In order to do mental health wellness and recovery work, it is essential to understand and support the following values and ethics.
The Copeland Center certificate that qualifies a quality Co-Facilitator, is an explicit agreement to uphold a clear set of values and ethics. If the values and ethics are not demonstrated, practiced, and explicitly accepted by a Copeland Center Co-Facilitator that individual is not representing the standards of the Copeland Center. Review, practice, refresh, and self-evaluate these values and ethics regularly.
Copeland Center Co-Facilitators agree to uphold the following values:
❑ Honor everyone
❑ Hold all individuals in high regard and support all participation
❑ Co-facilitate individual learning through shared experiences
❑ Co-facilitate a focus on a mutual learning model, where people work together and learning outcomes are self-determined
❑ Co-facilitate group equality and community inclusion
❑ Co-facilitate a sense of hope and empowerment
❑ Accept people as they are for their unique contributions
❑ Co-facilitate a focus on participant’s strengths and capabilities
❑ Validate individuals’ experiences and support the dignity of risk
❑ We are each an expert on ourselves and have multiple paths to wellness
❑ Co-facilitate a focus on what is working in our lives
❑ Co-facilitate choices and options
❑ Our knowledge is always changing, and expanding through our mutual sharing
The Copeland Center Co-Facilitators Wellness and Recovery Assurance: We will facilitate educational programs that hold wellness and recovery as:
❑ Achievable for anyone;
❑ Inclusive of any philosophy, lifestyle, and therapy we chose;
❑ Based on self-determination and,
❑ Supportive to anyone to Take Action to work toward their wellness and achieve any life goals the person chooses
