take you there?
 Who you would like to stay with you?
 Things that will ease your recovery if
they are taken care of
 Things you can ask someone else to do
for you
 Things that can wait until you feel better
 Things you need to do for yourself every
day
 Things you might need to do every day.
 Things and people you need to avoid.
 Signs that you are beginning to feel
worse.
 Wellness Tools you will use if you
are starting to feel worse.
 Things you need to do to prevent
further loss.
 Signs that you can return to using
your Daily Maintenance Plan.
 Changes in your Wellness Recovery
Action Plan
 Changes you want to make in your
lifestyle or life goals
 What you learned from this hard time
 People you need to thank
 Changes you want to make in your
life as a result of what you have
learned
 What do you need to do to prevent
further repercussions from this
crisis?
 People you need to apologize to
 People with whom you need to make
amends
 Medical, legal or financial issues that
need to be resolved
Timetable for Resuming
Responsibilities
 Identify the responsibility, such as
work, children, or buying groceries
 List who has been taking care of
this task, such as your sister,
partner or friend
Describe what you need while you are
resuming this responsibility:
someone to go with you,
someone to watch your child in the
morning,
a half day schedule.
Create a Step by Step plan for resuming the
responsibility.
For instance, going to work for one day the
first week, two days the second week,
three days the third week
You can begin using your Wellness Recovery
Action Plan as your guide to daily living
whenever you want to.
At first you may want to review your plan
everyday, following your Daily
Maintenance Plan, and taking other action
as needed.
After a while you will notice that you
remember your plan and only need to
refer to it from time to time, unless you
are having a difficult time.
Revise your plan when you discover new
Wellness Tools and find that some things
work better for you that others and as the
circumstances of your life change .
Get more ideas on how to
LIVE WRAP
Talk to others who have had similar
experiences
Join a support group
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wraparoundtheworld.com
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WRAP Stories
Winning Against WRAP
The Depression Workbook
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