Exam Preparation Group
Maintaining focus and motivation in the exam prep period can often prove challenging for students when they have completed their formal TA training. An Exam Preparation Group provides ongoing stimulus, motivation, support and encouragement for those who are en route to their CTA exam.
Commencing September 2023
Learning is through active participation in the Group, and includes advanced theory discussion, supervision of client work, managing the practicalities of the exam process itself, written exam support and mock oral exams. The Groups aims to develop skills, competencies and perspectives that are part of becoming a fully-fledged psychotherapist, as well as providing peer support and opportunity for celebration too!
Meeting online on a Friday from 10am – 5pm (6 days over 10 months), the groups will be open to trainees who have completed four years of core TA training and achieved their Diploma Exam, and be closed groups with a maximum of 8 members per group.
All members of the groups will be in regular clinical supervision and will be engaged in preparation for their CTA exam.
Joining an Exam Preparation will enable you to:
- Do transactional analysis through presentation and analysis of tapes;
- Develop your identity as a practitioner through presentations of theory of your own choice/interest;
- Extend your knowledge of TA and the psychotherapeutic process through planned teaching by your trainer;
- Feel stimulated, stretched, focussed and motivated as you work towards achieving your goal;
- Supervise each other’s practice – a fantastic way to develop a meta-view of psychotherapeutic work;
- Familiarise yourself with the CTA oral exam processes;
- Receive group support and discussion about the CTA Written Exam preparation;
- Participate in a mock exam – either candidate or examiner;
- Learn tools and techniques to help you manage any anxiety around being observed and assessed;
- Discuss ethical dilemmas;
- Consider practical issues such as which recording equipment to use;
- Familiarise yourself with the marking criteria;
- Receive supervision on the exam process.
The content of the days will be contracted for at the beginning of each day, depending on the needs and wants of the group members.
Dates for Exam Prep Group 2023/2024
Exam Prep Group 1:
- 8th September 2023
- 20th October 2023
- 8th December 2023
- 16th February 2024
- 12th April 2024
- 7th June 2024
Exam Prep Group 2:
- 13th October 2023
- 17th November 2023
- 12th January 2024
- 15th March 2024
- 10th May 2024
- 5th July 2024
Tutor
Helen Rowland TSTA
Fee
The fee for Exam Prep Groups is £630 (inc. VAT). This may be paid in one instalment or by 3 instalments.
Apply Now – Places Limited
To secure your place in the Exam Preparation Groups, please email enquiries@physisscotland.co.uk or phone 07927 557217. Registration for Group 1 closes on the 25th August 2023. Registration for Group 2 closes on the 30th September 2023.
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