Seminars
All welcome!
Our seminars are open to the general public as well as trainees and Transactional Analysts
In each seminar the presenter will share their new thinking
about a topic in Transactional Analysis or a closely related field.
There will be plenty of time for discussion, questions, and the interchange and generation of ideas.
Our
Mutual Respect Network seminars
are aimed at broadening our frame of reference around topics
which fall under the theme of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Tickets for these seminars are by voluntary donation (choose your amount).
All money raised by donations goes to The Berne Institute Bursary Fund,
Seminars at
Berne House, you are invited to arrive at 7pm for shared refreshments.
Seminars run from 7.30 - 9pm UK time.
See links below for online seminar timings.
For many years, our seminars have been a vibrant and stimulating way
of sharing ideas and connecting with others.
We look forward to welcoming you to our community.
New Paragraph
Mutual Respect
Network Seminar
Language, Culture, and Belonging in our TA Practice
Online
Wednesday 25th February 6:00 – 7:30pm (UK Time)
Presenter: Piotr Jusik
PTSTA (C)
Intersectionality has become a prominent topic in recent years, often evoking curiosity, uncertainty, the need for empathy, and at times even strong emotions. The world is becoming increasingly diverse, while at the same time some global movements lean toward nationalism. As TA practitioners, we work not only with individual clients, but also with the systems, cultures, and social contexts they belong to.
Our ability to create shared frames of reference and to foster stroke-rich environments plays a central role in supporting multicultural and multilingual clients to experience belonging. Becoming aware of our own capacities and resources in this process directly influences our potency as TA practitioners. The languages we speak, know, and are surrounded by shape our lived experience and structure our frames of reference, both at the individual level (Schiff & Schiff, 1975) and at the cultural level (James, 1994).
This awareness allows us to examine more closely how language influences transactional patterns at a psychological level. Paying attention to the linguistic configurations present in TA practice can support the creation of power-with rather than power-over relationships. Expanding this perspective to include communication styles—such as high- and low-context communication, as well as levels of formality that affect psychological distance—can further enhance inclusivity in therapeutic and professional settings.
By cultivating empathy and a reflective awareness of our own cultural lens, we can build stronger and more attuned relationships in an increasingly diverse world. Through the creation of shared frames of reference, people from different cultural backgrounds can grow and develop together, expanding their worldviews while remaining connected to their unique identities (Jusik, 2022).
Click here to buy tickets for this seminar
Mutual Respect Network Seminar
What is Critical Psychotherapy? The social turn and identity in the consulting room.
Online
Wednesday 21st January 6:30 – 8pm (UK Time)
Presenter: Helen Rowlands
TSTA(P)
The social turn refers to a broad movement within counselling and psychotherapy that understands the sociological and the psychological as being inextricably linked, each shaping the other. Significantly, It understand social, political, and cultural contexts as being the bedrock from which the psychological evolves, rather than being an external force which arrives developmentally later to impact the subjective sense of self. This is a radical way to think about the shaping and development of the self, and is leading to important challenges to the traditional practice of psychotherapy under the umbrella term of Critical Psychotherapy.
This seminar will explore the history of these ideas, explore some theories about identity from the field of Cultural Studies, and open up questions about what this means for contemporary practice. The hope is that there will have a lively and collaborative discussion about the future of psychotherapy.
Click here to buy tickets for this seminar
New Paragraph
New Paragraph
New Paragraph
