T-MAPs and WRAP

How is T-MAPs different from WRAP?

WRAP gave our community a way to write down what we're like when we're well and what helps, and early versions of T-MAPs drew on it. Over twenty years we took it somewhere different. WRAP is built around managing an illness. T-MAPs starts with a person's values and vision for their life, treats warning signs as signals to get curious about, is written and practiced with the people who will show up, and includes the family, social, and political conditions that shape mental health. Many people use both.

	Illness Self-Management	T-MAPs
Starting point	Managing an illness	Who you are: your values, strengths, and vision for your life
Picture of the person	A healthy self keeping a disorder in check	A whole person, with parts that are trying to protect you
Warning signs	Symptoms to watch for	Signals worth getting curious about: what's underneath them?
Who writes it	The individual, often with a class or facilitator	The person, with the friends, family, and peers who will show up
Words	You fill in your own answers	Possible answers gathered from a community, so people find words they didn't have
Practice	A plan you write	A plan you write, then rehearse with real people while you're well
Access	Certified facilitators, usually fee-based training	Free materials, with training offered on top
Context	Personal wellness	Personal struggle connected to family, social, and political conditions