Diploma/MSc In Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

Diploma/MSc inTransactionalAnalysisPsychotherapyStart Date:October 2019Metanoia Institute13 North Common RoadEaling, London, W5 2QBTelephone: 020 8579 2505Fax: 020 8832 3070www.metanoia.ac.ukRegistered Charity No. 1050175Faculty Head: Heather FowlieActing Programme Leader: Heather FowlieMiddlesex University Link Tutor: Anne Worthington

Introductiontheories and models, from a variety ofapproaches and models them into a new theoryThis programme will provide you with a strong or model.knowledge base and the expertise to practice asa Transactional Analysis psychotherapist with a Transactional Analysis was Eric Berne’s model ofbroad range of clients in a variety of settings.integration.Hisaimwastodevelop a comprehensible, effective, andpowerful theory that could be used, asValidated by Middlesex University.the name suggests, to analyse how people relatecommunicate(transact),bothwithThis programme offers postgraduate training in andTransactional Analysis Psychotherapy leading to themselves and with others, and where thesea Diploma and/or MSc. It also leads to communications limit intimacy, spontaneity andregistrationwiththeUKCouncilfor awareness (Berne, 1961) to open up alternativePsychotherapy (UKCP), the EATA (European relational possibilities and expectations. ToAssociation of Transactional Analysis and the achieve the above, he innovatively combinedEAP (European Association for Psychotherapy). psychoanalytic thought, with a humanisticphilosophy, which emphasised the potential forThe total length of this programme is five years change and the importance of involving the clientand runs for one weekend a month over 10 as an equal partner in the work, with theoriesmonths for the first four years. This covers from social psychiatry that highlighted the linkDiploma Years 1 and 2 which are part of the between mental health and life stressors such asMetanoia diploma and gain the student entry to unemployment, racism, sexism etc and cognitivethe Middlesex MSc. This is then followed by MSc behavioural approaches, which revolved aroundYears 1 and 2 and a 3rd MSc year for writing up helping people to identify and changethe dissertation and completing the viva. dysfunctional thinking, behaviour, and emotionalStudents are required to complete the MSc within responses.five years of entering MSc Year 1: Middlesex feeswill be payable in years 1 and 2 (not in year 3 At Metanoia, we offer a training which adheres towhen the dissertation would usually be written up Berne’s integrative approach. Our courseand the viva voce/oral examination completed).honours TA’s psychoanalytic roots and holds itsobject relations model of ego states as central toDiploma years 1 and 2 are an essential part of practice. We also emphasise its value as anthe programme and serve as the basis for the accessible and effective theory of change and asMaster’s component of the programme, which is a method of understanding relationships and lifeentered into in the third year. Students cannot script. Underpinning the course are theregister for the MSc until they have completed humanistic values upon which Transactionalthese two diploma years. The Clinical Diploma in Analysis is based. These include a belief thatPsychotherapy and the MSc cover the same human beings are inherently relational, cocontent, number of written projects per year, and operative, growth-seeking and with a naturalhave the same requirements in terms of personal aspiration towards autonomy. There is also antherapy, clinical work and clinical supervision. All emphasis on self- responsibility and thethe written work is double marked. Some possibility of change. In addition, and asstudents elect to do the Diploma only, which Metanoia is at the forefront of developing andleads to UKCP registration as does the combined teaching “Relational Transactional Analysis”, weMSc/DiplomainTransactionalAnalysis place particular emphasis on those parts ofPsychotherapy which also carries the Master’s Berne’s theory which draw upon, and bearDegree.witness to the value he placed on working withunconscious processes.Please note that post-graduate student loans areavailable for this course to cover MSc Years 1, 2and 3. The course administrator will be able tohelp you with details of whether you would beeligible for this loan and how to apply for it. It isalso eligible for Disabled Students Allowance(where applicable).Philosophical basis of theMSc ProgrammeTransactional Analysis, in recognition of itsmultifaceted nature, is perhaps best described asan integrative approach to psychotherapy. Unlikean “eclectic” approach, in which a practitionerchooses the best or most appropriate ideas andtechniques from a range of theories and models,an integrative approach, brings together different

Relational TA is the name used to describe the re-visioning and re-working of TransactionalAnalysis theory and methodology so that it bettersupports a therapist who wishes to work with, indepth, often unconscious, relational transferentialexpectations of others. Central to this training, asin all the trainings at Metanoia, is the belief in thecore importance of the therapeutic relationship.The relationship - how it is established andmaintained; how it can sustain the inevitableruptures and disappointments, how it can providea new experience in the present - is in our view atthe very heart of good transaction analysispsychotherapy. In true Bernian fashion, whilstteaching all of the theories that he developed anddrew upon, we will invite you to develop your ownmodel of integration out of what you learn anddiscover.Diploma Year 1– The TherapeuticRelationshipThe ten units in Diploma Year 1 provide anunderstanding of the fundamental elements ofTransactional Analysis theory and practice and isessential in providing that basic knowledge, skillsand insight which will support students to begin 180 Credits achieved at level 7 MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy seeing clients under supervision and working asTransactional Analysis practitioners. Students areawarded by Middlesex Universityalso expected to be in personal therapy on a Metanoia Clinical Diploma in Transactional weekly basis during this year and for the durationAnalysis Psychotherapy leading to UKCP of their training.Registration The Certificate in Transactional Analysis(CTA) awarded by the European Association Diploma Year 2 - TA and theof Transactional Analysis (EATA)Integrating Adult European Association for Psychotherapy(EAP) registrationThe ten units in Diploma Year 2 extends andrefines the application of TA concepts and inparticular focuses on helping trainees to developtheir ability to strengthen the Adult ego state,using TA concepts which focus more on cognitiveand behavioural changes. This year includes anemphasis on TA assessment, mmeprovidesastructured arpsychotherapy training using "HowAnalysis. This includes:do I become an effective practitioner".Awards on completion ofprogrammeTraining Design for theTransactional AnalysisProgramme The facilitation of a learning climate inwhichpersonalandprofessionaldevelopment can take place in anenjoyable and stimulating way;The creation of an environment wheredifferences – of race, culture, sexuality andgender as well as learning styles – can berecognised and appreciated;A thorough grounding in the theory andpracticeofTransactionalAnalysis,including Relational Transactional Analysispsychotherapy leading to certification as aninternationally recognised TransactionalAnalysis psychotherapist and UKCPregistration;The establishment of high standards ofethical and professional practice;An understanding of TA within the widercontextofotherapproachestopsychological therapy and mental healthcare.Although these years are a part of the UK

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy leading to a Diploma and/or MSc. It also leads to registration with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the EATA (European . Transactional Analysis was Eric Berne’s model of integration