First Year Advanced Clinical Training

N.B. Completion of a TA101 is a prerequisite to applying to join the 4-year training programme.

This is the foundational year of the 4 year PG Dip. programme delivered across 11 weekends in a didactic and experiential style by your Tutor. The focus is upon you applying the core concepts of Transactional Analysis theory to yourself. This offers the possibility of healthy change in your personal and professional relationships and a greater self-awareness. You will learn basic concepts about child development, attachment and neuroscience.

Module List:

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Module 1
Sept 28th & 29th 2024
‍Group Forming, Contracting, Fundamentals of TA
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Module 2
Oct 26th & 27th 2024
Ego State Models: Structural & Functional
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Module 3
Nov 23rd & 24th 2024
Transactions, Strokes and Time Structuring
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Module 4
Dec 14th & 15th 2024
Life Scripts: individual, hot potatoes/intergenerational, cultural

Module 5
Jan 25th & 26th 2025
Passivity: Discounting, Frame of Reference, Symbiosis
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Module 6
Feb 22th & 23th 2025
Rackets & Games
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Module 7
March 29th & 30th 2025
Intro to Clinical Competencies
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Module 8
April 26th & 27th 2025
Child Development, Attachment and Neuroscience

Module 9
May 24th & 25th 2025
Equality, Diversity & Intersectionality

Module 10
June 28th & 29th 2025
All Together Module

Module 11
July 19th & 20th 2025
Evaluation: Tutor/Peer/Self Assessment
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Please note that each module day starts at 9.30am and finishes at 5.30pm.
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Course Details

Psychotherapy Institute trainees have the following parallel obligations during their first year of training:-

• To complete 40 hours of weekly therapy sessions with a UKCP Registered TA Psychotherapist or a Certified Transactional Analyst
• To attend 100% of the training modules (a maximum of two modules can be attended the following year with the year group to catch up due to absence)
• Two x 2,000 word assignments successfully completed
• Completion of a Personal Learning Journal which will form the basis for a final 3,000 word assignment on self-development over the course of the academic year
• Short 10 minute presentation in Module 10 based on one of the two completed assignments

There will be a maximum of 11 weekend modules each academic year which will meet the requirement at the end of the four years, for 600 hours of training for UKCP Registration. At this time, our programme is an in-person training programme delivered at premises in the north of Greater Manchester.

There may be modules relevant to outdoor training (i.e. EcoTA) or online training (working safely and ethically via electronic methods such as chat / telephone / video call) which will be delivered outside of the usual training facilities in St. Peter’s House. However, in keeping with UKATA’s policies, distance learning will not exceed 50% of the total training contact time of the programme.

‍N.B. Completion of a TA101 is a prerequisite to applying to join the 4-year training programme.

‍This is the foundational year of the 4 year PG Dip. programme delivered across 11 weekends in a didactic and experiential style by your Tutor. The focus is upon you applying the core concepts of Transactional Analysis theory to yourself. This offers the possibility of healthy change in your personal and professional relationships and a greater self-awareness. You will learn basic concepts about child development, attachment and neuroscience.

To apply to join our 4 year Psychotherapy training programme starting September 2024, please complete this application form no later than 25th August 2024. We will contact you to arrange a formal interview following the receipt of this application.

Along with this completed application, we will also need from you:-

• A copy of your up-to-date CV (incl. education, work history & current employment, any relevant voluntary work experience) and two referees we will contact (both professional)
• A brief personal statement outlining why you are interested in commencing training as a psychotherapist, and what your goals are in following this career path
• Copies of any relevant previous training certificates in the helping professions plus your TA101 certificate
• I confirm that I understand that the application will not be processed until I have paid the £75 application fee (a member of the team will email you with payment details separately)