Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy , Counselling and Supervision

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Supervision Training Courses

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Supervision in itself is a young discipline compared with Counselling or Psychotherapy.Supervision has been around for many decades ,especially in the area of Education and Teaching.

Managerial Supervision, Administration Supervision, and Business Supervision have also  grown in use through this period.

Of course in the world of Psychoanalysis, Supervision has been around for some time.In the early 1990s some of the Education centres and early Psychotherapy centres, put on Supervision courses as the need for Clinical Supervision became more evident.At the Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy, we have been running  Clinical Supervision courses, and Training  Supervisors for the last 25 years.

At the present time of writing the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy runs a Supervision course that carries a Certificate,which is useful for anyone thinking of working in the area of  Supervision, learning about Supervision, or indeed refreshing their skills in this area

In the next year, the Institute will be putting on a Diploma in Supervision Training which will carry on naturally from the Certificate and Supervision.

It will be an Advanced course for people who have awarded the Certificate in Supervision,and want to extend their knowledge in the area of Clinical Supervision.

Supervision then, is essential for all Therapists and Counsellor,and in Manchester as a whole we have seen the need for Clinical Supervision grow as the demand for Counselling and Therapy has grown.

Bob cooke 2013

 

Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy Training Courses

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Bob Cooke TSTA talks with Rory Lee-Oakes,on this video, about the various training courses at The Manchester Institute For Psychotherapy. Rory has been a learner on several of our courses over the years,and therfore is in a good postion to talk about the courses from a learners viewpoint. Rory is also a Tutor of Counselling and for many years has taught students the practice of Counselling

The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy -established 1987

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mipWelcome to the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy, Counselling and Supervision

Established in 1987, the Manchester Institute is a non profit making educational organisation, specialising in the areas of Psychotherapy and Counselling Trainings, Counselling and Therapy Services, Supervision Training, Continuing Professional Development, and Psychotherapy Conferences.

Our mission is to provide a centre of excellence in terms of training of Psychotherapists, Counsellors and Supervisors as well as offering a Comprehensive Continuing Professional Development programme.

We operate in Manchester (England) though we cover all areas in the UK and many International localities.  We promote a rigorous professionalism grounded in concern and humanity, both in skilled practitioner services and professional training.

All our courses are part time and specifically designed to be managed alongside current occupations.

As well as individual, group and couples’ therapy and counselling, we offer:

  • 4 year, part time psychotherapy training in Transactional Analysis, using an Integrative approach. This course is taken at weekends,and leads to a National and International accreditation.
  • National and International accredited introduction in Transactional Analysis.
  • Introduction to Supervision
  • Certificate in Supervision
  • Continuing Professional Development Programme
  • Psychotherapy Conferences

Psychotherapy and Counselling for all.

We offer a comprehensive Therapy and Counselling service to the public.

At the Manchester Institute there are over 14 therapists and counsellors who are experienced and qualified in the areas of facilitating people towards personal growth and problem solving.

Areas such as relationship issues, divorce and separation, anxiety, depression, self esteem, panic attacks, bereavement, sexual abuse, assertiveness and general well being are just some of the areas dealt with within the therapeutic services that the Institute offers.

Assessment and Referral Procedure

We operate a unique referral system where we will help guide a person to the appropriate therapist/counsellor of their choice. The referral system has been running for over 11 years and has provided a useful mechanism for people to find the right therapist and counselling services that will suit their specific needs.

If you are interested in having counselling or therapy with us please click here for more information or email us using this contact form.

Transactional Analysis reading List

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This is a Transactional Analysis reading list, which hopefully you will find useful when thinking of which,of the many. Transaction Analysis books to purchase.

I have listed some of the most important Transaction Analysis books over the years, most I like ,and they are relevant and important for any students of Transactional analysis. This reading list is given out to students who book onto the four-year Psychotherapy Training Course in Transactional Analysis at the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. The first year TA book which the students are required to purchase for the first year of Training on the specific course, is TA today. Many of the books on the list are recommended readings for anybody on the particular course at the Institute, and also ,of course .people who are just interested in the world Transactional Analysis. I hope you find them interesting, they certainly opened my eyes up to the world of psychotherapy and specifically TA.

  1.  TA today by Ian Stewart and Vann joines  1987
  2.  Scripts people live by Claude Steiner-1974
  3.  Born to Win by Muriel James and Dorothy Joungward  1971
  4.  Transactional Analysis Counselling in action by Ian Stewart 1989
  5.  Developing transactional analysis counselling by Ian Stewart 1996
  6.  Dictionary of Transactional Analysis by Tony Tilney  1998
  7.  TA and Integrative approach by Pertuska  Clarkson 1992
  8.  TA in Psychotherapy by Eric Berne 1961
  9.  Games people play by Eric Berne 1964
  10.  Principles of group treatment by Eric Berne 1967
  11.  What do you say after you say hello by Eric Berne 1969
  12.  Sex inhuman loving by Eric Berne 1970
  13.  Structure and dynamics of organisations and groups by Eric Berne 1966
  14.  A layman’s guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis by Eric Berne 1947
  15. 100 tips and techniques in Transactional Analysis by Mark wWdowson 2011
  16.  Changing lives through Redecision Therapy by the Goulding’s 1979
  17.  Achieving emotional literacy by Claude Steiner 1997
  18.  Beyond empathy by Richard Erskine 1992
  19.  Integrative psychotherapy in action by Richard Erskine 1990
  20.  The art and science of relationship by Richard Erskine 1998
  21.  Relational Transactional Analysis by Hargenden and Still  2008
  22.  Growing up again by Jean Insley – Clark 1998
  23.  I’m okay your okay by Tom Harris 1992
  24. Staying OK by Tom Harris 1994
  25.  Transactional analysis by Wool0ms and Brown 1998
  26.  Personality Adaptations by Ian Stewart and van joines 2006
  27.   Eric Berne by Ian Stewart 1998
  28.   Transactional analysis skills by Phil Lapworth 2010
  29.  Shadow above the object by Christopher Bollas 2000
  30.  Integrative psychotherapy action by Richard Erskine 1990

 

The books above represent a wide selection of Transactional Analysis books, which provide a comprehensive reading in the area of Transaction Analysis over the last five decades.  My apologies if I’ve left out some of your favourite TA books out, please let me know and I will add them to the list.

Standards and outcomes for Transactional Analysts

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For a while now, I have been meaning to do a blog on the Standards and Outcomes for Transactional Analysts to consider when working with clients.

In some ways you can see this  list, as some of the aims, for a Professional Transactional Analyst within Therapeutic practice.

  1.  Safety— The Psychotherapist needs to make available a Safe place for reflection ,exploration ,and change.
  2.  Empowerment— to use sensitivity, wisdom, knowledge, professional expertise, experience and skill to honour, encourage, develop or nurture another persons powers of emotional, physical, intellectual and practical self-expression and self-actualisation through the use of transactions designed to activate a or to reactivate the Adult ego state in the executive
  3.  Responsibility— to help another person to develop the capacity to adopt an independence stands, able to identify, express and take care of their own needs and desires as fully as possible.
  4.  Respect— to help a person to develop self-respect and respect for others.We would look for evidence of this in all aspects of a person’s daily functioning.
  5.  Integrity— to help an other person’s exercise and develop an awareness of Self, Others and the capacity for Spontaneous thought and action.
  6.  Achievement of contract
  7.  Cure— to increase functionality and decrease psychopathology.

The Child and Adolescence Certificate course—part two

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In this Second video, which carries on from the earlier video in this series ,about the workings of the Child and Adolescent Certificate,Karen Burke and Stephanie Cooke ,talk about the final modules within the course. They explain the content and experiential process within these final modules.

 

The certificate in Child and Adolescent’s is, as mentioned above, towards by Stephanie Cooke and Amanda Phillips and is a popular course at the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy, it is taught over six modules over four days.

Treatment plan for working with Sexual Abuse.

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Many years ago I wrote an article for Psychotherapists and Counsellors on how to work with people who have been sexually abused and traumatised at a deeper level.               This blog is taken from part of the article

People presenting from sexual abuse trauma will present with some  or more of the features below.

1— fear and mistrust

2— panic attacks and anxiety

3— nightmares and flashbacks

4— poor self image

5— self esteem issues

6— A feeling of self worthlessness and no value

7— depression

8— cumulative trauma

9— paranoia

 

Treatment plan for working with Sexually abused clients.

First stage— Establishing a strong working alliance between clients and therapist. This may take many months and in fact may be a hallmark of the psychotherapy process. But it is  essential  in terms of psychotherapy process being successful. The psychotherapist will have to be patient and earn the client’s trust.

The second stage– Retrieval of memory— in this stage the Therapist will concentrate on phenomenological Inquiry ,this means helping the client going further into their history and helping them understanding of how the past is played out in the  present- to make connections.

As she makes these connections she will be hopefully allowing yourself to retrieve memories that she had cut off from in order to protect herself from feeling and remembering the abuse.

The third stage—-  The Emergency stage– it is characterised by the client getting in touch with and emotions, and often a flood of emotions.

In this stage  the therapist needs to be fully supportive, and be prepared ,to offer more therapy sessions and indeed be more accessible for the client as she works through her confused emotions.

The fourth stage— New  decisions and Integration  — in this stage new decisions are taken and there is more integration for the client. She comes from a more integrated adult ego state

The fifth stage— Endings and  Termination—- in this stage we give time for the client to end with the therapist and the therapist to end with the client. This stage must not be rushed and a full account of the whole process needs to be reviewed and celebrated.

On a final  point, please note that though this treatment is written in order, it is in fact ,a more fluid process where the Therapist may, with the client visit, many different stages, at different times, and indeed may re-visit the particular stages more than once for more therapeutic work to be done.

Bob Cooke 1997