Make a written relationship contract with the person you care for. This helps to create a bondage between you and the care receiver.
This contract is made between _________ and ___________ and becomes valid on the date we sign it. It will remain valid for ______________ (period of time).
- We care about this relation ship and want it to succeed.
- We admit that we are each responsible for half of the success or failure of this relationship.
- We can improve our relationship by doing the following four things, upon which we agree;
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b
c
d
- We are willing to make compromises on the following four things
a
b
c
d
- We will not abuse one another un this relationship in any way.
- We will not bring up problems that we had with our relationship in the past.
- We will take time to participate in this relationship on a regular basis by:
a
b
c
d
- We will set time to communicate about our relationship if ither one of us needs to talk, as long as this talk follows good rules of communication.