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“Without boundaries, you will act, sleep, work, groan, feel used and fulfill basic responsibilities rather than make choices to live and love fully, to work hard and nobly, to fulfill your purpose and to contribute passionately to your world.” (Black, J. and Enns, G, Better Boundaries: Owning and Treasuring Your Life. Oakland, CA. Raincoat Books)
Helpful Adult Behaviors (20-40 min)
This activity is a highly valuable activity to do with school teams or schoolwide at a staff meeting. It will also prepare you for the Staff Culture section of the Toolkit.
Video: Excepts from Section 6 Activities
Preparing to Write Your Mission Statement
Staff Circle Agenda, Section Six
Tips for Setting Compassionate Boundaries – Use this Visual and Display in Staff Break Areas
Posting this visual in common staff areas will serve as a reminder of content covered to staff and perhaps serve as a future conversation started for deeper reflection among staff members.
Compassionate Boundaries Reflection (15 min)
You can find all documents in this section included in this pdf for easy printing.
The documents included are numbered individually, not as one document.
Leadership Support for Boundary Setting – Guided Discussion (15-30 min)
The leadership team will address key questions after participating in the Helpful Adult Behaviors activity with the whole staff or a small group of staff members.
Leadership Considerations specific to Boundaries – Youtube
After you’ve set clear expectations for yourself and others, you then can look at establishing firm boundaries that you want to see carried out. Hear as this leader explains and utilizes boundaries in their team to promote a healthy workplace culture.
