Caretaker
A caretaker is a headmate whose role is taking care for or assisting the system or other headmates. They may soothe, guide, or help process emotions for system members, including individual headmates, groups, or the system as a whole. Some caretakers look after the body by keeping up with hygiene or going to work.
Some caretakers may care for specifically non-human alters. For example: A creature carer is a headmate whose role pertains to taking care of and co-fronting with non-human headmates that aren’t able to take care of themselves when fronting.
There are several subsets of a Caretaker, as seen below:
COMFORTER
A comforter is a headmate whose role is comforting others within the system. Sometimes, their role is to comfort the system as a whole, while others may only comfort specific headmates or groups.
PRAISER
A praiser is a headmate that tends to fit in the caretaker archetype. They will prioritise praising headmates and rewarding them when they’ve done well. Usually, they form due to a lack of praise/support growing up.
SOOTHER
A soother is a headmate who soothes the body or other headmates, whether actively or by their presence.