WE have a dream: to create a virtual space for the creation of a Northern TA Tribe....
So indeed -what is TA??
KAREN PRATT - January 24, 2010 at 8:10am
Transactional Analysis is a simple yet profound way of understanding how and why people think, feel and behave as they do. Developed by Eric Berne in the 1950's, it makes accessible theories of human development, personality and communication. It has concepts that can be learned and applied as tools for personal and professional growth and change. The underlying philosophy is one of mutual self-respect and caring and a belief in peoples' ability to be responsible, think for themselves and choose to change. What more wonderful model could we hope for to support the transformation and development of all our communities?
TA has four fields of application:
Psychotherapy - The therapist uses a contract for specific changes desired by the client and involves the Adult ego state of the client and clinician to sort out patterns of behaviour, feelings and thoughts that prevent the development of full human potential.
Counselling - Counsellors who use TA work directly on "here and now" problem solving with their clients
Psychotherapy and Counselling are the therapeutic, clinical uses of TA. Practitioners will have another qualification that enables them to practice professionally, and use TA to enrich their practice.
Organisations - TA is a powerful tool in the hands of organisational development specialists. It enables people in organisations to understand their dysfunctional patterns of behaviour and change to a functional organisation.
Education - TA gives insight to people involved in learning in all its forms, as to how people learn best, how best to foster self esteem in learners, to be in charge in a healthy, life giving way, boosting student morale, equipping parents and educators with skills for effective discipline.
The organisational and educational fields form the strand of TA known as Developmental Transactional Analysis. As developmental TA-ers we ask: what goes well? what can be even better? We help people to focus on what they want, instead of what they don't want any more.
People do TA for various reasons - for some it’s a once-off introductory TA 101 weekend - for others they choose to become qualified.
The first level of qualification is a Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) and this will be in one of the four fields I described above. This is a challenging and rigorous process requiring 2000 hours of study, use of TA, supervision and personal work. There is a written thesis on an in-the-field project, and when that is passed, an oral exam in front of an international board. it is a life changing experience! After this the CTA can choose to be accredited as a TA 101 Instructor and run 101 workshops.
The next level is a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (PTSTA) This enables the practitioner to train TA to others to qualification level.
The final level is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA) - this is another rigorous oral board exam that is undertaken after 5 to 7 years of being a PTSTA with regular supervision by a TSTA.
I have run TA 101 workshops throughout 2009 and I am starting an ongoing training group in Feb 2010. This will be in Cape Town. I have also been asked to run such a group in Ireland and start with a 101 there in May. How about Pretoria - I would love to have a third group there!! I believe my experience with different groups in different cultures and countries will be a rich experience both for me and the groups I work with.
Join me on this journey -you will be changed in many ways!
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