Good Support Groups - Confidentiality | Take the Quiz

What are the building blocks of a good meeting?

There is always a TV available

People are well dressed

The room is well appointed

Confidentiality, respect and trust

To build a culture of confidentiality the group leader can ...

Talk about the need for confidentiality at the start of each meeting

Get everyone's agreement that confidentiality is important

Call the police

Take people swimming

It's not right to ....

Talk to people outside the group about the specifics of groups discussions

Tell people outside the group who attends your group

Talk to people outside the group about people in the group

Contact services about someone without their permission

If a new member starts to disclose something harmful for themselves you can ...

Respectfully ask them to hold back on telling us this and talk to the group leader at the end

Turn the music up so they can't be heard

Call the secret service

Call the State Premier for advice

Is it ok for group members to contact each other?

Yes with each member's permission and consent

Not usually in a crisis (it's better to contact crisis services)

Not without the member's consent

How are the ideas of confidentiality and respect connected?

Keeping a person's information confidential shows respect for them and the group

They are not connected

Both contain the letter c

One word is longer than the other

Why is it important for group leaders to care for themselves?

Being a group leader is important but can be demanding and tiring

If the group leader is not looking after themselves then it's likely they can't help the group

Support groups are also supposed to benefit the group leaders

SFNSW doesn't want the health of the group leader negatively effected by being a group leader

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