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