ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on issues of supervision with cotherapists and presents a case study illustrating supervision where cotherapists are being split. The cotherapy is a useful procedure for training therapists. A variety of supervisory formats can be employed, with varying degrees of supervisor involvement in the actual treatment process. A cotherapist developmental stage formulation suggests different types of supervisory input will likely be needed as the therapists gain experience working with one another. A strong emphasis has been placed on carefully choosing a cotherapist, with comparable levels of status and experience seen as desirable in achieving and modeling an egalitarian relationship. Compatible theoretical preferences and complementary personal styles facilitate cotherapy. A variety of issues commonly addressed in supervision are discussed, such as patients' attempting to split the therapists and the management of competitive feelings. Several excerpts from supervisory sessions are presented to illustrate strategies for dealing with these cotherapist problems.
