The training and accreditation of all psychotherapists and counselors, including Transactional Analysts, is carried out under the auspices of several professional organizations – these are outlined here:
Metanoia Institute's TA training programmes meet all the requirements of these bodies.
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Metanoia’s Diploma in TA counseling is accredited by the BACP. Through its work BACP ensures that it meets its remit of public protection whilst also developing and informing its members. It’s work with large and small organisations within the sector ranges from advising schools on how to set up a counselling service, assisting the NHS on service provision, working with voluntary agencies and supporting independent practitioners. BACP participates in the development of counselling and psychotherapy at an international level. For further information on the UKCP, contact
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy BACP House, 15 St John’s Business Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 4HB, United Kingdom. Telephone: General Enquiries: 01455 883300 Text: 01455 560606. Email:bacp@bacp.co.ukWebsite:www.bacp.co.uk
The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
Metanoia’s Diploma in TA psychotherapy is accredited by the UKCP. The UKCP is an umbrella organisation, with over 80 training, or accrediting organisations in membership. UKCP works to improve and maintain standards opsychotherapy, holds the national register of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counselors and consults on issues of concern to practitioners and support continuing professional development. For further information on the UKCP, contact: The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, 2nd Floor, Edward House, 2 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7LT. Tel.: 020 7014 9955; fax 020 7014 9977; email: ukcp@ukcp.org.uk web site: www.bacp.co.uk.
The European Association for Transactional Analysis Metanoia is affiliated to the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA)
The main purposes of the EATA are to : To promote knowledge and research on Transactional Analysis, to develop its theory, and to ensure agreed standards of practice and to promote cooperation in Europe in the field of Transactional Analysis. One of its main functions as a part of this is to set and administer the standards for the qualifying examinations for transactional analysts. Metanoia, like all the other European associations, uses the EATA examination structure as the basis for accrediting TA professionals. The Executive Secretary of EATA is: Marianne Rauter, Silvanerweg 8, 78464 Konstanz, Germany. Tel. (+49) (0) 7531 95270; fax (+49) 7531 95271;
email EATA@gmx.com . EATA's web site is at: www.eatanews.org
The International Transactional Analysis Association
Metanoia through EATA maintains close professional ties with the ITAA. This is a worldwide "umbrella" organisation for TA and its main purpose is to help advance the theory, methods and principles of transactional analyis. The ITAA publishes a monthly newsletter, The Script, and a quarterly journal of theory and research in TA, the Transactional Analysis Journal. You can contact ITAA at: 2186 Rheem Drive, #B-1, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA. Tel. +1 925 600 8110; fax +1 925 600 8112; email: itaa@itaa-net.org . For more information on the ITAA, you may like to visit their web site: www.itaa-net.org
The ITAA, is holding their annual Conference in Montreal in 2010 for further information please visit www.itaaconference.com
The International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis
IARTA was founded in 2009 to promote the development and promotion of relational transactional analysis. The organisation, a professional and intellectual community of individuals who are committed to developing relational perspective to transactional analysis is open to anyone, from all four of the TA fields who are committed to developing relational perspectives to transactional analysis and exploring similarities and differences with other approaches, is open to anyone who identifies with its ethos. IARTA will sponsor a major biennial conference, run real time and cyber colloquia and seminars, maintain a website and offer its members various other benefits. From Sept 2009 they can be found on: www.relationalta.com
The Institute of Transactional Analysis
Metanoia is a registered training establishment of the ITA. The ITA is a Registered Charity and its aim is to support the practice of TA in the UK. It publishes a newsletter, ITA News, appearing five times yearly, and holds an annual national conference, plus various regional and special-interest gatherings. For further information about the ITA, you can visit their website at: www.ita.org.uk. Or contact: the ITA Administrators, Broadway House, 149-151 St Neots Road, Hardwick, Cambs. CB23 7QJ. Tel. 0845 0099 101 (UK local rate); +44 (0) 1954 212468 (from abroad or mobile phones); fax 0845 0099 202 (UK local rate); Skype: ita.admin; email: admin@ita.org.uk.
