When cultures meet WRAP Goes to Japan Beyond Diversity The Human Connection.

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when cultures meet WRAP Goes to Japan Beyond Diversity The Human Connection

Transcript of When cultures meet WRAP Goes to Japan Beyond Diversity The Human Connection.

when cultures meetWRAP

Goes to JapanBeyond Diversity

The Human Connection

http://mhrecovery.org

World Federation for Mental Health Conference on

Transcultural Mental Health in a Changing World: Building a Global Response

October 29 – 31, 2007Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presentation by, Eri Kuno Jeanie Whitecraft

Division Director [email protected] 751-1800 Ext. 213

A program of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1211 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19107

http://www.mhasp.org

Mary Ellen Copeland• WWW.Copelandcenter.com• WWW.MentalHealthrecovery.com

WHAT IS WRAP?

Key Concepts

•Hope•Personal responsibility•Education•Self-advocacy•support

WRAP includes:

• Wellness Toolbox• Daily Maintenance Plan• Identifying Triggers/ Action plan• Identifying Early Warning Sings/Action

Plan• Signs Things are Breaking Down/Action

Plan• Crisis Plan• Post Crises Plan

Initial Encounter

Subsequently

• Translation & Trial– 4 user-staff members and 1 social worker

• WRAP introduction workshops in Ichikawa

• WRAP facilitator training in Kurume – 15 people were trained & certified

Key concepts that can confront Japanese traditions initially

• Personal Responsibility – Vs. Responsibility of family– Vs. Responsibility of psychiatrist

• Advocacy – Weak tradition of the human rights– Unspoken consensus-building process

• Negative connotation of “demanding”

Translation Challenges

• Wellness – 元気– Liveliness, spirit, vigorous health, good cheer

• Recovery – 回復  or リカバリー– Recovery, healing, comeback

• Toolbox – 役立つ工夫あれこれ集– Helpful, useful– Device, twist, ideas, initiatives– This and that – Collection

FIRST GRADUTATING CLASS OF JAPAN - WRAP FACILITATORS

Locations of WRAP Facilitators

PREPARATION FOR JAPAN

• Books• Computer• Language

computer• Language CD’s• Talked with

Erie Kuno

Environment

• Clean• Quiet• Orderly• Green, special care for nature• Spiritual • Courteous• Respectful

Recreation

spiritual

When the heart speaksIt is love, no matter how you spell it…

Jeanie Whitecraft 2007