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The beginning of the terminal phase is signaled by actions of the members aimed at identification with the therapist. The two great processes up to this time, i.e., limiting the significance of the therapist and strengthening the competence and identity of the members, lead naturally into the identification interactions. The concern with social rule, with standards and values, and with identity ultimately will focus on the therapist. What kind of person is the therapist? What does he believe? Am I like him? These are the basic questions. To offer leadership in the exploration of these questions is the major function of the therapist during the terminal phase.
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Tate, G.T. (1967). The Terminal Phase. In: Strategy of Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-40411-9_9
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