The Nequipos' Collusion with the Patient's Family of Origin in Analytic Group Psychotherapy

ABSTRACT

When the analytic group is led by individuals paired for educational reasons, that is, by a supervisor and his or her student, the difficulty in conducting the group becomes magnified. Such teams are called nequipos and it is hypothesized that they will not function optimally until the latter phases of their development. The authors describe the mistakes they made as early phase nequipos in their treatment of one patient in group psychotherapy.