How do we really see older people and those who need care? Using Transactional Analysis concepts including life positions, discounting, and the Drama Triangle to examine the assumptions we don't always notice.

Thinking about training in Transactional Analysis? This guide explains how the UK pathway works, from the TA101 and Foundation Year to professional training, registration, costs and choosing a provider.

The short answer to the 'who studies TA?' question is - almost anyone who works with people. TA has four recognised fields of application: psychotherapy, counselling, education, and organisational development. So the people who study it are therapists and counsellors, but also teachers, coaches, HR professionals, managers, social workers, nurses, and people who are simply curious about what makes human beings tick.

If you have never done a TA101, you may be wondering : what happens on the course? And is it worth two days (or 12 hours) of your time? We give an overview of the TA101 content and an idea of what to expect on the course.

From time to time, a coach will email me and say something like: “I’m not a therapist — would the TA101 still be relevant for me?” It’s an understandable question. Transactional Analysis is a recognised psychotherapy approach. But the honest answer is that some of the most thoughtful participants we see on theTA101 are coaches. Not because they want to retrain as therapists. But because they’re working with real human complexity — and they want a way of thinking that can hold