Stepping towards new horizons

TAO 1 is for people who want to develop themselves personally and professionally using transactional analysis. The participants are required to attend the workshops and change labs, intervision groups and to give a presentation about a TA concept.

TAO1 is open to participants from all fields of application.

Descriptions workshops TAO 1

1. Ego states and development: Within TA we use several different models of ego states to describe the structure and development of personality. Structural models can be used to understand the content of your personality and its development. Functional models can be applied to understand how you behave and communicate with others. Knowing about ego states can help you understand the origins and patterns of your behavior.
2. Change lab: The change lab gives you an opportunity to get coaching and supervision, do personal work and explore the dynamics within your group based on the previous workshop. The goal is integration of theory into your personal and professional development and the development of the group.
3. Communication at work: Eric Berne, the founder of TA,  calculated that there are 6,600 options in communication, and that all communication can be reduced to three basic rules. Each type of communication has a specific function. Knowledge of parallel, crossed and ulterior transactions and when to apply them helps you focus your communication and interventions.
4. Change lab: See above.
5. Games and rackets: TA provides a language to break through non-problem solving patterns of behavior. A game is a repetitive pattern of non-problem solving behavior that leads you to your “favorite” rotten feeling, your racket feeling. Rackets are continuous complaints that get you the attention you want. A core competence of coaches and consultants is to recognize these patterns and help clients create options to get their needs met in a direct way.
6. Change lab: See above.
7. Script and cure: Script is an unconscious life plan learned in early childhood, reinforced by parents and by later events, resulting in a known pay-off. It is a story, your interpretation of events linked to an emotion. These stories are like the bass tone of your life patterns. We will use different perspectives to access your script and discuss different approaches to cure.

During the year participants are expected to give a 15 minute presentation on a TA concept, followed by questions and feedback. The goal of the presentation is to integrate TA theory and get feedback on your presentation skills in light of your personal learning goal.

The intervision groups take place in between the workshops. Each group consists of 3-4 participants. Goal of the intervision groups is to work on assignments, discuss practical application of TA in your work and get coaching on your personal learning contract.

After TAO1 you can learn more about coaching and team development in TAO2.

Relevant literature

• TA Today, a new introduction to transactional analysis. Ian Stewart & Vann Joines. Lifespace Publishing (1987);
• Games people play, the psychology of human relationships. Eric Berne. Penguin Books (1964);
• Scripts people live, transactional analysis of life scripts. Claude Steiner. Grove Weidenfeld (1974).

Accreditation
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The TA foundations program is accredited by the EATA (118 hours training and supervision) and is worth NOBCO, ICF and EMCC credits.

Costs
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Planning and locations