Walking the training path together and learning from each other
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A peer group is a regular meeting of participants in a training course. The participants come together and review what they have learned. They practice with each other and deepen the theoretical as well as the practical knowledge. The peer groups provide an opportunity to receive constructive feedback from course colleagues and thus to internalize the knowledge more effectively. In addition, the atmosphere of the peer group is an optimal practice situation to become more familiar with the professional counseling context. In this way, the participant develops his or her professional competence, which enables him or her to form successful, empathic and resource-oriented relationships with the client. Our participants are free to choose to participate in the peer groups. In most cases, some participants are unable to keep regular peer group attendance due to physical distance. In this case, we recommend possibly using a media-supported implementation of the peer group, for example via Skype or telephone.