The Copeland Center and National Association of Peer Specials (NAPS) are partnering to offer WRAP Facilitator Training in Chicago, August 16-20. Come for the WRAP Facilitator Training and stay for the NAPS conference: “Setting Sail in Windy Weather.” It is an excellent opportunity to meet people who are working as peer specialists after the training.

NAPS is an organization dedicated to promoting peer specialists throughout the United States. They are a group of dedicated peer specialists seeking ways to improve the effectiveness of the mental health system through the hiring of other peer specialists. Many peer specialists are also WRAP Facilitators.

The training is being offered at a special tuition rate of $1000 meaning you can do WRAP Facilitator Training and the NAPS conference for the price of regular WRAP Facilitator Training.

To join the WRAP Facilitator Training:

Fill out this online form

For more information on the conference:

NAPS Conference

Please join us for a FREE webinar on Wednesday, July 28 from 2-3pm Eastern Time. Matthew Federici, Executive Director of the Copeland Center will be discussing best practices for WRAP Facilitators in an expanded version of our previous webinar. Great WRAP Facilitation is for all audiences from people who know just a little bit on WRAP to Advance Level Facilitators. This Webinar is designed to highlight the basic training methodologies modeled by the Copeland Center and used for the University of Illinois research study as well as offer helpful tips and strategies to existing WRAP facilitators to enhance their presentation.

Matthew is an experienced Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator who has done both training and managing a training team through his previous position at the Institute for Recovery and Community Integration.

This webinar is sponsored by the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery where you can get trained to be a certified WRAP Facilitator.

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/641601401

Please join us for WRAP Facilitator Training in downtown Brattleboro, VT.

Spend five days with Copeland Center staff learning to become a Mental Health Recovery Educator designed to help you become a powerful change agent/recovery educator as a WRAP Facilitator. You will gain a deeper understanding of the recovery process and learn to:

• work with people who have mental health challenges to discover the strengths they have and can use to enhance their recovery;
• effectively share the underlying concepts necessary to recovery: hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy, and support;
• work with individuals and groups to develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP),
• teach about wellness tools and strategies;
• empower and motivate people to work toward recovery – feeling the way they want to feel, making their lives the way they want them to be, and moving toward meeting their life goals;
• use interaction and presentation styles and strategies that enhance recovery.

Thousands across the US and the world have trained as WRAP Facilitators and those people are changing the mental health system to honor people’s recovery journeys. This course models the behavior of a facilitator in a WRAP class and stresses authenticity and unconditional high regard, as well as a strong set of values and ethics to guide your work.

This training will take place at the Marlboro College Graduate Center in downtown Brattleboro, VT.

Space is limited, register today.

Online Application Form

The Copeland Center welcomes all experienced WRAP Facilitators to apply for Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator Training where you can learn to train WRAP Facilitators.

To be considered for Advanced Level Facilitator Training for either June 21-25 in West Chester, PA or July 12-16 in Santa Cruz, CA all materials must be received by May 14.

To qualify:

Each applicant is requested to send in:

• Fill out our online application form
• A short letter (no more than 1 page) describing experiences that relate to Mental Health Recovery and WRAP. This letter should include why you are interested in becoming an Advanced Level Trainer and your experience with facilitating WRAP groups or helping others develop their own WRAPs.
• At least 5 evaluations from at least 3 WRAP groups you have facilitated.
• A copy of your WRAP Facilitator certificate
• A non-refundable $100 application fee which once accepting will go toward the tuition. If you are not accepted into Advanced Level Training, you will be provided with specific feedback on opportunities for growth. Payment can be submitted via credit card below in the registration section or via check sent to PO Box 6471, Brattleboro, VT 05302.

Additionally, each applicant is requested to submit one of the following:

1. A letter of recommendation from an Advanced Level Facilitator including contact information, so that the Copeland Center can follow-up with them.

2. An unedited video of yourself presenting an overview of the five key concepts and WRAP that is no more than 30 minutes long. The reviewers are most interested in the content and how you present WRAP and not the quality of the video. Please submit digital files or DVDs. Videos can be sent to PO Box 6471, Brattleboro, VT 05302.

3.  4-5 recommendations from co-facilitators, group participants, or others that know your work as a facilitator.

All materials can be sent via email, info@copelandcenter.com, or post: PO Box 6471, Brattleboro, VT 05302.

Please feel free to contact us to discuss the application process, info@copelandcenter.com or 802-254-5335

Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 2-3pm EDT

Online and on the phone

Matthew Federici, Executive Director of the Copeland Center will be discussing best practices for WRAP Facilitators. Great WRAP Facilitation is for all audiences from people who know just a little bit on WRAP to Advance Level Facilitators. This Webinar is designed to highlight the basic training mythologies modeled by the Copeland Center and used for the University of Illinois research study as well as offer helpful tips and strategies to existing WRAP facilitators to enhance their presentation.

Matthew is an experienced Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator who has done both training and managing a training team through his previous position at the Institute for Recovery and Community Integration.

This webinar is sponsored by the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery where you can get trained to be a certified WRAP Facilitator.

To Register