Transactional Analysis in Russia

The article provides an overview of the content of the journal issue number 1 for 2022 from the Editor-in-Chief.

This article analyzes the opportunities and limitations of working with a life scripts within the framework of an integrative approach in transactional analysis. This is illustrated and shown by the example of a practical case of working with a client. The integrative approach in transactional analysis claims to be a comprehensive and in-depth study of the life scripts, including the body level, and is consistent with the latest research in neuroscience, in the field of building contact and therapist-client relationships.

Using this approach, the script is worked through gently and deeply at four possible levels: survival reactions, implicit and explicit memory, and introjects. Script cure happens in four directions: cognitive, affective, bodily, and behavioral.

The script with this approach is carefully and deeply worked out at four possible levels: survival reactions, implicit and explicit memory, introjects. The healing of the script takes place in four directions: cognitive, affective, bodily and behavioral.

The script system as a tool in practice allows psychologists and psychotherapists in practice to approach life script healing systematically and at all the levels simultaneously, to better understand the intrapsychic functions of the script and begin to heal through the relationship from the very first meetings with a client.

The article will compare and analyze the classical «Keyhole» model, which brings together all the methods of the integrative approach and the sequence of the therapy process, and its adapted version intended to be used with the Brainspotting method, in order to show by example the limitations of the integrative approach methods when applying the classic model and how they can be overcome in practice.

The article features interviews with ten principal trainers certified by the European Association for Transactional Analysis.

An interview with Alla Babich, a trainer certified by the European Association of Transactional Analysis, about how he chose the modality of Transactional Analysis and the particularities of his teaching.

An interview with Vladimir Gusakovsky, a trainer certified by the European Association of Transactional Analysis, about how he chose the modality of Transactional Analysis and the particularities of his teaching.

An interview with Nadezhda Zuykova, a trainer certified by the European Association of Transactional Analysis, about how she chose the modality of Transactional Analysis and the particularities of her teaching.

An interview with Elena Soboleva, a teacher certified by the European Association of Transactional Analysis, about how she chose the Transactional Analysis modality and the specifics of her teaching.

An interview with Dmitry Shustov, a trainer certified by the European Association of Transactional Analysis, about how he chose the modality of Transactional Analysis and the particularities of his teaching.

D. D. Kasyanov in an interview shares his memories of the first translations of Eric Berne's books and their first editions. The article discusses the correct and incorrect terms from the translator's point of view, which are used in some modern publications. An explanation is given of the main terms of TA.

The article describes the author's experience in concluding a contract under the auspices of the European Association for Transactional Analysis to prepare for the exam for the title of Certified Transactional Analyst

In 2021, the SOTA Council created a charitable committee consisting of three people: Nadezhda Zuykova, Inna Kochurova and Victoria Trofimova, and adopted a regulation on it. We publish the text.

Review of the book by Liuwe Kumpans "It's Me! Become yourself with Transactional Analysis!" The author considers the strength of the book to be a clear and accessible style of presentation and assignments.

Elena Soboleva's recollections of Fanita English and her contribution to the development of Transactional Analysis.