Frequently Asked Questions About Peer Coaching Groups
Information on this page assumes that you have
How Do I Know What to Get Help With in a Meeting?
Choose whatever priority is most important to you now. You are the expert at
what is most important to you. Do not worry about how small or large the priority
is.
How Do I Help a Group Member (Who is Getting Help Now)?
You might ask the member who is getting help during the “Sharing Help”
in the meeting, “What kind of help would be most useful to you now? Advice?
Materials? Questions? Brainstorming?”
How Do I Know What Actions to Take Between Meetings?
The actions that you take (as a result of the help that you get from other
group members) is up to you to select. However, it should be an action that
is realistic to accomplish before the next meeting.
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Forming Your Own Study Groups
The above agenda for a support group could be slightly modified to form a study
group, as well. During each member’s time in the meeting, he or she can get
help, especially with understanding and applying the content from some source
of expert knowledge about a topic, for example, a lecture from a class, a chapter
from a book, or content from a podcast. Here is more information about forming
study groups.
Five
Tips for an Effective Study Group
How to Form a Study
Group
How
to Form a Successful Study Group: Tips and Strategies.
How
To Create an Effective Study Group
How
to Run a Successful Study Group
Forming Your Own Coaching Group
The above agenda could be modified to form a peer coaching group, as well.
During each member’s time in the meeting, he or she can get help, especially
in the form of thoughtful questions about the member’s perceptions, assumptions
and conclusions.
Ultimate
Guide to Coaching Groups
Effective
Group Coaching 101
Group
Coaching: Benefits and Key Characteristics
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Coaching
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