TA101 with Te Ao Maori worldview
Ko te pai o ta tatou whakawhitiwhiti korero, ehara i te mea ko te pai o te korero engari ko te pai o te mohio ki a tatou.
How well we communicate is not determined by how well we say things but how well we are understood.
This TA101 will cover and discuss the official TA concepts in combination with Te Ao Māori world view.
The TA101 concepts offer insights into understanding yourself and others in a 2-day personal and professional development course.
E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā,
e kūkū te kererū.
The tui chatters, the kākā cackles,
the kererū coos
This whakataukī speaks of "It takes a variety of voices to converse in the forest." By evaluating our voices and diverse tunes, then music is created for the future.
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Transactional Analysis (TA) is one of the most accessible theories of modern psychology that examines a person's relationships and interactions.
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TA is a powerful set of tools that can have an enormous impact on your personal and professional interactions, communication, relationships and life.
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It is an approach that has both depth and breadth. It is not a "quick fix" and will always stand you in good stead whatever your situation.
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TA is a theory of human development, personality and communication and its more than just that – it can help us understand ourselves more, gain insights and increase self-awareness and help us bring about change.
This course offers a clear understanding of the concepts of transactional analysis with Te Ao Māori world view that can act as a
springboard for personal growth and professional development
Transactional Analysis is one of the most accessible theories of modern psychology that examines a person's relationships and interactions. In Māori culture, whanaungatanga (relationship) plays a significant role in examining relationships.
Whanaungatanga:
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Whanaungatanga refers to the building and maintenance of relationships. It involves establishing meaningful, reciprocal connections through cultural respect, connectedness, and engagement. Within this context, individuals understand themselves as part of a collective whole, emphasizing family-like relationships and interconnectedness within the community.
Whakapapa:
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Another relevant concept is whakapapa, which represents genealogical relationships. It exists at three levels: Whakapapa Atuataka (Cosmic Genealogies), Whakapapa Putaiao (Genealogies of the Natural World), and Whakapapa Tipuna (Ancestral Genealogies). These levels are interconnected, emphasizing the linkages between all things—human, environmental, and celestial. Relationships derive meaning from the complex strata of senior lineage (tuakana) to junior lineage (teina).
Therapeutic Implications: In therapy, relationships for Māori involve the interplay between archetypal entities within a person’s cosmology. Social contacts, interactions, and family influence these relationships. Understanding these complex elements is crucial when working with Māori clients. Remember, Māori concepts emphasize holistic wellbeing, interconnectedness, and cultural context, which can enrich psychotherapy practices. People who were raised within a cultural context will have embedded into their belief.
TA offers an easy to understand jargon-free language, in fact founder Dr Eric Berne deliberately created it that way. His goal was to create a psychological approach to understanding human behaviours in a way that everyone could understand it, from children to adults, from the boardroom to the shop floor. This two day course is packed with powerful psychological theory that has the inspiring quality of being easily usable for the newcomer, yet with a level of depth that can intrigue and excite practitioners for a lifetime. Transactional Analysis theories will enrich your dealings with people, groups and understanding of yourself.
Course Location & Fees
This TA101 is being held at St Andrews, 30 The Terrace, Wellington on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th November 2024, 9am - 5pm both days. The room will be open from 8:30am with tea and coffee making facilities available.
The fee is just $290 for both days inclusive of GST.
DISCOUNTS:
TAAANZ Members receive a $50 discount (join here) plus, if you are a member AND attend the 3 full days of the TAAANZ International conference, there is an additional $50 discount.
NOTE: if you wish to secure the discounts above please follow these steps:
1. Become a TAAANZ Member
2. Complete the Conference Registration and payment process
Then come back to this page to complete your TA101 payment. Thank you.
Your Facilitators
Dr Mandy Lacy
TSTA (Organisational), Coach,
Consultant, Facilitator
Mandy specialises in change management, transformation including benefits realisation management, communications and organisational development. She is an experienced consultant, leader, educator, facilitator, coach and trainer and brings a wealth of expertise across governance, strategic and operational aspects within enterprise, programme and project environments in organisations. More here
Qualified as a teaching and supervising transactional analyst (TSTA) in the organisational field, Mandy has a deep understanding of people and systems. She also holds a Learning Science and Technology Master's Degree and completed her PhD research in workplace efficiencies through group memory and learning in the workplace.
In more recent years Mandy has specialised in working with people to ignite their creativity for improved wellbeing, boosting confidence and overcoming self limiting beliefs and barriers more about this work here.
Takurua Tawera
Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Awa, Doctorate Candidate, AOD Practitioner, Cultural Advisor
Takurua Tawera is Ngai Tuhoe and Ngati Awa, a Doctorate Candidate and he has worked in the addictions field for 35 years.
His cultural experience comes from been raised on marae which has shaped his knowledge and passion for Te Ao Māori.
Trained as a psychotherapist specialising in transactional analysis, with training from Central Institute of Technology, University of Otago, and Massey University, Takurua is currently the Pou Whakarae for DAPAANZ.
Takurua currently works for Te Whare Oranga Ngākau, Manaaki Ora, a Kaupapa Māori Residential Alcohol and ther Drug Rehabilitation Programmes.
Takurua is also the Co-chair (Māori Caucus) for Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga/National Network of Family Violence Services and Chair of the White Ribbon Campaign Trust.
