Defining the Role of the Online Therapeutic Facilitator: Principles and Guidelines Developed for Couplelinks, an Online Support Program for Couples Affected by Breast Cancer

Wendy Carter   ^{1 *} , PhD,CPsych ;   Karen Fergus   ^{2, 3 *} , CPsych,PhD ;   Saunia Ahmad   ^{2, 3 *} , PhD,CPsych ;   Deborah McLeod   ⁴ , RN,PhD ;   Joanne Stephen   ⁵ , PhD

¹ Private Practice, Toronto, ON, Canada

² Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Patient and Family Support Services, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ Psychosocial Oncology Team, Capital District Cancer Care Program, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁵ Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

*these authors contributed equally