ICDTA - the International Centre for Developmental Transactional Analysis
ICDTA is an international network of trainers, supervisors, trainees, students and other interested parties who want to contribute to the following aims:
Developmental TA (DTA) refers to those approaches to TA that are focused on helping people to develop themselves rather than on curing pathology. The term was first used in print in 1995, as the title of a book by Julie Hay. It was subsequently applied when the IDTA – the UK-based Institute of Developmental Transactional Analysis was established and affiliated to EATA (European Association for TA) in 2003.
For those already familiar with TA qualifications, it comprises the fields currently called organisational, educational and counselling as opposed to psychotherapy. There are a number of key features of DTA, some of which are of course shared with PTA and others which differentiate the two broad approaches.
The shared principles include our commitment to behaving in non-discriminatory ways that respect diversity in all its forms, the use of contracting so that we work with clients rather than on them, our underlying philosophy around okayness, adherence to codes of ethics and professional practices, and our openness to analysing ourselves and using supervision in order to maintain continuous professional and personal development.
In addition, we all refer to the same TA theories, albeit that we vary in which ones we prefer to apply most often, the theoretical depth we go into, and the non-TA theories we choose to use alongside or combined with TA. We thus have a strong shared heritage which keeps us together as a TA community. This is important because it allows us to learn from each other. Applying similar concepts in different situations generates much of value to us all.
Qualifications and Awards
TA Associations already operate qualifications internationally for people to become Certified Transactional Analysts and then Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analysts, both within the four currently specified fields of application. ICDTA supports and also supplements these qualifications. See the DTA qualifications page for more details and a link to a summary chart.
Membership of ICDTA is currently free and by invitation only. Please contact us, without obligation on either side, if you share our aims and want to become involved. Membership categories are linked to qualifications and awards and include:
ICDTA is an international network of trainers, supervisors, trainees, students and other interested parties who want to contribute to the following aims:
- Maintenance and ongoing development of high professional standards in the application of developmental transactional analysis internationally
- Public awareness of the existence and benefits of various levels of qualifications and awards that confirm competence of application of developmental transactional analysis
- Accessibility to a diverse range of individuals who wish to develop and confirm their competence by attaining practitioner or vocational awards or professional qualifications in developmental transactional analysis
Developmental TA (DTA) refers to those approaches to TA that are focused on helping people to develop themselves rather than on curing pathology. The term was first used in print in 1995, as the title of a book by Julie Hay. It was subsequently applied when the IDTA – the UK-based Institute of Developmental Transactional Analysis was established and affiliated to EATA (European Association for TA) in 2003.
For those already familiar with TA qualifications, it comprises the fields currently called organisational, educational and counselling as opposed to psychotherapy. There are a number of key features of DTA, some of which are of course shared with PTA and others which differentiate the two broad approaches.
The shared principles include our commitment to behaving in non-discriminatory ways that respect diversity in all its forms, the use of contracting so that we work with clients rather than on them, our underlying philosophy around okayness, adherence to codes of ethics and professional practices, and our openness to analysing ourselves and using supervision in order to maintain continuous professional and personal development.
In addition, we all refer to the same TA theories, albeit that we vary in which ones we prefer to apply most often, the theoretical depth we go into, and the non-TA theories we choose to use alongside or combined with TA. We thus have a strong shared heritage which keeps us together as a TA community. This is important because it allows us to learn from each other. Applying similar concepts in different situations generates much of value to us all.
Qualifications and Awards
TA Associations already operate qualifications internationally for people to become Certified Transactional Analysts and then Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analysts, both within the four currently specified fields of application. ICDTA supports and also supplements these qualifications. See the DTA qualifications page for more details and a link to a summary chart.
Membership of ICDTA is currently free and by invitation only. Please contact us, without obligation on either side, if you share our aims and want to become involved. Membership categories are linked to qualifications and awards and include:
- Teaching and/or Supervising Member
- Professional Member, and Student, Master or Advanced Professional Member,
- Master Professional Member & Supervisor
- Practitioner Member, Student Practitioner Member
- Vocational Member or Associate Member
