Duration 2 Days
Who should attend?
Anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Transactional Analysis as an aide to communication and a powerful tool for change in both work and personal life.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the theory and basic principles of TA
- Demonstrate “stroke theories”
- Describe the various “transaction types”
- Explore “early decisions” and their role
- Describe the four levels of “discounting”
Course Content
- Introduction to the Theory and History of Transactional Analysis
- The Ego State Model
- Ego state exclusion and contamination
- Transactions, strokes and time structuring
- Autonomy and intimacy
- Early Decisions
- Life “positions” and “OKness”
- Re-decisions
- Contracts for change and open communication
- Steering communication with awareness of transaction types
- Leadership style, power profile and transaction content
- The foundations of denial
- The four levels of discounting