Contracts & Treatment Planning in TA Flashcards
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In TA group therapy, how does the contracting process differ from individual therapy?
Answer: Each member contracts individually with the therapist while the group witnesses and supports the contract
In TA group therapy, each member contracts individually with the therapist while the group serves as witnesses and sources of support for each member's contract.
What is the role of 'treatment direction' in TA therapy?
Answer: The overarching therapeutic aim toward script change and autonomy
Treatment direction in TA refers to the overarching aim of helping the client move toward script change, autonomy, and liberation from limiting early decisions.
What does 'okayness' in contracting refer to in TA?
Answer: The therapist affirming the client's inherent worth while working on behavioral change
Okayness in contracting reflects the TA principle that the contract is made between two OK people — the therapist affirms the client's inherent worth regardless of the changes being sought.
What is a 'doing' contract in TA?
Answer: A contract focused on specific behavioral change rather than script-level insight
A doing contract focuses on specific behavioral changes the client wants to make, which may be the focus of early-stage therapy before deeper script work begins.
How should a TA therapist handle a client whose stated contract conflicts with their script goals?
Answer: Explore the discrepancy between the stated contract and the script with the client
When a stated contract and script goals conflict, the TA therapist explores this discrepancy with the client, helping bring awareness to how the script may be sabotaging stated therapeutic goals.
What is 'consent' in the context of TA therapeutic contracts?
Answer: The client's informed, voluntary agreement to the therapeutic goals and methods
Consent in TA contracting means the client's informed, voluntary, and ongoing agreement to the therapeutic goals, methods, and processes — a fundamental ethical requirement.