Group agreements, sometimes as group norms, sometimes as group expectations and others (although less desirable, as I write below) that group rules help to establish a normative culture. It is a culture in which young people begin to develop a sense of respect, trust and, hopefully, vulnerable people. This type of normative culture is therapeutic in nature and benefits young people in traditional classrooms or clinical groups. If they succeed (and it also has a lot to do with the young people in the groups, not just with them as intermediaries who do group contracts, that is, who cut themselves a little easily if you try to do so and that it does not lead to a very confident and cohesive group), there is the potential to offer the young people you work with a very transformative experience. Let us remember, for example, that in mainstream society, right now, we are encouraging our young men to be anti-emotional (minus anger) and that our young women place superficial beauty above inner personal qualities. Creating a culture of trust and friendliness could reduce this type of conditioning. And again (sorry for the lack of balance sheet, but I repeat for the accent), this could benefit the youth in all from a single group of gender therapy to a mixed class of gender social studies in a high school. Finally, you must seek agreement on all points of the whole group. Other ways to establish group agreements may be more appropriate for shorter meetings or workshops or for groups that do not deal with emotional or controversial topics.

This includes: If problems or conflicts arise during the workshop, you can stop them and refer them to the agreement established by the group at the beginning. (z.B. we all agreed to listen to others and allow them to share their ideas…). We will then take about 15 minutes to discuss these contracts before we finally agree. It is important that the group and the coach fully understand what each point means. If someone is not sure, it should be noted and clarified. If everyone is happy and the treaties are concluded, they must be signed by all. You sign the contract established by the Group and each person in the group signs your contract. These contracts are then put on the wall for the duration of the training session and are sent back if necessary. Making these decisions as a group is much more effective than having a mediator who imposes « rules » for all. In addition, citizens are much more likely to respect and implement an agreement to which they have contributed. It`s going to make your job as an intermediary a lot easier.

In case of problem or conflict, you can use this agreement (for example.B. We all agreed at the beginning that it was better for one person to speak at the same time…). 6. Emotions happen – recognizes that people may experience emotions such as injury, sadness, boredom or anger at some point in the group. An agreement in this area shows respect and opens the door for people to express their feelings. While agreements must be generated by the participants themselves, the 11 common elements that promote a safe group environment are described below. If the group does not respond to these elements alone, this list can be used as a call for debate during the development process. There are many factors (creating authentic relationships is of course the key), but what I want to focus on in this short article is the creation of group agreements. 5. Respectful listening – involves the expectation that the group will listen carefully to someone who shares and that only one person will speak at a time. Second, it is important to develop a list of agreements with your group rather than participating in pre-formed agreements that you have not developed.