Transactional Analysis Course

Course overview

Transactional Analysis (TA) in its theoretical form describes how an individual’s psyche is structured, its most well known model being the ego state (Parent-Adult-Child) model. It is often thought that TA can only be used in relationship or parent/child contexts but this is not the case. The TA model seeks to explain how individuals function and express personality and behaviour characteristics. TA is now widely used across diverse contexts and in stand-alone and integrated therapeutic approaches.

As TA is a theory of personality and communication it can be applied in organisational settings and child development or educational contexts. It is also a practical therapeutic tool for the diagnosis of many psychological disorders, providing a method of therapeutic intervention, an example being to free individuals from negative patterns of behaviour or thought.

Syllabus

Lesson One
- Introducing Transactional Analysis (TA)
  - Introduction
  - The Therapeutic Relationship
  - Humanist Approach
  - Behaviourist Approach
  - Linking Theory to TA Practice

Lesson Two
- Personality and Ego States
  - Introduction
  - The EgoState Model
  - Functional Analysis of the EgoState Model
  - Egograms

Id, Ego and Superego

Lesson Three
- How to Recognise Ego States
  - Introduction
  - Consideration of Communication Components, Skills and Applications
  - Diagnosing Ego States
  - The Real Self and the Executive Self
  - Structural Pathology

Lesson Four – Communication and TA Practice Applications
- Introduction
  - Transactions
  - Strokes
  - Modes of Time Structuring

Lesson Five
- Scripts: Part One
  - Introduction
  - Living Out Scripts
  - Understanding the Script
  - Life Positions
  - The OK Corral

Lesson Six
- Scripts: Part Two
  - Introduction
  - The Script Matrix
  - Decisions and Injunctions
  - Process Scripts/Drivers
  - Looking at Personality Adaptations

Lesson Seven
- Redefining Scripts
  - Introduction
  - Discounting
  - The Discount Matrix
  - Frames of Reference
  - Redefining Transactions
  - Symbiosis

Lesson Eight
- Games: Part One
  - Introduction
  - Feelings
  - Rackets as a Way of Getting What you Want
  - Differentiating between Racket Feelings and Real Ones
  - Racketeering
  - Stamps
  - Racket System

Lesson Nine
- Games: Part Two
  - Introduction
  - How Games Are Played
  - Game Intensity
  - Game Sequence
  - Analysing Games
  - Game Plan
  - Why People Play Games
  - Games Classified

Lesson Ten
- TA Practice
  - Introduction
  - Contracting to Practise TA
  - TA Aims and Concepts Reviewed
  - Development of TA
  - Being a TA Practitioner
  - Legal Implications of TA Practice
  - Overview

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

Prerequisites

For professional use a pre-requisite is Counselling, Stress Management or Psychotherapy.

Level

On successful completion of this course, you have received training designed as either a foundation qualification leading to further studies to attain a practitioner level, or professional development to gain additional skills and knowledge to expand the practice of the existing therapist. It has also been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme and graduates will receive the QLS Certificate of Achievement as above. This course has been designed by BSY to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes.

Certification

On successful completion students will receive dual awards: Award 1 – The BSY Professional Certificate of Merit in Transactional Analysis.

Award 2- Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 3 from Quality Licence Scheme. Registration through BSY is essential with this course.

How the course works

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

Support

Your tutor will mark your lessons, giving valuable, constructive feedback - helping you to master each step before moving on to the next. You can contact them for support or advice throughout your studies.

You can also contact the support team who are here to help you Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

We are proud of our friendly, caring ethos and aim to do all we can to help you succeed.