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Cotherapy: A Means of Training with the Family
Author(s) -
Barnard Charles P.,
Miller Brier
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1987.tb01218.x
Subject(s) - exposition (narrative) , experiential learning , variety (cybernetics) , psychology , point (geometry) , psychotherapist , engineering ethics , computer science , pedagogy , engineering , artificial intelligence , art , geometry , literature , mathematics
This article explores cotherapy as a therapeutic and training tool. An exposition of both the advantages and challenges of cotherapy is provided. Ideas regarding cotherapy utilisation in marriage and family therapy training programs are discussed with particular reference to possible difficulties and how they might be addressed. The final section addresses factors relevant to the development of a cotherapy relationship, including an overview of various models that have been previously advanced in the literature. The primary reference point for this article is an experiential orientation, but those from a variety of orientations should discover applicability to their practices. The authors hope this article will serve to provoke readers to consider their own thoughts on this topic and pursue it in more depth.