Wellness and Recovery Conference
Mary Ellen Copeland
The 2012 Wellness and Recovery Conference will be held on May 17th and 18th, in the Metro Area!
Two incredible keynote speakers will present:
Mary Ellen Copeland
Getting well and staying well is the focus of Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD- author, educator, and mental health advocate. Mary Ellen’s work is based on the study of the day-to-day coping and wellness strategies of people who have experienced mental health challenges. It centers on self-help, recovery, and long-term stability.
Personally, Mary Ellen has experienced years of mental health challenges and has achieved long-term wellness and stability using these strategies.
Along with many other books, Mary Ellen is the author of the celebrated WRAP® (Wellness Recovery Action Plan), a simple self-help system for identifying personal resources and then using those resources to stay well and help you when you feel bad.
Her work has changed the basic tenets of mental health, as she has spoken the truth that people with mental health issues can have hope, control over their lives, develop self-directed wellness plans, and recover, working toward meeting their own life dreams and goals. These strategies and skills are being used in the worldwide mental health transformation movement.
Judge Sally Tarnowski
In 2009, Judge Tarnowski founded the Duluth Mental Health Court.
The program is being conducted without funding. Judge Tarnowski and a team of professionals volunteer their time over the noon hour once a week to work with those suffering from mental illness.
To be eligible for the program, the person’s offense must be clearly related to a severe and persistent mental illness. If the person follows the conditions of probation and completes the program, they will receive a stay of adjudication and the crime will be wiped from their record.
Judge Tarnowski’s team includes a social worker, staff from the Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Arrowhead Regional Corrections probation officers, and a public defender. They help people with chemical dependency, mental health, housing and medication.
In addition to Ms. Copeland and Judge Tarnoski, we’re lining up wonderful presenters for a multitude and wide variety of breakout sessions.
Please stay tuned for more details on the location, registering, applying for a scholarship, and more!