Cornwall Therapy Partnership. Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis.

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1 Cornwall Therapy Partnership Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis. This document contains the outlines of the details of the Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis Course. This course is for anyone who wants to know more about who they are, what they do and why they do it. We use Transactional Analysis (TA) and will show you how the concepts can used for personal and professional development. Completion of a TA101 course is a necessary prerequisite. If you would like any more information please contact Dr Cathy McQuaid by telephone to or by cathy@cornwalltherapypartnership.co.uk.

2 This course will give you the tools to effectively use TA concepts in your personal and professional life. This may include the following: enhancing relationships; improve communication skills; reduce harmful or destructive behaviours and/or thought processes; develop new strategies for coping with difficulties; enhance and improve your sense of wellbeing. This is a one-year part time course. Attendance is usually one two day block per month over ten months per year. Who should come on this course? The purpose of this course is to offer students a thorough grounding in the theoretical principles and concepts used in Transactional Analysis. It is for people who either wish to integrate Transactional Analysis into their existing professional practice whether that is as a health professional, teacher, social worker, counsellor etc; for people who wish to train as a psychotherapist but who do not have sufficient training to go onto the Graduate Certificate course or who wish to undertake the TA Pathway through the Graduate and Postgraduate programme and it is for people who want to be able to understand themselves and others better. Course Outcomes: By the end of this course you will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the fundamental principles and theoretical concepts of Transactional Analysis. 2. Demonstrate the skills of reflection necessary for the practice of psychotherapeutic counselling and psychotherapy. 3. Demonstrate the necessary counselling practice skills used in TA counselling and psychotherapy. 4. Demonstrate sufficient personal awareness in order to be able to engage in I m OK, You re OK relationships within the training programme and identify areas for personal development. Modules: Understanding Human Personality This module will focus on introducing students to core theoretical concepts used in Transactional Analysis (T.A.) for understanding human behaviours and coping strategies. Theoretical principles and concepts will be taught using live material from the group, along with examples and case studies. Opportunities to integrate this new learning into the students existing body of knowledge/experience will be given. Workshops will be experiential and there will be a focus on personal as well as professional development. There will also be opportunities to practise and develop existing psychotherapeutic counselling skills using the new skills learned during this module.

3 Specific Benefits 1. Engage in an understanding of how human personality and behaviours are developed and described using Transactional Analysis. 2. Have at least one theoretical model of the person using TA. 3. Enhance and deepen your TA theoretical knowledge. 4. Develop your ability to deepen your personal insight and awareness. Application of TA Theory This module will focus on introducing the student to the application of TA to counselling practice. Drawing on various approaches students will learn how to use different interventions to facilitate personal insight and to effectively challenge outdated beliefs. The majority of this module consists of experiential work where students work in groups of three. A willingness to share personal stories and to explore their own personal process is essential. Specific Benefits 1. Identify and develop your TA skills and abilities in becoming a reflective practitioner. 2. Develop your ability to engage with colleagues in the training group taking into account the wider perspective of psychotherapeutic counselling and psychotherapy. 3. Develop your personal insight and awareness. 4. Integrate TA theory into their counselling skills practice. Personal Integration of Theory A willingness to share and explore personal experiences during this course is an essential and important aspect of the training to become a counsellor or psychotherapist. In addition to practice triad work, there will be process times for students to discuss their personal experience whilst on the course and gain support from fellow students and trainers. Students will keep a personal reflective journal throughout the duration of this course, which is to be submitted in May for assessment. The journal provides students with the opportunity to reflect on the clinical skills in small and large groups, to reflect on their experiences with a particular focus on the content and process of learning and to explore their personal readiness to be an accredited/registered practitioner. The journal is not marked pass/fail but forms an important part of the assessment process needed to progress on to the next stage of learning.

4 Specific Benefits 1. Explore and process change using Transactional Analysis. 2. Develop your ability to be aware of and recognise how your relate to self and others. 3. Explore the importance of self-awareness within psychotherapeutic counselling / psychotherapy practice. Cost: The course fees are Additional costs will be incurred to cover such things as books, regular membership of the ITA and for those people who are in clinical practise supervision. Duration: This is a one year part-time course. The taught elements of the course are held over weekends, a total of ten 12-hour weekends teaching hours in all per year. Course Dates 2011: 1/2 Oct; 5/6 Nov; 3/4 Dec; 2012: 7/8 Jan; 4/5 Feb; 3/4 Mar; 14/15 Apr; 12/13 May; 9/10 Jun, 7/8 July. Validation The Cornwall Therapy Partnership is an Institute of Transactional Analysis (I.T.A.) Registered Training Establishment and as such, all TA training offered by the Cornwall Therapy Partnership is recognised in the U.K. by the I.T.A., in Europe by The European Association for Transactional Analysis (E.A.T.A.), and worldwide by the International Transactional Analysis Association (I.T.A.A.). Entry Requirements Students are required to have successfully completed a TA101 and be able to demonstrate: 1. A lively and enquiring mind. 2. A capacity for critical reflection and self-directed learning. 3. An ability to listen and respond with compassion and respect. 4. Awareness of prejudice and the ability to respond openly to issues of race, gender, age, sexual preference, class, disability, ethnic, spiritual / religious and cultural difference, and diversity. 5. Awareness and sensitivity in relation to the political, socio-cultural and religious / spiritual contexts of people's lives. 6. In-depth self-reflection. 7. Self-awareness and commitment to self-development. 8. Sufficient emotional competence and the internal resources necessary to engage with the demands of the training.

5 Application Process To apply for the course, please contact Cornwall Therapy Partnership either by phone or and we will send you an application form. Send your completed application form along with two completed references and a copy of your C.V. to Cathy McQuaid, Director of the Cornwall Therapy Partnership at the address shown on the form. Following receipt of your completed application form, and the receipt of two satisfactory references, Cathy will contact you to arrange an informal interview. Need more Information? Just give us a call on or drop us an with your questions.