A Living History of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

Auteur

Steff Oates is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in Psychotherapy, living in Wales.

Diana Deaconu is a Certified Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy living in Romania.

Texte du rabat

This important book offers a comprehensive review of over seventy years of transactional analysis psychotherapy from within the field, considering its historical context and various applications, as well as how different aspects of the theory emerged and how they are applied.

Contenu

1. A historical perspective on the evolution of transactional analysis theory 2. Growth, challenge, and expansion of the theory 3. Bringing transactional analysis theory into practice: Complexities generated by the emergence of special fields of application 4. Development of the cathexis and redecision schools 5. Room for a diversity of thinking and approach: The development of constructivist, constructionist, and co-creative approaches in transactional analysis 6. The development of relational transactional analysis 7. Evolutions at the intersections of transactional analysis: The delicate edge between theory and mythology 8. An appreciation of a dynamic, sustainable robust theory and those who ensure it 9. Evolution and innovation: Some ways forward. Honoring the legacy and welcoming mutative change Index