Join this membership to have access to our Relational Role Playing Game, meeting biweekly for two hour gaming facilitated by an experienced game leader and a therapist. Currently there is only one game going, for adults, starting in September. No RPG experience required, still fun for those who have played! More to come soon! Please reach out for sliding scale coupons if needed, we have a limited supply.
Relational Groups & Relational Gaming Consent and Practice Agreement
Last updated September 16, 2026
This agreement applies to the Relational Group Membership and Relational Gaming Membership at Bloomington Center for Connection (BCC). Group-specific expectations shared by the facilitator also apply.
Relational services and practitioner training
These groups are grounded in Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT), which understands growth as a relational process. They are facilitated by Relational Practitioners with graduate-level training in mental health, human development, and family dynamics, along with advanced training and ongoing supervision in RCT. Relational gaming may also include an experienced game facilitator working with the Relational Practitioner.
Scope and urgent needs
These memberships are not intended for medical emergencies, crisis response, medication management, or acute or high-acuity needs. They are not a substitute for a higher level of care when one is needed. BCC does not provide immediate or around-the-clock response. If someone is in immediate danger or needs urgent support, contact local emergency services or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Confidentiality in a group
BCC applies the same confidentiality standards used in therapy, to the fullest extent allowed by law and professional ethics. Information will not be released without written permission except when disclosure is legally or ethically required, including suspected abuse or neglect of a child, elder, or dependent person; a serious danger to self or others; or a valid court order. Practitioners may use professional supervision and consultation to support quality while protecting identifying information as much as possible.
Group work has an important additional limit: BCC and the facilitator cannot guarantee that another participant will keep information private. Each participant agrees not to share another member’s identity, story, personal information, or recognizable details outside the group; not to record sessions; and not to take or share screenshots. Participants may talk about their own learning without identifying others.
Relational participation and shared safety
- Speak from your own experience, make room for others, and respect differences in identity, culture, access, and lived experience.
- Ask before offering advice or bringing another person’s experience into the conversation.
- Notice both intent and impact. Feedback, accountability, and repair are part of RCT practice.
- Harassment, threats, deliberate humiliation, sexual misconduct, or repeated violations of privacy are not acceptable.
- The facilitator may pause an activity, set a limit, arrange an individual check-in, or ask someone to leave a meeting when needed to protect the group. BCC may recommend another service when the group is not an appropriate fit.
Relational role-playing games
Role-playing games are collaborative and partly unpredictable. Fictional conflict, character choices, suspense, loss, or other themes may evoke real emotion. Participants may name boundaries, use the group’s safety tools, request a pause or change, step out, or choose not to engage a particular theme. The facilitator will respond to stated boundaries, but cannot guarantee that every uncomfortable topic or emotional response can be anticipated.
Possible benefits and risks
Possible benefits include connection, belonging, mutual empathy, practice with authentic communication, increased relational skill, play, imagination, and support for repair. Results are not guaranteed.
Possible risks include discomfort, vulnerability, disagreement, strong emotion, disappointment, interpersonal tension, or recognizing that the group is not a good fit. Participants are encouraged to name concerns early and to use feedback as part of the work.
Attendance and membership time
Membership provides access to the meetings described for the selected program. Group time is reserved for the whole group. Meetings a participant does not attend do not accumulate, create an individual make-up session or credit, or roll over into a later membership month unless the facilitator expressly offers another arrangement. Follow the facilitator’s group-specific notice and attendance expectations.
If purchasing for a minor, the adult completing registration confirms that they have authority to enroll the participant and will review the group expectations with them. The practitioner will explain privacy limits in age-appropriate language.
Fit, quality, and feedback
Please use BCC feedback forms and tell the facilitator what is or is not helping. Contact Amy Makice if there is a concern about quality, safety, or facilitator fit. BCC will address concerns relationally and may help arrange a different group or facilitator when appropriate.
By checking the required acknowledgment on the registration form, the purchaser confirms that they have read this agreement, had the opportunity to ask questions, and agree to these terms for the membership.