Time for a Change? A Review of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy Training and Examinations With Consideration to Adopting a More Inclusive and Nondiscriminatory Approach

Abstract

This essay reviews current training, examination, and assessment structures and processes in transactional analysis (TA) following on from the research article by Baker and Widdowson, which concluded that more research and a deeper understanding of neurodiversity is necessary in order to consider appropriate support for trainees and qualified practitioners in TA. Additional evidence drawn from live research at the 2021 online United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA) Conference is considered by the author alongside the experience of her supervisees and colleagues as well as her own experience as a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (PTSTA), written examination coordinator, and written and oral examination evaluator.