Foundation Year
All fields
About the Course
For the academic year 2025/26 we will be offering 2 Foundation Year Groups, one Group will be in person at Berne House on Saturdays and Sundays and one Group will be online on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The major focus of this one-year part-time course (20 days of training), is on providing an in-depth awareness of TA and its applications in all fields. It will be relevant for anyone working in, or considering a career in the helping professions, teaching, management consultancy, and has many wider applications.
As well as considering the major theories of TA and their applications, it also includes practical, experiential and skills-development work, and provides an experience of personal development.
Summary
Course Cost
Fees 2025/26
£2550
Course Dates
Dates 2025/26
Venue: Berne House
4 -5 October 2025
1 - 2 November
29 - 30 November
10 - 11 January 2026 (online)
7 - 8 February
7 - 8 March
11 - 12 April
9 - 10 May
13 - 14 June
11 - 12 July
Venue: Online
8 - 9 October 2025
5 - 6 November
3 - 4 December
14 - 15 January 2026
11 - 12 February
11 - 12 March
15 - 16 April
13 - 14 May
17 - 18 June
15 - 16 July
Tutors
Adrienne Lee TSTA(P)
Frances Townsend TSTA(P)
Debbie Robinson TSTA(O)
Annette Terry PTSTA(P)
Rebecca Elston CTA(P)
Our Core Philosophy
At The Berne Institute we recognise that people come into TA training with widely differing experiences of clinical practice, theoretical knowledge and formal academic learning, and that they differ widely also in their current personal resources and skills. Our courses therefore honour the uniqueness of each individual’s learning and experience and their different learning styles, pace and areas of competence.
The philosophy and practice of Homonomy that respects our mutuality and interconnectedness has been recently integrated into the Berne Institute philosophy. The aim is to expand the focus in our theory and practice from individual change to include a focus on the wider implications of our work on the whole community and our planet.