Guidelines For
The Re-evaluation Counseling Communities
Adopted at the August 9-14, 2022
World Conference
held on Zoom
About the Guidelines for the RC Community on the
RC Community's Website
Consent for Young Person's Participation
Introduction to the Guidelines
Information on Guideline M.5. Part B: Addressing
Sexual Misconduct for the RC Communities
A. The Re-evaluation Counseling Community
A.2. The Nature of Relationships in the RC Community
A.3. The One-Point Program of the RC Community
A.4. The Membership of the Community
A.6. Handling Difficulties in Relationships in the
RC Community
B. Communication to Prospective Co-Counselors
B.1. Basic Method Is One-to-One
B.2. Choosing New Co-Counselors
B.3. Use of the Terms "Re-evaluation Counseling"
and "RC"*
C. Re-evaluation Counseling Classes
C.1. Basic Content of Meetings of Co-Counselors
Basic Goals
Diversity
Accessibility
Content of Classes
Screening for Classes
Expectations of Class Members
Co-Counselors Participating in Classes Outside of Their Area
Assistant Teachers
C.5. Online Classes and Support Groups
D. Requirements for Re-evaluation Counseling
Teachers
D.1. Certification of RC Teachers*
Certification Required
Application to Teach
Teaching Credential
Inactive Teachers
Suspension of Credentials
D.2. Requirements of RC Teachers*
Experience and Knowledge
Moving Against Distress
Attitude Toward Teaching
D.4. Maintaining the Uniqueness and Consistency of
RC Theory
D.5. Overcoming Culturally Enforced Distress Patterns
E. Structure and Leadership of the Re-evaluation
Counseling Community
E.1. Structure of the Community-Leadership
Expectations of Leaders
One Designated Leader
Reference Persons
Mistakes
E.2. Structure of the Community-Liberation
Inclusion
Role of the International Liberation Reference Persons and
International Commonality Reference Persons
Development of Liberation Leadership
Coordinators
Leaders' Groups
Support Groups
E.3. Structure of the Community-
International Reference Person,
Alternate International Reference Person
E.4. Structure of the Community-Organizing Locally
Cooperation and Contact
Leaders' Groups
Leaders' Groups in Developing Communities
E.5. Formation of an Area and Selection of an
Area Reference Person
Formation of an Area
Selection of the Area Reference Person
E.6. Functions of the Area Reference Person
Responsibilities of the Area Reference Person
Alternate Area Reference Person
E.9. Growth of New Areas from Existing Areas
New Areas
Geographic and Non-Geographic Areas
E.10. Regional Reference Person
Appointment of the Regional Reference Person
Role of the Regional Reference Person
Relationship to the Area
E.11. Developing New Reference Persons
E.12. Unpaid Work in Service of the Community
E.13. Group Responsibility for a Leader's Re-emergence
F. Achieving Correct Positions and Making Decisions
F.1. Achieving Correct Positions on Issues
F.2. Draft Liberation Policies
G. Re-evaluation Counseling Workshops
Workshops at Each Level
Goal of Diversity
Young People
Approval to Attend
One Leader, One Organizer
Accessibility
Care of the Environment
G.2. Interpreting at Workshops
G.7. Teachers' and Leaders' Workshops
G.8. Multi-Regional and International Liberation and
Commonality Workshops
Pre-World and World Conferences
Regional Reference Persons', International Liberation
Reference Persons', and International Commonality
Reference Persons' Meetings
G.11. Online, Hybrid, and Satellite Workshops
Online Workshops
Hybrid Workshops
Satellite Workshops
G.12. Considering the Carbon Footprint of RC Workshops
H. Re-evaluation Counseling Community Finances
H.1. Outreach Funds of the RC Community
H.2. Class Fees and Outreach Funds
Class Fees
Outreach Funds
H.3. Regional and Area Classes, Support Groups, and
Playdays, and Area Gather-ins*
Payment to Area Outreach and Community Service Funds
Division of Payment
Sending Funds
Area and Regional Support Groups and Playdays, and
Area Gather-ins
H.3.A. Online Regional and Area Classes, Support
Groups, and Playdays and Area Gather-ins*
Payment to Area Outreach and Community Service Funds
Division of Payment
Sending Funds
Online Area and Regional Support Groups and Playdays, and
Area Gather-ins
Organizer Fee
H.4. Class and Area Workshops and Daylong Playdays*
Budgeting for the Community Service Fund
Completing Workshop Finances
H.4.A. Online Class and Area Workshops and
Daylong Playdays*
Budgeting for the Community Service Fund
Completing Workshop Finances
H.5. Regional and International Workshops
and Gather-ins*
Payment to the Community Service Fund
Completing Workshop Finances
Unexpected Shortfalls at Workshops
Purpose of Funds
H.5.A. Online Regional and International Workshops
and Gather-ins, and RC Webinars*
Payment to the Community Service Fund
Completing Workshop Finances
H.6 RC Classes, Programs, and Workshops Conducted
Outside of the RC Community
H.7. Outreach Finances: Communities Outside the
United States*
H.8. Maintaining Outreach Funds
Area Outreach Fund and Class, Support Group, Half-day
Playday, and Area Gather-in Payments
Area Outreach Fund and Area Workshop and Daylong
Playday Payments
Community Service Fund and Area Workshop Payments
Sharing of Area Outreach Funds
Donations to Outreach Funds
Taxes to Be Paid
H.8.A. Maintaining Outreach Funds for Online Activities
Area Outreach Fund and Online Class, Support Group,
Half-day Playday, and Area Gather-in Payments
Area Outreach Fund and Online Area Workshop and Daylong
Playday Payments
Community Service Fund and Online Area Workshop
Payments
H.9. Workshops Funded by International Outreach Funds
H.11. Leaders' and Organizers' Fees, and Expenses
Leader's Fee
Considering Local Economies in Setting a Leader's Fee
Organizer's and Technology (Tech) Leader's Fee
H.13. Assisting the Re-Evaluation Foundation's
Outreach Efforts
Familiarity with the Foundation
The Role of Co-Counselors
Fundraising
Online Fundraising
Donations to the Foundation and to Outreach Funds
H.14. Outreach to All Groups Targeted by Oppression
I. Communicating about Re-evaluation Counseling
Outside the Re-evaluation Counseling
Community
I.1. Offering RC Practices and Insights beyond the
RC Community
I.2. Activities Outside the RC Community
I.3. Communicating about RC Outside the RC Community
J. Publications
J.1. Editing of and Responsibility for the Publications
J.2. Duplicating and Electronically Distributing RC
Publications and Other Materials*
J.3. Transcripts and Audio and Video Recordings of RC
Workshops, Classes, or RC Webinars
J.5. Translations of Publications
Designation of Translation Coordinators
Job of the Translation Coordinator
All Co-Counselors Encouraged to Translate, and
Support Translation
Priorities for Translation
Availability of Translations
J.7. Preserving Confidentiality When Writing
About Others*
J.8. Use of Pseudonyms/Anonymity by Authors
K. Electronic Communications, the Internet, and
Privacy
The RC Community's Website
The "New-to-RC" and "What is Re-evaluation Counseling?"
Websites
K.3. Local RC Community Websites
K.4. RC Community E-mail Discussion Lists (Listservs)
Membership
Language Liberation
Purpose
Posting Links
Forwarding or Copying Postings
K.5. Handling of Personal and Sensitive Data by
Organizers and Co-Counselors
L. Use of the Guidelines
L.1. Use and Modification of the Guidelines
Overview
Following the Guidelines
Discrepancies
Review and Modification
Distribution
L.2. Application of the Guidelines to the Global
RC Community
M. Co-Counseling Relationships
M.1. The No-Socializing Policy*
Reason:
Maintaining a Safe Environment
Feelings that Interfere
If We Socialize
Responsible Co-Counseling Relationships
If We Persist with Socializing
M.2. Co-Counselors in Organizations Outside of the
RC Community
M.3. Social Media and Communication Applications
M.5. Handling Oppressor Patterns including Sexual
Misconduct, and Addressing Mistakes, Disagreements,
and Criticism
Part A. Handling Oppressor Patterns and Addressing
Mistakes, Disagreements, and Criticism
Our Commitment
How to Take Responsibility
Addressing Issues and Concerns
Issues with Leaders and the Community
Part B. Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the RC Community
Overview
Young People
How to Raise a Concern of Sexual Misconduct
The Ad Hoc Complaint Review Committee
The Complaint Resolution Process
Intervening in Sexual Misconduct
Confidentiality
No Retaliation
Effective Use of this Guideline
N. Psychiatric Drugs and Re-evaluation Counseling
N.1. Psychiatric Drugs and RC Community Members
N.2. Stopping Psychiatric Drug Use
N.3. Psychiatric Drugs and RC Participation
N.4. Psychiatric Drugs and RC Teachers
O. Disruptions, Attacks and Criticism of RC
O.1. Handling Disruptions in the RC Community
O.2. Handling Attacks in the RC Community*
O.3. Public Criticism of RC from Outside the Community
Notes
III. Avoiding National Structures
V. Projects Aimed Outside the RC Community
United to End Racism (UER)
No Limits for Women (No Limits)
Sustaining All Life (SAL)
Jews and Allies United to End Antisemitism
Appendix: Lengthy Reasons
M.3. Electronic Communication (Lengthy Reason)
Use of Social Media
Not Designed for RC Relationships
Projects Using RC Outside the RC Community
N.1. Psychiatric Drugs and Re-evaluation Counseling
(Lengthy Reason)
Harm from Drugs
"Mental Health" and "Mental Illness"
Psychiatric Drugs are not a Solution
Stopping Drugs Safely
Appendix: Forms
Examples of Completed Workshop Expense Forms
Form for Consent for Young Person
Appendix: Required Guidelines
Glossary
* Guidelines followed by an asterisk (*) have the force of a requirement.