{"product_id":"9781782201571","title":"Co-Creative Transactional Analysis: Papers, Responses, Dialogues, and Developments","description":"\u003cp\u003eCo-creative transactional analysis is an approach to a particular branch of psychology which, as the phrase suggests, emphasizes the “co-” (mutual, joint) aspect of professional relationships, whether therapeutic, educative and\/or consultative – and, by implication, of personal relationships. The “co-” of co-creative acknowledges the transactional, inter-relational, mutual, joint, and co-operative, as well as partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its roots in field theory and social constructivism, and based on guiding principles which emphasize “we” psychology, shared responsibility, and present-centered development, co-creative transactional analysis offers a re-reading of transactional analysis – and, more broadly, of other approaches to psychology and psychotherapy – which emphasizes health alongside illness and pathology; dialogue and discourse; the active engagement and participation of the therapist in the therapeutic endeavor; and the potential and possibilities of relationships and therapeutic relating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-creative transactional analysis is very much part of the contemporary concern regarding the “relational turn” in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and counselling, and represents a “two-person psychology\" and, arguably, a “two-person-plus psychology”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by the authors over some fifteen years, the co-creative approach has found a resonance not only among psychotherapists, but also educationalists, consultants and coaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book itself represents and reflects the co-creative approach in that is based on a critical dialogue between the authors themselves about their collaborative and independent work, as well as between invited contributors and the authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is anticipated that the book will further the constructivist approach to therapy and coaching whereby meaning constantly evolves through dialogue, discourse creates systems and the co-creation of new or novel experiences and narratives provide new relational possibilities or ways of being with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karnac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096601825520,"sku":"9781782201571","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782201571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}