Intervision course: learning with and from each other

Peer consultation is a powerful method that allows colleagues to learn from each other's experiences on an equal footing. In this course you discover how to set up worthwhile peer consultation meetings, guide a group, and arrive together at concrete insights and new behaviour.

Description

More and more organisations are asking staff to work independently and in a self-directed way. As a result, direct contact with colleagues on the work floor is decreasing, while the need to exchange experiences is actually growing. Peer consultation offers a fitting answer to this.

In this course you are introduced to peer supervision as a method in which colleagues come together on a voluntary and equal basis to learn from each other. You work with a clear structure and a range of models and working methods, which makes every session varied and instructive. You work on personal cases from your own working practice: from professional issues to questions about personal performance.

You learn how to set up, facilitate and deepen a peer consultation meeting. Topics covered include the preconditions and ground rules, the role of the peer consultation facilitator, formulating the working question, conversation techniques, constructive confrontation, and giving and receiving feedback. The process is enquiring and reflective in nature, and produces concrete tools that you can apply directly in your own team.

The course is practice-oriented: you experience for yourself what peer supervision means, in a small group and in a safe learning environment.

Topics

During this course the following topics, among others, are covered:

• What is peer consultation and what does it bring you?
• The right start mode: mindfulness
• Preconditions for peer consultation: rules and agreements
• The role of the peer consultation facilitator
• Different peer consultation methods: when do you choose which format?
• The question behind the question: formulating a good working question
• Breaking free from entrenched patterns of thinking and behaviour
• Applying conversation techniques
• Constructive confrontation, giving and receiving feedback
• Reflecting on the process
• Mutual understanding and support within the group
• Drawing up a concrete action plan

Result

After this course you will know what peer supervision involves and what role the peer supervision facilitator plays. You will be able to set up a peer supervision group independently, because you have experienced for yourself during the course how it works. You will know how to introduce peer supervision within your organisation and how to respond to the group process in your team. You will also have become acquainted with various working methods, conversation techniques and ways of giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Target audience

This course is suitable for anyone who wants to set up or facilitate a peer consultation group. You will probably recognise yourself in one or more of these points:

You want to teach staff to work together better towards a common goal, you want to increase mutual trust within your team, you want to develop your communication skills and coaching qualities further, you want to gain a clear picture of the relationships and group processes within your team, so that you can work on change in a targeted way.

Do you work hybrid or largely remotely? Then peer supervision offers extra value: it brings structure and connection to a team that meets less naturally in the workplace.

Teaching method

This course centres on 'doing and experiencing'. You work actively with peer consultation methods by practising peer consultation sessions yourself under the guidance of an experienced trainer. This way you notice straight away how it works and what it delivers.

Before the course, the trainer holds an intake interview with you to clarify your personal learning objectives. Based on this, the trainer puts together the final programme, so that the content matches your day-to-day practice.

We work in a small group of no more than eight participants. This creates a safe atmosphere in which you can calmly experiment with new conversation techniques, give and receive feedback, and reflect on your own role. We alternate theory with exercises, case studies from your own work and group assignments.

Prior knowledge

No specific prior knowledge is required for this course. Are you interested in peer consultation and would you like to learn how to facilitate or set up a peer consultation group within your team or organisation? Then you are very welcome.

In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.