Co-therapists and the creation of a functional psychotherapy group: A group dynamics perspective.

This article supports Dugo and Beck's (1997) proposal that co-therapy teams should move through the early phases of their own development as a team before meeting with a therapy group. Effective leaders facilitate group development by meeting the needs of the group at various stages. To do this, co-therapists must agree on the nature of those needs. Co-therapists need to develop a united front, a shared purpose, and a shared action plan. If these are lacking, the chances of successful outcomes are diminished. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)