Ego States and Transactional Analysis

By Bob Cooke | October 29, 2013

 

A useful way of understanding human personality as Ego States, or systems of thinking, feeling, and acting that exist within each of us. The last sentence was cut off, and should be “The more I learn about myself and how I operate with three Ego states, the better am I able to avoid the kinds of painful misunderstandings that can occur in communicating with others.”  Transactional Analysis movement is an Internationally known Teaching Transactional Analyst who now runs a bi-monthly consultation group for Therapists and other ‘people helpers’ in San Mateo, California.

Fanita English was a close friend of Eric Berne and one of his so called “Inner circle!.

She was a regular member of his Tuesday night seminars where Eric Berne would talk abought many of his ideas of earl Transactional Analysis.’In this video Fanita is talking about Ego states, Transactional Analysis and the PAC model or structural model of TA.

This is a unique chance to hear one of the “elders” within the Transactional Analysis movement talking,in depth,about TA and more specifically the concept of Ego States, which are central to TA theory today as well, as the Past and Future..

 

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By Bob Cooke | October 26, 2013

In this video  we will be looking at the Friday night seminars which are held on the first Friday evening of each month.

They are run by well-known Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Psychotherapists, Councillors, and indeed anyone interested in the area of mental health. This Seminar is run by Stephanie Cooke a Therapist and Trainer at the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. It concerns the new research on Neurobiology and the interphase between the brain and Psychotherapy.

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Personality adaptations-A Diagnostic model For Psychotherapists

By Bob Cooke | October 21, 2013

The Personality Adaptations model,is a diagnostic model,which helps the Therapist understand the best way to contact the client, and increase Rapport.
This model also looks at the Target mode, and the Trap door mode-which is essential for the Therapist to keep away from in the early stages of Psychotherapy;

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Starting out as a Therapist/Counsellor – finding a placement

By Bob Cooke | October 6, 2013

In this video Rory Lee Oakes and Bob Cooke TSTA discuss how trainees on Counselling and Psychotherapy courses find the Placements which are required of them in their respective Trainings.

In most Psychotherapy Trainings, and at The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy, Trainees are required, as part of their Training ,to undertake a volunteer Placement

At the Manchester Institute Trainees will be required to do a Psychotherapy Placement, of at least 6 months, in their Third year of Psychotherapy Training.

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