Diploma in UndersTAnding Organisations

A Relationship-Centred Approach Using TA (Transactional Analysis)

Physis Scotland is delighted to launch a Diploma in UndersTAnding Organisations: A Relationship-Centred Approach Using TA (Transactional Analysis) commencing in October 2024. The Diploma aims to enable those working in organisations to enhance their effectiveness and impact in their current role and/or future career.

This two-year programme is designed in two parts:

one year of TA study, delivered over 10 online sessions, focused on the individual and the group
one year of TA study, delivered over 10 online sessions, focused on the organisation and the system

Either year can be undertaken as a standalone course leading to a certificate in Organisational TA. Completing both years will lead to a Physis Scotland Diploma in UndersTAnding Organisations, providing other criteria are met.

About the Course

This programme is designed to be relevant to a broad spectrum of people working in organisations. Here are some typical needs that this programme will address:

Are you feeling challenged by people issues or working through others in your managerial or leadership role?
Are you looking to equip yourself for your next career move or even a shift of career?
Are in a professional role – such as Project Manager, Coach, OD, HR or Business Consultant – looking to enhance your skill set and understanding of organisations – their structure and dynamics?
Are you seeking to become more effective as a leader, to see the bigger picture and think strategically?
Perhaps you’re a group leader wanting to enhance your understanding of group dynamics.
Are you a therapist eager to find other ways to support clients with workplace issues in therapy?
Maybe you are familiar with TA or psychotherapy and are curious about what TA has to offer the organizational domain?

Look no further. This programme will set you up on a professional journey to either enhance your effectiveness and impact in your current role or help you transition into a role beyond your imagination.

Our dynamic Diploma in UndersTAnding Organisations: A Relationship Centred Approach, draws on TA theories and concepts, supported by a range of other recognised organisational theories to facilitate your learning and growth. However, we understand that adult learning is not just about good content and needs to engage you in thinking through how this can be applied to a group or organisation you know well through rich conversation and group activities.

Our programme has been designed by our highly experienced and internationally acclaimed Organisational TA practitioners with your needs in mind. Delivered online over 10 modules each year, enabling you to join us from the comfort of your home and from wherever you are located around the globe. Sessions are held on a Thursday evening, Friday daytime and Saturday morning, offering maximum flexibility to enable you to successfully complete your chosen path.

Tutor Vanessa Williams PTSTA highlights this excellent new course and the content it will be offering.

Pre Course Requirements

We strive to be as inclusive, fair and flexible as possible in all respects. In terms of admissions, this means that whilst this course is taught and assessed at post-graduate academic Level (e.g. Level 11 in the Scottish Framework and Level 7 in the English/Welsh Framework), you do not need to be a graduate to apply.

To take part in this approach to learning at this level, you will ideally need an organisational context to frame your learning, which can be a group, business or organisation that is familiar to you and a certain level of understanding of the core principles and theory of TA. Ordinarily, this will be obtained through the following route:

Completion of a TA 101 course
Successful completion of the Foundation Year in TA from any registered training institute around the globe

For those who have not followed this route and have some but limited knowledge of TA, we are delighted to offer an alternative route for you as follows:

Completion of a TA101 course within the past 3 years
Some previous exposure to Transactional Analysis
Experience of learning in a group or other advanced professional training
Undertaken the recommended reading (T A Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis by Ian Stewart and Vann Joines and Transactional Analysis for Trainers by Julie Hay)
Prepared written responses to 12 questions to demonstrate knowledge, understanding of core TA theory and reflected on their written answers with a programme facilitator

Course Content and Assessment

The Individual and the Group

This comprises one year of TA study, delivered over 10 online sessions.

Course content will include:

Enhancing communication and business conversations
Relationship-based psychological safety
Coaching and Appreciative Inquiry
Groups, teams and high-performance Teams
Facilitating Adult learning and change
Understanding culture
Ethics
Understanding group process and group dynamics

Assessment will include:

One 2,500-word essay
One 5-minute client recording, ‘front sheet’ and written transcript, shared with the group
Presentation of learning application at the final weekend
1-2-1 tutorial during the year with a course tutor

The Organisation and the System

This comprises one year of TA study, delivered over 10 online sessions.

Course content will include:

Understanding organisations through the lens of Transactional Analysis
Leadership and power
Communication in organisations
The organisational intervenor
Understanding organisational culture
Bringing about change
Organisation development

Assessment will include:

One 3,000-word case study
One 5-minute client recording, ‘front sheet’ and written transcript, shared with the group
Presentation of learning application at the final weekend
1-2-1 tutorial during the year with a course tutor

Recognition

Upon successful completion of the two-year course, you will be awarded the Physis Scotland Diploma in UndersTAnding Organisations: A Relationship-Centred Approach Using TA.

Join us on this enriching journey towards becoming an even more effective and confident organisational practitioner. Apply now and unlock new unimaginable possibilities in your organisational career.

Location

Online, via Zoom

2024/2025 Course Dates and Timings

10^th/11^th/12^th October 2024
14^th/15^th/16^th November 2024
12^th/13^th/14^th December 2024
16^th/17^th/18^th January 2025
13^th/14^th/15^th February 2025
6^th/7^th/8^th March 2025
3^rd/4^th/5^th April 2025
8^th/9^th/10^th May 2025
29^th/30^th/31^st May 2025
26^th/27^th/28^th June 2025

Thursday evening timings: 6.00pm – 8.00 pm (BST)

Friday daytime timings: 9.00am – 5.00 pm (BST)

Saturday morning timings: 9.00am – 1.00 pm (BST)

Course Fee

The annual course fee for 2024/2025 is £2,880 (inc. VAT). If you are being sponsored through your organisation, the fee is £3,240 (inc.VAT). If your sponsoring organisation is a charity, the fee is £2,880 (inc. VAT). Physis Scotland is committed to making training accessible and inclusive, therefore a termly payment plan or a 10-month payment plan is available.

Course Tutors

Vanessa Williams PTSTA and Marguerite Sacco PTSTA

How Do I Apply?

The Diploma in UndersTAnding Organisations: A Relationship Centred Approach Using TA information booklet and application form are available to download from the link below. Once we receive your application form we will invite you to attend an informal interview, which will take place online.

The informal interview is an assessment of the suitability of your personal and professional qualities, relevant experience and developmental goals, as well as covering information about the course. It will also allow us to get to know each other and for you to ask any questions about the course.

Finally, if you are successful at the interview, we will contact you personally to advise you of your place on the course, subject to satisfactory references.

Places are limited and we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The application deadline is 29^th August 2024.

Any questions?

If you have any further questions about the course please contact enquiries@physisscotland.co.uk or telephone Fiona Firman or Fiona Cook, Directors of Training, on 07927 557 217.

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