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What is the Foundation Certificate in psychotherapy?

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Andy Williams, one of the Training Directors at TA Training Organisation talks about our 1 year Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy.

Why train with us?

We offer exceptional training in smaller groups. Our training is outward looking. It is a pragmatic training which acts as a stand-alone qualification. In addition, it can lead to a career is psychotherapy if you wish to continue training beyond the Foundation Certificate.

We look at the social and political context in which we live and work and explore what this means for us as psychotherapists.

We offer a fresh, dynamic curriculum that is attentive to difference and diversity and social change.

Who trains with us?

We have applicants from a broad range of backgrounds; individuals from the business and corporate area looking at how to apply TA within their work more effectively, therapists and counsellors qualified in other fields, and those looking for their own personal development.

The Foundation Certificate is made up of 10 weekends across the academic year. We begin with getting to know each other and looking at contracting. We then explore areas including personal script, psychological games, attachment and child development theories.

At the end of the 1 year course, those who wish to continue can apply for the clinical training programme.

How do I apply?

The application process is really simple. Email us on contact@tatraining.org or call us to ask for an application form. Once we have your completed application, two of the course trainers will have an informal chat with you to see if this course is right for you.

CARL: Acrostic to use when writing client notes

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CARL is an acrostic to use with clinical notes: Context. Adequate. Relevant. Limited. Andy Williams, one of our Training Directors talks us through it.

Part of a series of materials to support you to become the best therapist that you can be.

Once of the questions that often comes up in supervision is about clincial notes and how to think about them. There aren’t rules about this but we do support our learners in thinking about this area.

C – Content. Thinking about the context in which we are working whether private practice, voluntary placements, charities etc. Some organisations have local procedures about how to approach clinical notes.

A – Adequate. The notes need to be adequate for purpose. I use them for reviewing treatment week to week and an overall view of the treatment plan. My notes need to be adequate as a reminder of where we have got to in the treatment sequence.

R – Relevant. Its very important that we don’t make conjecture or guess work and only record information that is relevant to the treatment. For example do the details given by the client in check in need to be recorded if they are not relevant to the therapy contract.

L – Limited. The final area in CARL. Think about a boundary around our work. What is in and out but also not putting in excessive details that aren’t linked to their therapy. You may also need to consider time boundaries.

It goes without saying that all clinical notes come under the GDPR regulations and data protection. Do make sure you get consent from the client about keeping clinical notes.

Want to know more?

If you are thinking of starting in private practice, our First Steps to Successful Private Practice 1 day course covers writing and keeping client notes in more detail and GDPR. Go to our Events Diary page for the next course dates.

Evening Seminar Programme Launches in Buxton

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The Old Hall Hotel

Our seminar programme in Leeds has been a wonderful success. From January 2019 we will be running a similar programme of informal CPD and networking events in Buxton. These will be taking place at the Old Hall Hotel in Buxton.  The events offer support to practitioners by providing a forum for learning and socialising.  Taking advantage of the beautiful quiet peaceful location in the Peak District these events are for mental health workers, youth workers, social workers, teachers, counsellors, therapists and trainees.  Our Buxton CPD Seminars and are an opportunity to meet up once every other month for a social and professional evening.

We will be inviting speakers to come along and present for an hour and a half on a subject in which they are interested.  You will have opportunity both before and after the event for networking and socialising. We provide some light refreshments including hot and cold drinks.  Sign up to our mailing list to get your invitations to these events.

The Buxton Seminars are on a Tuesday evening once every other month.  They run from 6pm until 8pm.  Arrive for 6pm, the seminar starts at 6.15pm and goes on for an hour and a half, leaving time at the end for networking and socialising.

Dates for the seminars are:

January 22nd, March 19th, May 21st, July 16th, September 17th and November 26th at The Old Hall Hotel the oldest hotel in England.

The Old Hall Hotel
The Square
Buxton
Derbyshire
England
SK17 6BD

The cost is £15 per event, the fee covers the cost of room hire and refreshments.  Any money remaining at the end of the year will be donated to a local charity.

What to Expect on the TA 101

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What might you expect on the TA101?

The TA 101 is known as the “official introduction” to transactional analysis.  What does official introduction mean? If you are thinking about coming on the course, carry on reading.

Transactional Analysis Theory

Well, first it means that you will be covering some of the key concepts in transactional analysis. You will then look at applying those transactional analysis concepts to yourself and your relationships.  You will gain insight into how you might be able to change some of your internal and external communications to gain more positive outcomes.

We begin with simple fun exercises to help the group to settle and get to know each other.  Feeling relaxed and comfortable is important in helping people to learn. The main format of the teaching is to present one of the models, followed by looking at real life examples.  Then you will engage in reflective exercises. These are mostly in small groups, applying the theory to yourself to see what you can learn about yourself.

Over the two days you will look at the underlying principles of transactional analysis.  You will consider what these then mean in practice and apply them to yourself. You will also look at 9 key theoretical models in transactional analysis.

When you have completed the 2 days, you will receive a certificate from UKATA, the UK branch of the European Association  for TA.

Informal Training

The style of the training is very informal.  We use lots of real life examples to help you understand the material.  The course is relevant to lots of different job roles.  For example  you might be a counsellor looking to develop an understanding of TA to use in your clinical work.  You might be a  teacher wanting ways to increase your effectiveness at work through understanding parents and children.  Or you might be from the world of business and coaching  wanting ways to understand staff better and improve performance at work.  For all these different roles Lin and Andy will look to find examples and applications of theory that are relevant to your work setting.

Counselling Training

If you are thinking of training as a counsellor or therapist then this course is a brilliant first step.  We will introduce you to what it is like to study a psychological model. It looks at what that means in practice and provide you a basic understanding of how TA is applied in a counselling or therapy setting.  It’s a great way to see if counselling training might be for you.

So, if you are interested in learning more about what makes people tick and some of the reasons why we do what we do then the TA 101, the official introduction to transactional analysis is a great course to really get some insight and the answers to these questions.

Advanced Clinical Training – new CPD opportunities

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Advanced Clinical Training DaysClinical training

We are now offering experienced therapists the opportunity to join our Year 4 Theory Group for single days of advanced clinical theory. Attendees will spend a day considering advanced counselling and psychotherapy theory on specific topics.
As well as in-depth theoretical exploration, we offer a warm, welcoming and relaxed setting – a great basis for getting involved in engaging discussions and thinking around a theory topic.

“It’s great to be able to spend a day in the comfort of the The Horsforth Centre and engage with like-minded therapy colleagues, thinking about advanced topics”

Who can attend?

Since the workshops are open to experienced therapists and practitioners, we expect that attendees may be:

  • Qualified counsellors who have completed a Diploma qualification
  • Practitioners who have two years of clinical experience
  • Experienced counsellors, experienced psychotherapists, clinical psychologist advanced trainees and qualified, mental health professionals, CBT practitioners, EMDR advanced practitioners
  • Practitioners who are ready to access advanced TA and integrative theory.

Seminar programme

The seminar programme includes The Therapeutic Relationship, Working with Obsessive Compulsive Clients, Psychodynamic Modality, The Schizoid Defensive Structure, Memory and the Brain, Humanistic Theory, and also Borderline and Narcissistic Traits. Whilst the headings give you a general idea of content, there is more detail on the workshop page. You can reach it using the link below.

Seminars take place roughly one Saturday per month over the year and cost just £75 per workshop. We have full information available which you can reach by clicking here.

 

 

 

What Are Personality Adapations? – video

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What are Personality Adaptations?

Lin Cheung talks to Andy Williams about personality adaptations – the topic from the last Transactional Analysis training weekend.

https://youtu.be/F7GnQKy-DGE

Supervision and Professional Development Days

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We are really excited about our next new project here at TA Training Organisation.   We are going to be offering a series of Supervision and Professional Development days over the next few months.  The purpose of these new sessions is to offer professionals, both qualified and unqualified, the chance for transactional analysis supervision and continuing professional development.

A new venture

This is a new venture for Andy and me and comes out of a few over coffee discussions, as we have been talking to colleagues, supervisees and trainees, researching and reflecting on else we might support qualified counsellors, therapist and trainees in the Yorkshire area with interesting transactional analysis training and development.

We will run an open agenda day where the topics for the day together are decided by the group at the beginning of each day. This could be a mixture of classic supervision of client work, professional development issues, teaching of theory, personal process time, preparation for CTA or Diploma examinations and ethical and professional practice questions.  The list goes on!

Here’s a typical example of what a day might comprise.

 

Topic Main Training Room Topic Room 4
Group Introductions and agenda Andy and Lin
Case Supervision Andy Ethics Discussion Lin.
Morning break
Theory Teach on Personality Adaptations. Andy and Lin
Case supervision Andy Case Supervision Lin
Lunch
Diploma Exam discussion Andy Case supervision and tape Lin
Discussion of contracting Andy Case Supervision
Afternoon break
Case Supervision Andy Mock CTA Exam Lin.
Check out. Andy and Lin.

With a small group (less than eight people) either Andy or I will take the group with 8 people or more and we will both be present.We take a list of topics and requests at the beginning of the day and then develop the programme. Attendees are welcome to attend whichever session they wish.

“Drop in”

These will be “drop in” groups, you can sign up for just one day or for the whole programme.  Depending on the interest for the rest of this academic year we hope to run these sessions on an ongoing basis meeting once every two months for a day together.

We wanted to offer professionals not qualified in transactional analysis the opportunity of supervision and further development beyond the TA 101 and year one to support them in using transactional analysis in their practice with clients and to be supported in so doing and TA trainees will be able to count hours of supervision according to UKATA and EATA guidelines.

So, if you think this might be something you would like to experience the first session begins in the new year on Friday 5th February, click here to go to more information, if you’d like to find out more please Contact Us with any questions.  Or click on the dates below to go directly to Eventbrite and online booking.

Friday 5th February

Friday 15th April

Friday 10th June