Meaning of WRAP Class with Peer Supporters: From an Interview with Wellness Recovery Action Plan Class Participants in a Medical Treatment and Supervision Act Ward

Abstract

This study aims to find the meaning of the staff and peer supporters running the wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) class for the patients in the medical treatment and supervision act (MTSA) ward. We interviewed seven patients who participated in the WRAP class for more than two courses. As a result of analyzing the interview results, three categories composed of 12 subcategories were extracted from 49 codes: (1) appeal that recovered patients feel because they are recovered patients, (2) the respectful and cross-boundary relationships, and (3) a place where people can support and enhance one another. It was found that the patients felt hope in the sight of peer supporters who had recovered through WRAP, in the equal relationship between staff and peer supporters, and in the relationship that cross-boundary relationships between medical staff and patients. These results suggest that the WRAP class had become a place where patients could support each other and enhance their WRAP skills and motivation toward recovery, even under the compulsory management of the MTSA ward.