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Continuing our popular series of midweek practical training days...

/ATTA\

Applied Topics in Transactional Analysis

Workshops for Continuing Professional Development

Once again we are offering our well-received series of mid-week training days in the practical applications of TA. We call the series "Applied Topics in Transactional Analysis". In our programmes, these practical training days are highlighted by the symbol /ATTA\. These applied trainings are designed to be of immediate practical use to counsellors, therapists and other helping professionals working in the specific areas covered by the /ATTA\ trainings. Participants need not have previous specialised knowledge of TA (though the series will also be useful to those in TA training); the accent is on practice and application, not on theory.

Accreditation For TA trainees, each /ATTA\ training may be logged as six hours’ Advanced TA Training towards the hours totals set by EATA for the CTA examination. Berne Institute students enrolled on the MSc / PGCD course will be awarded relevant credits, as detailed in the course Handbook. For qualified TA professionals, /ATTA\ workshops meet the criteria set by UKCP for Continuing Professional Development. A certificate of attendance will be provided on request.

Here are details of the /ATTA\ training days we currently have scheduled from now until October 2010. (Roman numerals refer to Core Disciplines in the MSc/PGCD course).

Fri. 19 Mar.: “TA and Spirituality”
Presenter: Martin Wells TSTA(P)
What lies beyond ego states? What are we seeking to learn in life as we live out script patterns and systems? What is the underlying meaning of repeating Game dynamics over and over again? Connecting to the Spirit in us can help us open up to and resolve these profound questions. Understanding that we are seeking love and union in all that we do makes sense of our “pathology” and leads to acceptance. The deep acceptance of ourselves and others is an active process in which we come to face all of who we are with love and compassion. Doing this can help dissolve our deepest blocks to life, love and intimacy. Meditations and shared experience in a group will help to promote participants understand the relationship between TA and spirituality and connect to the Spirit in themselves.
Martin Wells is a teaching and supervising transactional analyst who has also been studying meditation for over 25 years. He works mostly in the NHS in the UK, as a consultant psychotherapist, where he integrates spirituality with psychotherapy. He is the founder of “TA ~ Spiritual” and has run retreats in England, Scotland, Goa and Spain. (IV)

Wed. 19 May: “Working with Couples”
Presenter: Adrienne Lee BA MPracNLP TSTA(P)
In this workshop, Adrienne will present a variety of ways in which a TA therapist can diagnose and work effectively with couples who seek relationship counselling or therapy. We shall explore the ways in which games are played in couples with the unconscious desire to find fulfilment and wholeness by join-ing with someone who will manifest the disowned parts of us. We shall look at the significant script im-plications for the choice of partner and at ways of working with the transference and primal wounds in couples work. Treatment strategies for couples work will be introduced and practised, including three-handed contract-making and specific interventions for facilitating movement from game-playing into in-timacy, using Adrienne’s “Response-Ability” technique. The workshop is relevant for any counsellor or therapist who works with couples, as well as for couples who want to enhance their own relationship.
Adrienne Lee is accredited by the European and International TA Association as a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst. She is also a Master Practitioner in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Adrienne is a Founder Member and past Chair of the UK’s Institute of Transactional Analysis, and is past President of the European Association for TA (EATA). She has been married for 35 years and has five children. Adrienne has more than 30 years’ experience working therapeutically with individuals, couples and groups. (IV)

Wed. 30 June: “The Management and Treatment of ‘Mental Illness’ in the Mental Health System”
Presenter: John Monk-Steel RMN RGN TSTA(P)
Mental health problems are common in the population, with one person in four presenting to the NHS services with a diagnosable mental health problem. In this workshop, we will identify what would constitute a formal mental health problem and how to recognise such problems. There will be an introduction to diagnostic processes, including use of the DSM-IV. An understanding of multi-professional working will also be discussed, as will the function of the different parts of the statutory services provision. We will address the following Learning Outcomes from the UKCP HIPS “Mental Health Familiarisation Placement” policy:

Develop a basic understanding of psychiatry and the mental health system, the rights of patients, and the psycho-social issues involved
Enhance trainees’ ability to liaise with other mental health practitioners
Become familiar with psychiatric assessment, planning a range of forms of intervention and evalua-tion procedure
Understand the range of “mental illness” that can lead to involvement in the mental health system.

Trainees who demonstrate their achievement of the relevant learning outcomes will be able to claim this workshop toward the Mental Health Familiarisation requirement set forth by HIPS.

John Monk-Steel is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) and a Registered Mental Health Nurse as well as a General Nurse. He worked in the Psychiatric Services of the NHS for 26 years, primarily in acute psychiatry settings. John had experience of working in the mental health services in London, York and Manchester before going into full time independent practice. He is also the ITA’s delegate to UKCP HIPS Section and Chair of the UKCP Registration Board. (II)

Wed. 20 Oct.: “The Therapist and the Introjected Abuser”
Presenter: Enid Welford BA DipSocSci PTSTA(P)
Therapists who work with victims of sexual abuse can be surprised at the intensity of their reactions to some clients who have been subjected to abuse. Empathy with the victim can lead us to discount the nature of the introjected abuser, and leave us vulnerable to the tactics used originally by the abuser on the victim, and subsequently used on the therapist in an attempt to maintain the status quo. We will account in the workshop some factors common to most abusers; this information is empowering for both therapist and victim. We will then look at ways to work with the guerrilla tactics in which the introjected abuser engages with the client and the therapist. This workshop will be useful for all therapists who work with victims of sexual abuse as well as those who work directly with the abusers.
Enid Welford is a trainer at the Lakeland Institute, and has a supervision and therapy practice in South Manchester. She worked for over seventeen years in the Probation Service, heading a multi-agency diversion scheme for the diversion of mentally disordered offenders. (II)

General information

Fees: the fee per day for each /ATTA\ workshop is £85 for "Berne" members and £95 for non-members (non-returnable booking deposit £25 in both cases).

Location: All our training events are held at Berne House, 29 Derby Road, Kegworth DE74 2EN. Kegworth is some ten miles south of Nottingham. Our training centre, Berne House, is on the main A6 through the village, one mile from Junction 24 on the M1. If you would like more detailed directions, or a list of local accommodation, we shall be glad to provide it; please contact the Course Registrar at Berne House.

Times: Unless otherwise stated, all /ATTA\ training days begin at 10 a.m. and end at 5 p.m., with normal breaks for lunch and refreshments. We provide light refreshments for breaks. Kegworth offers a wide range of restaurants, hotels and pubs for buying lunch. (Please note that the March 2010 workshop is on a Friday).

To join "The Berne": Membership of The Berne Institute is open to all who have an interest in psychotherapy, counselling or related fields. To become a "Berne" member, please send the annual membership fee of £50 to the Course Registrar at the address below. Alternatively, you may become a member by paying this membership fee on arrival at any workshop (in which case you immediately become eligible for the reduced fee, as well as the other benefits of "Berne" membership). For more details on the advantages of membership, please see our membership page.

Bookings and payment: To book a place on an /ATTA\ training, or for further information, please write or call: The Course Registrar, The Berne Institute, 29 Derby Road, Kegworth DE74 2EN. Tel/fax 01509-673649; email: click here>>.

To confirm your place, please enclose the booking deposit with your booking, or send it to the Course Registrar as soon as possible if you book by phone, fax or email. The balance of the fee is payable on arrival. Please make cheques, etc., payable to “The Berne Institute”.

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