Choose one planned group activity and the people it is intended to serve. Consider what members need to understand before participating and how the format could create pressure or exclusion. An invitation should make the purpose clear while allowing a person to pass or use another response format where feasible.
How to use this page
Review the activity's purpose, member fit, privacy limits, and alternatives before using it with the group.
Make expectations explicit
Explain the activity, time, roles, and how sharing works. Discuss group confidentiality expectations and their limits; a facilitator cannot guarantee what another member will repeat. Avoid activities that require public disclosure of trauma, diagnosis, or personal identity.
Plan access and response
Offer writing, speaking, drawing, or observing when suitable. Consider language, sensory needs, power differences, and how to respond if someone becomes distressed or a boundary is crossed. Plan a check-out that does not require everyone to report improvement.
Reflection prompts
Use these questions in conversation, on paper, or in the downloaded PDF. You may adapt or skip a prompt.
What purpose does this activity serve for these members?
What choices, access supports, and privacy limits need explaining?
How will I respond to distress, exclusion, or a boundary concern?
What feedback will tell me whether to adapt or stop the activity?
Facilitator notes and adaptation
Use appropriate group competence, member screening, consent, and setting procedures. Do not promise confidentiality beyond your control or use public participation as proof of engagement. Urgent risk and safeguarding needs require established responses. The worksheet does not establish suitability for a particular group or treatment.
Sources behind the concepts
These sources inform the concepts in this original resource. They do not validate or endorse this specific page.
Professional ethics resources for consent, confidentiality, collaboration, documentation, supervision, and consultation. Check the current applicable code, licensing board rules, law, and organizational requirements.