About WRAP

Wellness Recovery Action Plan or WRAP® was developed over 20 years ago by Mary Ellen Copeland, and in 2010 was listed in the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.

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Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a simple and powerful process for creating the life and wellness you want. With WRAP, you can: 

• Discover simple, safe, and effective tools to create and maintain wellness

• Develop a daily plan to stay on track with your life and wellness goals

• Identify what throws you off track and develop a plan to keep moving forward

• Gain support and stay in control even in a crisis

The WRAP process supports you to identify the tools that keep you well and create action plans to put them into practice in your everyday life. All along the way, WRAP helps you incorporate key recovery concepts and wellness tools into your plans and your life.

 

How can I bring WRAP Seminars to my organization/community? 
 

If you’d like to implement WRAP at your organization and have administrative/clinical staff, certified peer specialists, peers, and others participate in this evidence-based process, The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is pleased to provide WRAP Seminar I and WRAP Seminar II trainings to groups across the state.

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In these interactive in-person seminars, participants learn how to develop personal life and wellness goals as they engage in a mutual learning model. This is your chance to put WRAP in action in your life and in the lives of the people you support! 

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The basic framework is the same for each WRAP I seminar, but the focus can be tailored to best fit your organization and the populations it serves (such as veterans, youth/children, and families) and their life challenges, including addiction, trauma, healthy aging, developmental distinctions, justice involvement, and mental health.

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Who leads WRAP seminars?

Seminar I is led by trained and Certified WRAP Facilitators or Advanced Level Facilitators (ALFs).
Seminar II is led by trained and Certified WRAP ALFs. 

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​​Which training is best for my organization?
 

Seminar I: This interactive seminar is for anyone in the world who is interested in wellness, recovery, and creating their own evidence-based Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). In these interactive seminars, participants learn how to develop personal life and wellness goals as they engage in a mutual learning model with other peers. 

• Time: Two 8-hour sessions, which includes breaks 

• Cost*: $500 per participant, which includes the training materials, and light snacks

• Prerequisites: None 

• Please Note: Individuals who wish to conduct WRAP groups (3 or more individuals) must go through WRAP Seminar II training

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Seminar II. This in-person seminar gives participants the skills, knowledge, and materials to facilitate WRAP Seminar I in their community and organization.  

To become certified WRAP Facilitators, participants in Seminar II participate in interactive learning activities, learn how to facilitate the structure of WRAP, illustrate their personal experience with WRAP, and show understanding of WRAP ethics and values.  

• Time: Three 8-hour sessions for 8 to 10 participants, or five 8-hour sessions for 11 to 16 participants 

• Cost*: $1,100, which includes the training manual and lunches 

• Prerequisites: Completion of WRAP Seminar I
   

*The cost of training is based on providing services within the State of Georgia. Rates are determined according to in-state travel, venue, and administrative costs associated with conducting trainings throughout Georgia. Additional fees may apply for trainings requested outside of the state.

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Funding from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is available to help offset the cost of in-state Certified Peer Specialist trainings. This funding is limited to supporting up to twelve (12) trainings per fiscal year and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Once available funding has been allocated, organizations may be responsible for covering the full cost of training delivery.

 

To learn more about hosting or attending a WRAP® Seminar Training, please contact Denise Hardy, CPS, by email: denise@gmhcn.org or phone 404-687-9487.​​​​​​​​