In transactional analysis (TA), a Contract is traditionally described as “an explicit bilateral commitment to a well-defined course of action”. Within this Contract we find the three elements: the Administrative, the Professional, and the Psychological. The psychological Contract was defined by Berne as concerning  “personal needs of supervisors, superiors and colleagues, of which they themselves may or may not be aware” 

This begs the question, if there are times when we are not even aware of it, how does the Psychological Contract fit with the idea that a Contract should be clear and explicit? 

And if we are not aware, can it still be called a Contract? 

In this workshop we will explore this paradox, discussing a possible change to the definition of TA’s Psychological Contract, and to our understanding of symbiosis, Drama Triangle, Transference and Counter Transference as Contracted phenomena. 

Facilitator

Marguerite Sacco

Marguerite Sacco, (BA, PTSTA–O), has over 30 years’ experience in organisational development. Grounded in Transactional Analysis, her work focuses on the design and delivery of customised learning and development processes, leading group interventions, and fostering meaningful, productive exchanges in the workplace. She currently serves as President of the International Transactional Analysis Association and is a Board member of both the South African Transactional Analysis Association and the Igwiba Foundation, a non-profit organisation working with communities affected by poverty and violent crime in South Africa’s townships.

Marguerite describes her work as the facilitation of engagement in positive, life-giving dialogue and practice, assisting the organisation to create what it desires for the optimal employee health and wellbeing. Her approach is couched in the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference and the ways in which we give meaning to our experiences.

Investment : Rs 1529/- (all inclusive)