1. MOVING FROM ‘WHAT’S WRONG’ TOWARD ‘WHAT’S STRONG’
A presentation by Gina Kaye Calhoun
I would like to start out with an icebreaker…
Now in order for this icebreaker to work, I am going to need everyone’s active participation…
What I would like you to do is…when I ask you to raise your hands, I’d liked to you raise your hand as high as possible…let’s give it a practice round, everyone please raise your hand…$20 bill icebreaker
End with like this $20 bill every person as worth and value…it took me a while to figure out every person meant me as well

2. Gina’s Story Once upon a time…
Little bit about my story…and I am choosing to put my story in human terms not diagnostic terms…
My story…short intro version…
Today WRAP is living and active in my life…as I learn and grow my WRAP changes right along with me…

3. Mental Health Recovery and WRAP®
Key Recovery Concepts
Wellness Toolbox
WRAP®: Wellness Recovery Action Plan
Recovery Topics
Values and Ethics
The history begins way back in the late 40s….
End with…we also have a set of values and ethics that guide everything WRAP Facilitators do…because we believe the WRAP environment is to be one of exploring recovery through self-discovery and education…one of mutual learning where peers…people moving toward wellness come together to support each other…

4. Key Recovery Concepts Hope Personal Responsibility Education
Self-advocacy
Support
So let’s take a look at the 5 key recovery concepts…
First HOPE- Would anyone like to give me a one or two sentence definition of HOPE?

5. Hope
I can get well and stay well for long periods of time. I can work toward and meet our goals. I can lead a happy and productive life.
Hope as a belief…
Brain to heart connections
Good Good Good Vibrations

6. Personal Responsibility
Willingness with intention to make choices
Knowing I have the right to make a choice
Willingness with intention to make choices for your own life…
Sometimes it is not a matter of making the right choice; but knowing you have the right to make a choice!
Personal Responsibility is a willingness with intention to make choices for your own life.
This is difficult for some people, like me, who have been immersed in the traditional approach to mental health services…we were told that we lacked insight and couldn’t make good choices…we were told that other’s needed to take care of us. NOW you are changing the message.
Chips and Choice Story
Sometimes it is not a matter of making the right choice but knowing you have the right to make a choice.

7. Education Learn so I can make good decisions about: Treatment
Lifestyle
Career
Relationships
Living Space
Leisure Time
All Aspects of Your Life
It it includes setting YOUR OWN goals and exploring the steps needed to reach your goals.

8. Self-Advocacy Believe in myself Know my rights Set personal goals
Self-advocacy brings all the key concepts together…Begins by
Believe in Yourself (Hope)
Know Your Rights (Personal Responsibility)
Set personal goals and work toward meeting them by: (Education)
Getting the facts
Planning your strategy
Gathering support (Support)
Targeting your efforts

9. Self-Advocacy
“Going for it” with courage, persistence and determination; expressing myself clearly and calmly until I get what I need for myself.
Take action…Go for it…
This is not about throwing temper tantrums on top of a table…it’s about collaboration and negotiation with key supporters of your choice…

10. Support Support from family, friends and care providers
Support from the community
Having a feeling of connectedness
Building partnerships
Support from family, friends and care providers is essential for well-being
Support involves being part of a community
Having a feeling of connectedness
Building partnerships as you move toward your hopes and dreams.
Study done with children:
4 C’s- Count, Connect, Contribute and be seen as capable
Don’t we want the same thing???

11. WRAP is intended to be an interactive, mutual learning process…
Key Concepts
WRAP®
Wellness Toolbox
How do you bring the key concepts to life in YOUR life…one way is by developing and living WRAP…
WRAP stands for the Wellness Recovery Action Plan…so what is it? First of all it is a plan…
WRAP is intended to be an interactive, mutual learning process…
get ready to participate…

12. Creating a Wellness Toolbox
Things I do to keep myself well
Things I do to help myself feel better
The cornerstone of WRAP is the Wellness Toolbox…
The wellness toolbox is a brainstorm list of all the things you do to keep yourself well, and things you do to help yourself feel better when you don’t feel well.
Most wellness tools are simple, safe, inexpensive or free.
Rock Climbing (Left to Right Physical Activity) and drinking fluids…
Ask audience…
If we were in a WRAP group I would have a co-facilitator validating all your responses on an easel pad, so we can remember and learn from each other.
We use our Wellness Toolbox to create the rest of our WRAP.

13. Creating a Vision for Wellness
Begin a WRAP® by developing a Daily Maintenance Plan
How do I feel when I am well?
What do I need to do every day to stay well?
Reminder list of things I might choose to do on any day.

14. Triggers and Action Plans
Events or circumstances which may make me feel uncomfortable
Things that may make me feel worse
Identify some triggers and develop a plan
Use my wellness tools
Have a Plan A and Plan B

15. Early Warning Signs and Action Plans
Subtle signs of change
Signs that indicate things are not going well
WRAP® encourages me to pay attention and take action

16. When Things are Breaking Down and Action Plans
I may begin to feel worse, but I am still able to take action
It is important to be assertive to prevent a crisis
Plan needs to be clear with things I “must” do.
When your EWS are coming in combination with each other, with greater intensity or for longer periods of time…things may be breaking down…
You may begin to feel even worse – very uncomfortable, like the situation is serious – but you are still able to take some action in your own behalf.
This is a very important time. It is necessary to take immediate, assertive action to prevent a crisis.
Action plan needs to be clear and very directive, with things you “must” do and fewer choices and options.

17. Crisis Plan Proactively planning for the worst
Planning for when I am temporarily unable to make good decisions
Will help me learn and grow even in the worst of times
Is about staying in charge
Create the plan with supporters who will follow my plan
Sometimes even with your best planning and assertive action, you may find yourself in a crisis situation where other’s need to step in and take over for your care..
Writing any part of a Wellness Recovery Action Plan is a hopeful act of personal responsibility, and this is especially the case when we start thinking proactively about planning for the worst
It’s difficult to plan for a “crisis,” especially if you associate it with losing control, so it’s helpful to remember that crisis planning is about staying in charge
By carefully developing a Crisis Plan through negotiation and collaboration with your supporters, you can create a plan that keeps you in control even when decision-making is temporarily turned over to supporters
Your supporters will be following your plan
There are nine parts to the crisis plan…and because you are encouraged to give this section only of the WRAP to others…it is written a bit differently.
Before we get into the actual plan I would like to do an icebreaker…putting on a coat.

18. Crisis Planning What I’m like when I’m well
Indicators others need to take over
Supporters
Medications
Treatments
Home, community and/or respite care
Hospitals or treatment facilities
Support from others
Indicators that I can resume responsibility

19. Wellness Tools Wellness Daily Maintenance Plan Trigger
Early Warning Signs
When Things are Breaking Down
Crisis
Post Crisis Plan - Support
Post Crisis Plan - Learning
Post Crisis Plan – Resuming Responsibility

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