Ideals - Role plays
Time needed
1 - 3 hours.
Cost
None.
Numbers
Unit.
Description
Two to four people role play a situation. They are briefed individually and confidentially on their roles beforehand. Other members of the Unit are the audience and are not allowed to make any comment during the role play. They may make comments when asked during a debrief.
Location
Den.
Transport
None.
Resources
Name tags for players, chairs and tables, a list of situations or scenarios (not too complex or too simple).
Contacts
Centre of Personal Encounter (COPE) Bookshop, 116 Hutt St, Adelaide.
Permission
None.
Training
Read all the books available on the subject. Practice makes perfect.
Problems
Roles being continued after the game is over. High emotions.
Precautions
Stay in control of the game. In the role plays use names which do not belong to anyone in the Unit or anyone else associated with them.
Comments
Do not ever have a fatality in a role play. Be aware that some issues may be upsetting to participants. Give them the opportunity to turn down a role for this reason. The debrief is the most important part of the activity. This is when the players ‘remove’ themselves from the role they played. Encourage them to talk about their feelings, but in a detached way, using the role name not their real name.