Cooperation and apres-coup How therapists and patients work together

Cooperation in the treatment room is described more precisely exemplified by transcribed situations from psychoanalytical and depth psychological treatments. We differentiate various components of cooperation (forms, sequencings, functions, means) and compile considerations on the cognitive requirements for cooperation. In this way we hope to be able to formulate a contribution to improved teachability of therapeutic and particularly psychoanalytical competence. Working dialogically risks, as Winnicott quoted from T.S. Eliot, "not less than everything". (Orange 2011, S. 43)