Heron's Intervention Styles
Purpose
Expand a coach's repertoire of intervention choices
How to Use
1. Introduce Heron's six intervention categories: Prescriptive (advising), Informative (instructing), Confronting (challenging), Cathartic (releasing emotion), Catalytic (drawing out), Supportive (affirming). 2. Participants observe a coaching or facilitation recording and identify interventions. 3. Participants practice each style in role-play. 4. Debrief which styles are overdone or avoided and why. 5. Build a plan to develop the underused styles.
Created by John Heron
When to Use
This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:
| Context | Relevant |
|---|---|
| Individual Coaching | |
| Team Coaching | |
| Leadership Development | |
| Facilitation / Workshop | |
| Online / Virtual |