The Weekly Exchange: Session 7
Topic: Maintaining Boundaries
Facilitators: Raysheema Rainey, Director of Member Relations at EMPath, and Sandra Clermy, EMPath Assistant Director of Supportive Housing at EMPath

Future Topics:
5/26: Continuation of Operations During Crisis
6/2: Supervisory Tools and Strategies to Support Telework
6/9: Strategies and Concerns for Eventually Shifting from Remote to In-Person Work

What boundaries have you put in place that are helpful?

• Team created and shared schedule of when people are working remotely vs. in the office and their work hours
• Set routines to differentiate work time and home time
• Make a daily schedule with family (include time together in the schedule!)
• Team established expectation to not send anything before 8 am, not expect immediate responses (but have a policy of responding within 24 hours)
• Clear communication with people in the same house to respect each other’s workspaces and meeting times
• Working more split shifts to manage childcare
• Keeping to the same schedule as if working in the office and physically leaving the workspace for breaks and lunch

How are you setting boundaries with your family for self-care?

• Traffic light (red: cannot interrupt; orange: if it’s very important; green: available)
• Setting expectations to check-in with each other before/after meetings