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TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS by Gerald Corey For Web Tutor for THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY Eighth Edition (2009) INTRODUCTION Historical Background KEY CONCEPTS View of Human Nature The Ego States The Need for Strokes Injunctions and Counterinjunctions Decisions and Redecisions Games Basic Psychological Life Positions and Lifescripts THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS Therapeutic Goals Therapist’s Function and Role Client’s Experience in Therapy Relationship Between Therapist and Client APPLICATION: THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES Therapeutic Procedures Application to Groups Applying Transactional Analysis in School Counseling
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TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Contributions to Multicultural Counseling Limitations for Multicultural Counseling SUMMARY AND EVALUATION Summary Contributions of Transactional Analysis Limitations and Criticisms of Transactional Analysis EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES FOR TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS Exercises for Personal Reflection and for Small Groups Questions for Reflection and Discussion WHERE TO GO FROM HERE RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS A CASE ILLUSTRATION: A Transactional Analyst’s Perspective on Ruth, by John M. Dusay, M.D. Assessment of Ruth Key Issues Therapeutic Techniques
INTRODUCTION Transactional analysis (TA) is both a theory of personality and an organized system of interactional therapy. It is grounded on the assumption that we make current decisions based on past premises—premises that were at one time appropriate to our survival needs but that may no
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longer be valid. TA emphasizes the cognitive and behavioral aspects of the therapeutic process. Within TA there are three recognized schools—classical, Schiffian (or reparenting), and redecisional—and two