Title: Intervision
Author: Mario Rinvolucri
Last saved by: Alex
Company: Pilgrims Limited

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                                                    Intervision

                                                    Betsie Schepers van Loon,  Netherlands

How intervision happens

•	Group of 6 – 8 colleagues
•	5-6 times a year
•	1 session = 2 hrs (2 cases, each taking up one hour) 
•	Each session has the same structure ( see below )
•	Any problem concerning the teacher’s work can be brought up (students, atmosphere in teacher’s room, too much work etc.)
•	No personal problems with an individual colleague can be discussed
•	You need:  pieces of paper in 3 different colours, marker pens, tape)

Structure of each meeting:

                               A  =  person who brings up a case
                               B  =  person who organises the structure and checks the time
                               C =   colleagues in the group

                               A gives a short description of the problem (a student who never 
5 min                      does their homework, a teacher who never finishes work within a 
                               given time, a colleague who feels isolated and without the support 
                               of other colleagues, etc)

                                C people  write questions on pieces of paper  
                                (colour 1).  No questions with yes/no answers are allowed but 
10 min                     only open, counselling questions (without                                                           
                                suggestion), such as:  What did you do so far?  How does it feel?
                                What makes you think that….?  Do you know why…?

                                 A writes his/her problem down

                                 B collects these papers and writes them up on the whiteboard)

                                 A marks questions with a + or –

                                + means:  this helps to solve the problem
                                - means: this has nothing to do with the problem or I 
                                   already know the answer.
 
                                  A answers the + questions.  Colleagues can add more questions 
 10 min                      to help A to get to the core of the problem.
                                  C people write down on pieces of paper     
                                  (colours) what they think A’s problem is.

10 min                        A looks at his problem as he wrote it down .  He can 
                                   change it , if he wishes to.
                                    B collects papers   and copies them on  the whiteboard
                                    Takes  the questions away
                                    A marks the problems with + or – 
                                    + = yes this could be my problem
                        - = no, this has nothing to do with it

                                    A explains why he marked the + problems and compares them 
10 min                         with the problem as he wrote it down.

                                    C  people write down as many as possible tips to help A solve 
                                    the problem.   (Colour 3)

                                      B collects them and puts them up on the whiteboard
                                      A makes a selection (1 or 2) of the tips

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                                     In the next session, two months later, A describes what  
                                     happened when s/he put these suggestions into practice.