Selling over 25,000 copies across three editions, this book provides an unrivalled introduction to the core concepts and basic techniques of Transactional Analysis (TA). Ian Stewart guides the reader step-by-step through the successive stages in using TA to create therapeutic change, building understanding of the way the approach works in real-life practice.
Key features of this new edition include:
-a single extended case study running through the book
-?Key ideas? panels to summarize the main ideas in each section
-Detailed discussion of ?closing the escape hatches?: TA?s distinctive approach to resolving the issues of suicide, self-harm or violence
-Practice Checklists offering suggested questions readers can use to appraise their own work with clients at strategic points in the text
- Space for Reflection sections and Further Reading lists to conclude each chapter.
This bestselling textbook offers trainee and practising psychotherapists and counsellors a concise, hands-on exploration of current concepts and techniques in Transactional Analysis.
Ian Stewart is Co-Director of The Berne Institute, Nottingham. He is the author of Eric Berne (SAGE, 1992) and Developing Transactional Analysis Counselling (SAGE, 1996), and co-author of TA Today (2nd edn, Lifespace, 2012).
| ISBN: | 9781446253281 |
| Publication date: | 23rd October 2013 |
| Author: | Ian Stewart |
| Publisher: | Sage an imprint of SAGE Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | SAGE Counselling in Action |
| Genres: |
Psychotherapy: counselling |