This guide was created for a very specific purpose: to help make trauma-informed peer support available to women who are trauma survivors and who receive or have received mental health and/or substance abuse services.
You are invited to download a groundbreaking report, Trauma-informed Approaches: Federal Activities and Initiatives—the second and highly anticipated Working Document Report of the Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma. Completed on September 30, 2013, the report documents the projects, programs, and initiatives of more than three dozen federal agencies, departments, and offices—one of the largest interagency collaborations in federal government history.
You can use WRAP for support in any area of your life. This site contains many examples of sample WRAPs for different life situations, as do the stories contained in the different topic areas of the WRAP Can Help section. See the scroller below for a section of some of our most popular sample plans.
The Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model is an evidence-based practice that improves quality of life for people with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders by combining substance abuse services with mental health services. It helps people address both disorders at the same time—in the same service organization by the same team of treatment providers.
Minnesota Positive Behavior Support (MNPBS) Standards of Practice: Positive Behavior Support Across the Lifespan The MNPBS Network has finished the Minnesota Standards of Practice! Minnesota Standards of Practice Monograph This is considered version 1.0. We welcome your guidance and feedback for future updates. Email mnpbsnetwork@gmail.com to provide your review. Purpose of MNPBS The Minnesota Positive […]
Assessing a positive support practice includes gathering information about how well individuals within an organization are implementing new skills. Individual and Team Self-Report Individuals or teams within an organization may review a list of key features considered essential parts of a positive support and document progress making sure these elements are implemented. A common term […]
Behaviors are considered challenging due to injury to self or others, when property damage occurs, or everyday life events are disrupted. Sometimes challenges are considered minor disruptions in a home, school, work, or in community settings. In other cases, a challenging behavior may threaten a person’s placement at home, school, work, or in the community. […]
