TA 101 is an introductory 2-day course to the key ideas in Transactional Analysis including the ego state model to understand the structure of our personality; transactions, or the ways we relate to others; strokes and time structuring, our psychological hungers and how we fulfil them, the psychological “games” we play; and life scripts.
The TA 101 workshop has an internationally recognised and agreed syllabus.
Participants will be awarded a TA 101 participation certificate from ITAA (International Transactional Analysis Association). This certificate is a pre-requisite for those who wish to go on to study TA at an advanced level and is recognised the world over. One of the biggest attraction for practitioners is the very structured and refined accreditation processes that reflect the principles of TA.
TA 101 is for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in personal exploration using the ideas of TA. It is particularly useful for leaders, educators, parents and people in the helping professions. It helps answer the questions
Participation in the TA 101 can help you
| Content Coverage | Participant Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Picturing our Personality
-Ego States |
See your personality structured as Parent, Adult and Child ego states Become aware of how you operate from each of the ego states Recognise where you feel stuck |
| Communicating with others
-Transactions and rules of communication |
Recognise why communication break downs occur Learn how communication happens at two levels – conscious and unconscious Articulate the three rules of communication Develop fluency by responding from different ego states |
| Understanding human hungers
-Strokes |
Recognise the different types of strokes Challenge the most common stroke myths Describe healthy beliefs around strokes Motivate yourself and others with an understanding of strokes |
|
Writing our Life Script
-Life Positions -Injunctions -Drivers |
Learn how life stories develop and are played out Understand how decisions made early in life affect people as adults Recognise coping strategies that are developed in response to parental demands Identify how these strategies can be limiting and find options to let go |
| Repetitive patterns with self and others
-Rackets -Drama Triangle -Psychological Games |
Comprehend why people unconsciously repeat the same patterns in relationships Recognise the drama triangle positions: Persecutor, Rescuer, and Victim Articulate why people play games and what they could do instead |
| Reclaiming our capacity to be ourselves
– Autonomy |
Recognise and reclaim our innate capacities for awareness, intimacy and spontaneity |
Aruna Gopakumar – Engineer from Anna University (1991), Management Graduate from IIM-B (1993), MCC (Master Accredited coach with the ICF), TSTA (Teaching and Supervision Transactional Analyst), Senior facilitator, HR Manager, Entrepreneur – describes Aruna’s journey of 30 years in the path of people development.
Aruna is the co-author of the Penguin published book “And How Do You Feel About That” which has 50 stories from the therapy room, and has published five articles in scientific journals. She has a supervision podcast called “The Third Mind” for practitioners of coaching and therapy. Her TEDx talk is titled – Psychotherapy: The New Normal
She founded Navgati in 1999.
In the last three years, Aruna moved to devoting a large part of her time to Transactional Analysis training and supervision. She is the current President of SAATA (South Asian Association of Transactional Analysts), and also holds the position of VP – Research and Publications.