We came up with a categorization system for Roles/non-roles in systems
System members who take care of someone or something related to the system. Could be members who care for littles, members who take care of the body, members who care for external offspring or people the system is responcible for, taking care of the systems belongings, etc
📁 + Yellow - Administration
System members who keep the system organized or effect the organization of the system. Like members who keep track of member count, members who seek out apps and tools the system can use to combat memory loss, etc
🛡️ + Mint - Safety keepers
These are protectors, defenders, or other members who ensures the safety of the system or those around them in some way.
Trauma holders, pain holders, bearers, and others who hold onto, experience, and manage a particular aspect of the systems life on behalf of the system.
For all members who have a strong enough connection to the internal world that it effects their role status in the system.
These are members who struggle more than other members in some way that effects their role status. This could be struggling to healthily perform their role, struggling with an innate role, and/or it could be for persecutors and others like them.
(The color and symbol was chosen by our ex persecutors)
For members whose role status is effected by their age in some way. Their role status could directly relate to their age or they could feel as though they preform their role differently due to their age. This category is also useful for syskids, systeens, and system adults who are a different age from the body and see that age as their role.
For those who have no role. These members may do things for the system and may even behave as if they have a role, but they do not concider their actions a role.
These categories can be mixed for more freedom. For example:
Roleless Safety Keeper - 🚫🛡️
Could be someone who looks out for the safety of their system just because protectiveness is part of their nature instead of as a role or duty.
Age Related Struggler-Carer 📆⚡❤️
Could be someone who struggles with their role as a carer because they are a syskid.
Struggler Administration ⚡📁
Could be a persecutor-gatekeeper who doesnt let members front or locks away other headmates in an effort to protect the system.