Games People Play, The Power of Strokes,
and Life Script Systems in Relationships
Using a blend of short lectures, experiential activities, self-reflective exercises, and group discussions participants can gain ideas and tools to take home that they can use daily.
Learning Goals:
- Understanding the power of strokes.
- The reasons people play Psychological Games.
- Learn about a tool for recognizing a Game; tools for getting out of Games in interpersonal relationships.
- Discover how strokes can be used to inoculate against Games.
- Learn about a tool for recognizing the script system and understanding interlocking scripts between couples.
- A review of empirically based strategies which can strengthen and keep relationships together.
- Learn to recognize the healthy stages of development of a couples and understanding the needs in each stage.
Where: Touchstone Counselling Centre, 12084 211th Street, Maple Ridge, B.C. 604 878 - 8044
When: TBA
Registration Fee: $145.00
This class will be of interest to people wanting to learn about these tools for personal development, students of TA, and to people working in the human services field or corporate fields who want to add to their understanding of the theory and application of Transactional Analysis.
Class Instructors:
Janice and Tom will combine these three practical and powerful conceptual tools that people use to solve problems. Understanding the Games People Play and the Power of Strokes and interlocking Life Scripts can be helpful with relationships at home, at work and among friends.
Janice Dowson: SSW. Dip, Certified Teaching and Clinical Transactional
Analyst
Janice is one of Canada’s principal Teachers of Transactional Analysis.
Janice has achieved both Clinical certification and Teaching Transactional
Analyst certification through the International Transactional Analysis
Association’s rigorous training and certification process. She has been invited
to present seminars to international professional conferences, teach at
Calgary’s Chinook Training Institute, the local Women’s AM group and to staff of
local social agencies. For over the past 20 years Janice had been teaching the
practical tools of Transactional Analysis to counsellors, couples, children and
parents.
Tom Burton: RPC, MPCP,
Certified Clinical Transactional Analyst
Tom
is an experienced psychotherapist. He trained and qualified in
Transactional Analysis in the UK. He has been in private practice,
seeing individuals and couples for 8 years. He specializes in working
with clients’ core sense of self. His expertise also covers childhood
trauma, addiction issues, depression, couples counselling, and
experiences of disconnectedness. He would describe himself as flexible,
curious, solid and passionate about his work.
Understanding Yourself and Others:
Introduction to the Practical Tools of Transactional
Analysis
This course, known as the
TA 101 is accredited by the International Transactional Analysis
Association. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the
theory and practice of Transactional Analysis. TA concepts
provide clear and effective strategies for personal and
professional growth and change.
When: TBA
Cost: $195.00 (5
sessions)
(ITTA 101 Certificate included upon completion)
NEW ADVANCED CLINICAL
TRAINING CLASS LEVEL 1
Please call (604)878-8044
for information or email:
info@touchstonecounselling.ca
Reducing Stress In Your Life
This seminar
considers the multiplying costs of stress, myths and facts about
stress. Tips for becoming stress hardy including guided relaxation
exercise and a participant Resource Package are included.
Call (604)878-8044 for next seminar time.
