Counselling Connection

The treatment contract is an element that distinguishes transactional analysis from other therapeutic approaches.  It is a specific agreement between a therapist and a client to accomplish clearly stated goals. Berne (quoted by Stewart and Joines, 1987) defined a contract as an explicit bilateral commitment to a well-defined course ... Read More

Personality development has always been a hot topic in realm of mental health disciplines. From Freud to Piaget, many theories of personality balance the input of natural, genetic, and environmental factors to try to explain the foundation of human behaviour.

"Life is a learning experience. The complexity of human behaviour is

Eric Berne, the pioneer of transactional analysis, made complex interpersonal transactions understandable when he recognised that the human personality is made up of three "ego states". Each ego state is an entire system of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours from which we interact with one another. Parent, Adult and ... Read More

Negotiation is defined by the Macquarie Dictionary (1998) as 'to confer (with another) with a view to agreement'. There are no formal rules governing how these negotiations are to be conducted, although there are culturally accepted styles or approaches for doing so. What negotiation and conflict have in common? The obvious common ... Read More

The following is an extract from an article published at the news.com.au website in November:

“PHILANDERING husbands could soon be forced by the courts to keep paying for their mistresses after an affair ends. That is just one outcome set to arise from laws on broken de facto relationships that will