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Transactional Analysis Counselling in Action (Counselling in Action series)
Transactional Analysis Counselling in Action - Counselling in Action series Author:Ian Stewart In this revised edition, Ian Stewart's best-selling guide offers trainee and practising counsellors an introduction to the core concepts and basic techniques of transactional analysis (TA).TA is notable for its clarity of concept and simplicity of language. It offers an approach that promotes understanding and immediately catches the imagination... more ». Yet underneath this surface appeal is a closely reasoned theoretical and practical framework, summarised clearly in the book's opening chapters.The author goes on to describe the systematic process of counselling with TA, illustrating by means of an actual case history. The client's progress is traced from first contact and intake, through diagnosis and treatment planning, to contract making and the implementation of the planned treatment sequence.The straightforward, accessible explanations of TA techniques for each phase of the process are reinforced by 'self-supervision; sequences: sets of self-assessment questions that readers can use to sharpen their skills in TA. The book makes an invaluable starting point for trainees and for qualified counsellors who wish to incorporate TA techniques into their practice.« less