Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis
Deepen your understanding of self and others through an embodied exploration of Transactional Analysis.
Foundation Training in Transactional Analysis
If you are interested in learning models and ideas to deepen your understanding of self and others, the Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis offers a solid grounding in TA theory.
This one-year, stand-alone certificate is delivered in person near Lewes, East Sussex. Training at Somata is creative, embodied and experiential. Rather than simply attending lectures, students take part in practical exercises designed to help integrate and fully understand the theory being taught.
What Will I Learn During the Foundation Year?
The year introduces and develops a range of Transactional Analysis models alongside ideas from attachment, neuroscience and group process.
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The foundations of TA - core beliefs and contracting
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Ego states - different aspects of the self and other
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Transactions and strokes - communication and social needs
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Attachment, brain function and child development
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Script and life positions - early experiences
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Drivers and injunctions - early decisions
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Games and rackets - repetitive patterns with self and others
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Discounting, symbiosis and passivity
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Group boundaries and process
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Personality adaptations - personality types
An Embodied Approach to Transactional Analysis Training
At Somata, learning is not only intellectual. The Foundation Year combines TA theory with practical and experiential exercises, giving students opportunities to notice and explore their own responses as part of the learning process. This embodied approach supports a deeper integration of theory, relationship and lived experience.
Foundation Certificate Assignments and Requirements
To complete the Foundation Year, students are required to attend the training weekends, keep a reflective learning journal and successfully complete two written assignments. Each assignment is 2,000 words and focuses on a topic covered during the year.
What Will I Gain From Foundation Training?
Students often express appreciation for how much they have learnt about themselves and others during the Foundation Year. You will develop a range of practical models and ideas for understanding people and relationships, and receive a Somata Certificate in Transactional Analysis theory together with 150 hours of internationally recognised advanced TA training.
For those wishing to continue towards professional qualification as a psychotherapist, successful completion of the required criteria enables progression to the next stage of Somata's training pathway.
Foundation Training Dates, Fees and Location
Fee
£3,250
Location
In person near Lewes, East Sussex
Timings
Friday 5pm-9pm
Saturday 9am-6pm
Dates
Sept 17th and 18th
Oct 8th and 9th
Nov 12th and 13th
Dec 10th and 11th
Jan 7th and 8th
Feb 11th and 12th
Mar 10th and 11th
Apr 7th and 8th
May 12th and 13th
Jun 9th and 10th
Jul 7th and 8th
Continue Your Psychotherapy Training
The Foundation Certificate can be taken as a stand-alone year of Transactional Analysis training. For students wishing to continue towards professional qualification, it also provides the theoretical grounding for progression into Somata's clinical psychotherapy training.