Introductory Course | Foundation Course | Advanced Training |
Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy |
Course Starting January 2017 |
This course comprises three years of part-time. The maximise flexibility, each year is contracted for independently, allowing breaks in the training or taking up training at another RTE. It provides in in-depth coverage of transactional analysis (TA), ethics and professional issues to prepare a student for professional practice as TA psychotherapist, or as therapeutic counsellor registered as a TA Practitioner. There are twenty days of training, and an option of ten sessions of group supervision for those seeing clients, in each of the years offered.
Those seeking registration as a TA practitioner and those who have appropriate prior training and/or experience to allow them to credit prior learning towards the total 2000 training /supervision/client hours required, may not need to take all three of the training years. However, most students can expect to take four to five years between entering the Advanced Training First Year course and taking their CTA examination.
Successful completion of the training leads to the option of inclusion in the National Register of Psychotherapists published by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. Students may achieve their diploma during the second year of training on submission of satisfactory diploma assessments. They may then choose to apply for accreditation with BACP or UKCP (in this case, via UKAHPP and UKATA, subject to having completed the required practice hours, while continuing their training for the CTA examination.
The different schools within TA; theory and practice. Ways to think about problems, change, treatment and healing. Supervision. Developing a flexible repertoire of responses to client’s needs.
Advanced theory. Working with specific severe clinical disorders.
Specialisations. Clinical Practice and Supervision.
Most students, working for qualification as a Certified Transactional Analyst use a fifth year for exam preparation.
Guest trainers will give students exposure to the variety of styles, theoretical emphasis and ways of working in TA.
Students are encouraged to use the material to develop their personal therapeutic style and professional identity.
Students may move between different ITA approved training centres during their training.
External validation by EATA: See additional requirements for CTA on previous pageDuration (per year)
140 hours a year over 10 week ends; (1 w/end monthly) for 3 years60 hours over 10 weekends in the fourth year.
Suitable for
Anyone starting a career in psychotherapy OR those already working as a counsellor, OT, social worker, psychologist, CPN, teacher etc
Admission by
Application Form plus:
(a)Interview to assess personal/academic suitability and two satisfactory references normally including a trainer’s reference. Accreditation by Prior Learning permitted.
Or (b) Graduating from Contact Point Foundation Year.
Criteria of admission
Post graduate level entry or equivalent .Foundation Year Certificate. ILP agreed with trainer. Satisfactory supervision report if seeing clients.
Year 1 completion certificate. ILP agreed with Trainers plus satisfactory supervision report
Year 2 completion certificate. ILP agreed with Trainers plus satisfactory supervision report
Year 3 completion certificate. ILP agreed with Trainers plus satisfactory supervision report training Contract with both a Contact Point Trainer, and with EATA
Modules & Course Units required
A minimum of Three modules of ten Units each
Assigned work & method of assessment
Year 1 & 2 & 3: Two written assignments 1 presentation, on-going evidence of communication skills
Year 4 Dissertation, viva & presentation of audio recorded client work.
Evidence of anti-discriminatory practice required throughout the Course.
Assessment by
Years 1 &4: Peers, Trainers & External Examiner
Years 2 &3: Peers, Trainers.
For CTA: EATA Examiners
Internal marking of written assignments
Two Trainers must agree; where they disagree a third Trainer marks work.
Appeals re course work
External Moderator makes final decision.
Appeals re administrative/other training matters
External Moderator
Hours client contact required
A significant proportion of the CTA requirement: 750 hours of which 500 must be using TA over at least 18 months
Hours theory required
The 5 year course (Foundation + Adv Dip) provides 620 hours, exceeding the CTA requirement of 600 (of which 300 must be TA)
Hours of Supervision required
150 of which 75 must be TA as follows:
Year 1 One hour per 6 hours client contact.
Thereafter, at supervisor's discretion;
minimum 25 hours credit per year.
Mental Health familiarisation
120 hour Mental Health Familiarization placement.
Additional hours required.
See handbook.
Eligibility for CTA exam
Candidates may continue to accumulate relevant hours during the exam preparation process.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Required; for working with private clients
Personal therapy
Required with approved psychotherapist. Minimum of 40 hours per year-
for four years and continuous during training
Membership of UKATA
UKATA Student membership required.
Upgrade to Contractual Trainee required in final year
Students required to adhere to Contact Point & UKATA Codes of Professional Practice,
Statement of Ethics and Complaints Procedures
Contact Point Trainers required to adhere to
The 5 year course (Foundation + Adv Dip) provides 620 hours, exceeding the CTA requirement of 600 (of which 300 must be TA)
Written Course contract
This is a requirement.
On completion of 2 years advanced training
Diploma awarded by Contact Point may be used as part requirement for BACP or UKAHPP Accreditation
After 4 years advanced training
Advanced Diploma awarded by Contact Point.
Students may join the EATA CTA exam preparation group
The CTA award, with the psychological placement and appropriate hours, entitles them to inclusion in the
UKCP National Register of Psychotherapists
Fees in 2015 (reviewed annually)
£1550 tuition - plus supervision fee with Approved Supervisors separately negotiated for exam preparation.
Likely additional expenditure
Books £200; UKATA membership £60 p.a. EATA exam fees: Written Exam £520; Oral £150.Conferences extra
Likely sources of Funding
Government Career Development loans Some employers prepared to fund staff
Venue
As stated at annual registration.
Course dates
Attendance for Personal Development only
This option permits attendance without taking exams. A Certificate of Attendance is issued.