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Reclaiming The ‘C’ word
In the Eric Berne centenary year (2011) it is easy to see ourselves at a pivotal point in the development of Transactional Analysis. One of the core values that Eric Berne put forward was that he wanted to ‘cure’ people. In these commercially and financially driven times emphasis is very much on results and outcomes (cures?). Looking backwards we see the span of Berne’s original work, built on by many great thinkers and as we turn to look at the next 100 years and wonder what TA will become, we need vision and a practical focus, just as Berne had when he formed the core theories of TA.
Mark Stipanovsky and Quentin St.Clair have a habit of asking simple questions and also suggesting simple answers though sometimes the results and implications are complex.

We looked at the definitions of authentic feelings and noticed there wasn’t one for Joy so we suggested one. We looked at the perceived effectiveness of CBT and created a tool, the ChoicesMap, to help our clients and ourselves with day-to-day and therapeutic decisions to bring about change. We looked at the research supporting CBT as a central part of the UK government’s mental wellbeing initiative and invented the TA-OK rating scale to help us and our clients understand what getting better meant for them and to measure if we were achieving it

Building on their work delivered at the ITA conference in Nottingham in 2009 and Redecision Conference in New Orleans Mark and Q are ready to deliver an experiential workshop to help us and our colleagues understand better what cure really means and to contribute to the next 100 years of TA with simple effective tools.

Authentic Joy and The Choices Map
The workshop will involve experiential exercises and short presentations of material suitable for anyone who has an interest in psychology and psychotherapy. It focus on the following. The “Aware Sequence” & Choices Map are an invitation to choose to change. If you don’t consciously choose to practice authentic joy, you may get really good at practicing stress and pain and anger and sadness and anxiety and fear. Using the OK Rating scale you will be able to measure what is happening in your own life and that of clients.

The workshop will provide 4 outcomes and participants will be able to:
(1) Use a Choices Map – understanding the rationale behind it.
(2) Use the OK Rating Scale – understanding the rationale behind it.
(3)Explain the concept of an “Aware Sequence” using a Choices Map
(4)Define “Authentic Joy” from an experiential perspective

Coming Soon
An Introduction To Self Hypnosis and Positive Psychotherapy -
Contact Details
Telephone 07539 783614
Email : info@thechangingman.co.uk

Event Archive
European Association of Transactional Analysis Conference, Prague, July 2010, Authentic Joy and the TA-OK Rating Scale
Mary Goulding Memorial Redecision Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2009, Authentic Joy and the TA-OK Rating Scale
Institute of Transactional Analysis, Nottingham University April 2009, Authentic Joy and the TA-OK Rating Scale
The Berne Institute, Kegworth, February 2009, Authentic Joy and the TA-OK Rating Scale

Project Lovely

The workshop will involve experiential exercises and short presentations of material suitable for anyone who has TA101 level knowledge. It focus on the following. The “Aware Sequence” & Choices Map are an invitation to choose to change. If you don’t consciously choose to practice authentic joy, you may get really good at practicing stress and pain and anger and sadness and anxiety and fear. Using the TA-OK Rating scale you will be able to measure what is happening in your own life and that of clients.

The workshop will provide 4 outcomes and participants will be able to:
(1) Use a Choices Map – understanding the rationale behind it.
(2) Use the TA OK Rating Scale – understanding the rationale behind it.
(3)Explain the concept of an “Aware Sequence” using a Choices Map to a client within one session
(4)Define “Authentic Joy” from a TA perspective and also from an experiential perspective

This is the first time this material will have been presented in continental Europe.
For more details on conference please see www.eataprague.cz
Coming Soon
An Introduction To Self Hypnosis - London and Bristol dates to be advised
Contact Details
Telephone 07539 783614
Email : info@thechangingman.co.uk

Details coming soon - please see www.projectlovely.com for further details.

Look out for the Project Lovely relaunch online in May and offline in June / July.

Contact Details

Telephone 07539 783614

Email : info@thechangingman.co.uk

PRACTISE LOCATIONS

Kingsdown BS2 8HU
Redland / Cotham BS6 5RB
Redcliffe BS1 6SW
Lawrence Hill / Redfield / St. Georges BS5 0AX
Knowle / Bedminster / Brislington BS4 1DQ

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
COMPLEMENTARY CLINICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND HYPNOTHERAPY
Hypnosis, psychotherapy and counselling interventions are evidence based and are offered as complementary to orthodox medical advice. They are designed to work with and not instead of conventional medical treatment. Hypnosis will help stimulate your body and mind's own natural healing and problem solving capacities.
Quentin receives regular clinical supervision for work with clients and is committed to continuous professional development. He is a member of the UK Association for Psychology Practitioners and adheres to their ethical code and via the UKAHPP being a member of the Humanistic section of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy to the UKCP code of ethics copies of which are available on the web sites or on request.
ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR MEDICAL ADVICE