Category: WRAP
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Focus on Connection: New Season of WRAP Groups at PEERS
Image by Bob Dmyt from Pixabay By Vilma Sakalauskaite PEERS will start new cycles of WRAP groups on the week of August 16th with a new connection-centered focus. During the month of July WRAP program at PEERS takes a hiatus. We used this time as an opportunity to deepen our knowledge as facilitators by taking…
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Free WRAP One-Day Orientation on April 26th
Want to take better care of your own health and wellness? PEERS will be hosting a FREE One-Day Wellness Recovery Action Plan orientation on Thursday April 26th from 9:30am to 4:30pm at the PEERS office in Oakland. This introductory workshop provides a general overview of WRAP concepts and practices. WRAP is an essential tool for…
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New HIV Wellness Group
Beginning on Friday April 20th, there will be a new PEERS Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) group for HIV+ community-members. This group will meet at The Pacific Center for Human Growth, 2712 Telegraph Avenue, in Berkeley on Fridays from 10:30am to 12:30pm. The name of this group is: Honor Integrity and Victory. WRAP focuses on…
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WRAP Seminar II: Facilitator Training
This week, PEERS is hosting a five-day intensive Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) facilitator training. PEERS Program Assistant Vilma Sakalauskaite and Best Now‘s Kimberly Marquez-Cortez are the lead trainers for this particular session. This training will be happening all week at our Oakland office. It is for anyone who has attended the Seminar I training and wishes to increase…
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WRAP One-day Introductory Workshop
Want to take charge of your own health and wellness? Come to a FREE One-Day Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) orientation on Thursday, March 22nd, from 9:30am to 3:30pm. This introductory workshop provides a general overview of WRAP concepts and practices. WRAP is an essential tool for managing wellness, navigating personal crises, and persevering through…
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Seminar II: WRAP Facilitator Training
Have you benefited from your own WRAP plan and want to help others learn about WRAP? Become certified to co-facilitate WRAP groups! This course is 5 intensive days of workshops based on mutuality and self-determination in an experiential learning environment. Once certified, you will be eligible to facilitate PEERS WRAP groups as a contractor or…
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Women’s WRAP Group
After March 6 , Our Voices Women’s WRAP will not be held at PEERS. The next cycle of OUR VOICES groups will be held March 28 through May 16, Wednesdays 1:30—3:30 pm at Casa Ubuntu, Eastmont Town Center, Suite 267 7200 Bancroft Ave in Oakland Join us for a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) group for women who are on the journey of wellness and resiliency. Each week we will explore a new theme and engage in peer support, wellness, and healing! This women’s group is made possible by funding from the Hope and Grace Fund initiative. The Wellness Recovery Action Plan®, or…
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What is the Wellness Recovery Action Plan?
PEERS has a new video introducing WRAP to the public! Watch below, or visit our WRAP page to find our more about this flagship service. The Wellness Recovery Action Plan ® is an evidence-based practice used worldwide by people dealing with mental or general health challenges and by those who want to attain the highest possible level…
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WRAPped Around My Heart
Kara Alyssa A. Bautista, Best Now Intern 2017-2018, was recently certified as a Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator. She shares what that experience has been like so far. I, Kara Alyssa A. Bautista, became an official Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator the week of December 11-15, 2017. Since then, I have shadowed Heather Riemer at…
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This Week: WRAP 5 Day Intensive Training
PEERS is currently hosting a 5-Day Seminar II: WRAP® Facilitator training. This training will be happening all week at our Oakland office. It is for anyone who has attended the Seminar I training and wishes to increase their facilitation knowledge. WRAP participants who have attended 8-10 weeks of a group but have not attended the Seminar I…
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