International Centre for Developmental TA
The International Centre for Developmental TA (ICDTA) provides a Certificate and a Diploma in Developmental Transactional Analysis. These have been designed with an emphasis on practical application so that they equate to about 25% and 50% of the requirements for the well-established international TA qualification of Certified Transactional Analyst.
The ICDTA Certificate and Diploma are in Developmental TA, whereas the international CTA qualification is in one of four more specific fields. Students may state that they hold the Certificate (or Diploma) in Developmental Transactional Analysis; subject to approval by ICDTA they may also choose to specify a field of practice such as Coaching, Consulting, Teaching etc.
The ICDTA qualifications require students to produce portfolios and essays that demonstrate their competence. Students are also required to complete a defined number of hours of TA training and TA supervision (provided by internationally-accredited TA trainers) and to complete a defined number of hours application of TA in a professional capacity (i.e. using TA to help others develop).
Those seeking a DTA Professional Qualification choose an ICDTA Training Member as their sponsor and sign a three-cornered contract - student, sponsor/trainer and the ICDTA. Student and sponsor agree a suitable timeframe for attaining the qualification. Prior DTA training, supervision and practical application can be taken into account; in addition, the sponsor may allow some credit hours for training that has been provided by a TA psychotherapy trainer. Existing alternative qualifications in DTA may also be taken into account, although there are currently few of these available.
Julie Hay and a number of colleagues have developed the ICDTA qualifications
after working with a tertiary institute in England.
Transactional Analysis (TA) Training & Supervision