SAMHSA has added WRAP to the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices after reviewing compelling research about how WRAP is changing people’s lives. Using the Copeland Center’s training techniques and trained Advanced Level Facilitators, participants in the study’s WRAP groups got well faster, stayed well longer, were more hopeful and recovered more quickly from setbacks compared to the control group.

NREPP Listing can be viewed here

See the lead investigator, Judith Cook’s presentation on WRAP as an Evidence-based Practice.

Please join us for a presentation by Judith Cook, PhD, research about WRAP. It will be helpful for anyone interested in evaluating WRAP at the individual, group, community, or statewide levels, as well as those who are interested in using research results to improve the quality of WRAP facilitation. Also discussed will be ways the research results can be used to improve WRAP and advocate for increasing WRAP funding.

Webinar will be held on Thu, May 19, 2011 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Register for the webinar:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/409315497

PowerPoint Slides for the Presentation

Sherri Rushman, Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator, from Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority presented on Loneliness and WRAP on April 27. Sherri discussed her journey of working on feelings of loneliness, reaching out to find support, and being a support to others as a way of building relationships. Her webinar included a number of activities to help clarify feelings of loneliness and find ways to feel less lonely with yourself and within your community.

Check out the slides from her presentation:

Webinar Loneliness and Wrap 2011

The Copeland Center also offers its congratulations to Sherri for winning the 2011 Award of Excellence in Consumer Advocacy from the National Council for Community and Behavioral Health Care!

The Copeland Center is soliciting proposals for the first international WRAP Around the World Conference.

Everyone who uses WRAP or supports others who use WRAP is invited to apply. We are looking for presentations in the following categories.

• Understanding the ethics and values of WRAP;
• Ensuring fidelity to the original principles;
• Disseminating the scientific research;
• Promoting best practices in training program facilitators;
• Promoting best practices in program implementation;
• Incorporating WRAP into formal systems of care;
• Developing and replicating non-profit and for-profit business models;
• Application of WRAP to specific perspectives (children, family members, military veterans, people with other health issues, and more;
• Living WRAP: strategies for helping people implement WRAP in their everyday lives.

Fill out the online form

Please join us for the first international WRAP Around the World Conference in historic Philadelphia on August 1-3, 2011. The conference will combine networking, research, best practices, practical tips for using a WRAP, systems implementation, all coming from a community with a strong commitment to the recovery concepts.

Early registration ends Monday, February 28! Register today for maximum savings!

To Register

Erica Buffington, PhD, presented a FREE webinar on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 2-3pm EST

Thanks for joining us for a look at this pressing human rights issue in our mental health field.

After broadcast, certificates will be available to participants for a fee of $5.

Request a certificate

Powerpoint Presentation

The WRAP Around The World Conference includes Certificate opportunities for Developing Your WRAP, WRAP Facilitator Refresher, Advanced Level Refresher and System Leaders:

For:

1. Everyone: Through attendance in a full day Developing Your WRAP Institute and two days of conference workshops you will have the knowledge of the evidence based practice of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan, begin to develop and implement WRAP for yourself and meet the pre-requisite for WRAP Facilitator training.

2. WRAP Facilitators: Through attendance in a full day WRAP Facilitator Refresher Institute and two days of the conference you will have up to date knowledge and skills for WRAP facilitation, be listed with the Copeland Center as a current WRAP Facilitator in your area and meet the minimum requirements for maintain your WRAP Facilitator certificate.

3. Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator:  Through attendance in a full day Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator Refresher Institute and two days of the conference you will have up to date knowledge and skills for conducting the WRAP facilitator Course, be listed with the Copeland Center as a current Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator in your area and meet the minimum requirements for maintain your current certification.

4. Mental Health Systems Leaders: Through attendance in a full day Institute for WRAP Systems Leaders and two days of the conference you will have the knowledge and ability to implement and supervise quality and evidenced based approaches to Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitation at a systemic level.

Click here to register!