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TRAMP – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe
146 Part II
Method: “Peer Consulting” (Methods from Practising
Consultancies)
Goals/Options:
Conflict handling with neutral persons who are not involved in the conflict and therefore
have a different perspective on conflict events.
Experiences of neutral persons serve as a pool of ideas, which the consulter can draw
from.
Method is suitable for conflicts, which can hardly be solved alone.
Brief description:
The method proceeds in several phases:
1. The consulter gives a detailed account of his conflict.
2. The consultants ask follow-up questions, which are answered by the consulter.
3. The consultants try to put themselves into the consulter’s position, state their own
feelings, impressions and ideas regarding causes and solutions of the conflict. The
consulter listens in silence and, if need be, takes notes.
4. The consulter comments on the discussion. What was new and useful? What do I
think? What do I see differently?
5. Sharing: the consultants relate to the case and report on their own experiences. What
do I know from my life?
6. The consulter provides another feedback with regard to what he noticed and what he
gained from the peer consulting.
Starting point: Regarding conflicts that someone finds hard to deal with by himself/
herself.
Timeframe: 1 hour
Group size: 5-20
Necessary materials: Copies of schedules regarding the peer consulting scheme.