SBRN Peer Support and Group Activities
Rules of Participation
- Be respectful. Be supportive and encouraging to each other. Disagreements and debates are acceptable when they are respectful of each other’s choices and experiences.
- Listen to each other and avoid interrupting. Only one person talks at a time. Give everyone an opportunity to speak.
- Do not contact participants outside of the group/program/event setting without permission. SBRN assumes no responsibility for interactions or activities that happen outside of SBRN groups/programs/events.
- Refrain from lewd, inappropriate or overly intimate language. Actual and perceived threats, violence, bullying, harassment or stalking behaviors and comments will not be tolerated.
- What is shared in the group stays in the group. Everything said and heard in the group will be treated with respect for the participants’ privacy *except in the case of dangerous or illegal activities which may be reported to/by SBRN.
- While everyone is encouraged to participate, no one needs to say anything they do not want to.
- This is a space to share feelings, to receive and offer support, information, and encouragement to each other.
- Use “I statements” when sharing feelings, thoughts or experiences. Ex: I feel x about y because z.
- SBRN groups/programs/events offer a space for peer support and does not replace therapy or other mental health support services.
- Practice self-care and kindness to yourself and each other.