About Course
Live workshop, also available as a hybrid workshop via Zoom
Dr Ričard Erskina renowned TA teacher, the only three-time recipient of the Eric Berne Award for the development of TA and the founder of relational integrative psychotherapy, after seven successfully held online seminars over the past three years, held a live workshop on May 23, 24 and 25, 2024.and the number of seats in the room was limited, and the workshop was also hybrid, as attendance was possible via Zoom as well.
The seminar was organized by the “Bubera” Specialist Medical Practice in the field of psychiatry, "Bubera" the National Association for Transactional Analysis of Serbia – NATAS, by Association „Beosavet” i Via Mea PR consulting services.
In accordance with the positive practice so far and the results of previous evaluations of online courses we have organized with Dr. Erskine, as well as the strong response from mental health professionals, we continue to organize educational programs with Dr. Richard G. Erskine, a leading figure in psychotherapy theory and practice worldwide, who presents theoretical concepts in an exceptionally accessible way and discusses, analyzes and supervises examples from practice with participants.
We invite all mental health professionals, psychotherapists and trainees from various psychotherapy modalities to register for this course, especially trainees in Transactional Analysis, Integrative Psychotherapy, Gestalt Therapy, Body Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis..
This time, the focus of the seminar will be on live demonstrations of Erskine’s theory and methods of Integrative Transactional Analysis and developmentally based, relationally focused depth integrative psychotherapy, and will include several presentations on the theory and methods of developmentally based relational integrative psychotherapy.
In addition to lectures on the theory and methods of depth psychotherapy, Dr. Erskine will present several live demonstrations of the method with volunteers acting as “clients”,highlighting different psychotherapy methods that resolve childhood trauma and cumulative neglect, while at the same time focusing on the central importance of the therapeutic relationship.
The live demonstrations will be followed by group discussions in the room about theory and the use of methods, alternative ways of working, and considerations regarding the possible further course of therapy for the “client.”
Topics to be covered include:
- unconscious relational patterns and physiological survival reactions;
- recognizing trauma symptoms;
- concepts of cumulative relational neglect;
- developmental attunement to the age at which neglect and trauma occurred;
- affective attachment disorders and nonverbal communication of relational neglect and trauma;
- establishing safety to facilitate safe age regression;
- therapeutic use of developmental images;
- deconfusion of Child Ego States;
- identifying relational needs and how they manifest at each developmental stage;
- responding to the client’s unspoken needs; and
- methods that facilitate the client’s integration of physiology, affect, cognition and behavior.
This workshop will be held in English with consecutive* non-professional interpretation into Serbian and Russian. You can read what consecutive interpretation is here.
If you cannot attend in person, join us via Zoom!
We will use Zoom to provide simultaneous passive online access to the workshop for participants who are unable to attend in person.
We are aware that there is great interest in Dr. Erskine’s workshops and that these are challenging times, so many colleagues are unable to attend in person.
We want to include all of you for whom this will be the only way to attend the demonstration of this unique form of Dr. Richard Erskine’s psychotherapeutic method and to be part of this exciting learning experience.
*Dr. Erskine insists on consecutive interpretation as another opportunity for attunement within the translation process, where it is possible to observe how the lecturer and interpreter “dance together and create art.” The interpreters are not professional interpreters, but colleagues and professionals in the field of psychotherapy, because in this type of content they have proven to be much better than professional interpreters who do not have knowledge and experience in the field of psychotherapy.
In the following text you can find:
- What the difference will be between attending “in person” and attending “online” in terms of the professional content of the seminar, and what the agreement is regarding seminar attendance and recording of the seminar
- What else, in addition to these differences, has been organized for in-person participants
- IMPORTANT: accompanying educational, testing and evaluation materials and certificates
- Information on seminar participation fees and seat reservation
- Discount policy and conditions for group registration
- Information about interpretation into other languages, other than Serbian, if you have your own interpreter
- Cancellation policy by the organizer and participants, general seminar terms for all participants, informed consent for seminar recording, contract terms for participation, and copyright notices and restrictions
- Application form
- Information about Air Serbia flight benefits
- Information from the Tourist Organization of Belgrade about additional benefits for participants
What the difference will be between attending “in person” and attending “online” in terms of the professional content of the seminar, and what the agreement is regarding seminar attendance and recording of the seminar
The differences primarily relate to the possibility of active in-person attendance and passive online attendance, as well as the way in which in-person and online participants will see the audio and video outputs, as well as photo/audio/video recordings.
Some in-person seminar participants will be able, if they wish, to volunteer as “clients” so that Dr. Erskine can demonstrate his method and way of working with them.
All seminar participants are hereby informed that consent to recording, that is, giving informed consent,, is a condition for concluding the contract, that is, for participating in the seminar.
You can view the informed consent form for seminar recording here
In order for seminar participants attending in person to be able to see and hear clearly what is happening during the demonstrations, the seminar will be audio and video recorded with two cameras, as follows:
Camera no. 1 will record::
- video of Dr. Richard Erskine
- video of the flipchart/slides with the presentation, if used
- video of the “client” or “clients” with whom Dr. Richard Erskine is conducting the demonstration, “from the back” so that their face is not visible
- in the possible case of work with a small group, there may be a small possibility that the face of someone from the small group is visible, and that face will be blurred in the recording that remains as a permanent record after the seminar
- the video recordings made and subsequently processed in this way will become part of the permanent video record/recording of the seminar
- the audio output and recordings from this camera and/or microphones recording the “client/clients” will be broadcast in the room and online and will become part of the permanent seminar recording
Camera no. 2 will record:
- the audience occasionally, during questions and discussion
- Dr. Erskine and the “client” or “clients” with whom Dr. Richard Erskine is conducting the demonstration
- video output recordings from this camera (no. 2) will be broadcast exclusively in the room where the seminar is being held and and will not be distributed to the Zoom meeting where the hybrid online part of the seminar is taking place, and will not become part of the permanent video record/recording of the seminar, except for the “clients” whose work with Dr. Erskine was recorded by this camera and who will be able to permanently receive the part of the recording showing their work,as well as the informed consent for seminar recording.
- the audio output and recordings from this camera and/or microphones recording the “client/clients” will be broadcast in the room and online and will become part of the permanent seminar recording
This practically means that participants attending in person will be able to see and hear the processof the therapeutic method demonstration, see both the lecturer and the “client” with whom the demonstration is being carried out, the flipchart/slides and the audience during questions and discussion using conference audio/video technology.
Participants attending online via Zoomwill be able to follow the video of only the lecturer and the slides/flipchart throughout, and will not be able to follow video of the “client” or the audience; they will be able to follow the audio of the lecture, demonstrations with the “clients,” and questions and discussion with the audience.
Part of the permanent video recording will be from camera no. 1, and audio from both cameras and all microphones. The permanent audio and video recording from camera no. 2, in the part showing the work of the “client” with Dr. Erskine, will be available only to the “clients” whose work was recorded.
This organization of video output enables protection of the client’s identity and prevents participants from recording them.
Also, for additional anonymity protection,Dr. Erskine will address all male volunteers by the name Džon/John,and all female volunteers by the name Džejn/Jane.
If work is conducted with a small group, numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. will be added to these names in order to distinguish participants.
In addition, participants attending the seminar in person, will be able during the time provided for questions and discussion, to ask questions and discuss with the lecturer and other participants the topics that arise in connection with the theoretical concepts and practical demonstrations presented during the seminar.
Online participants via Zoom will not be able to volunteer as “clients” for the demonstration of the lecturer’s working method. They will be able to ask questions only in the Zoom chat, which will be monitored by someone from the organizing team.
Online participants are not guaranteed that their questions will be included in the seminar, and only if there is time and space will those questions be included in the discussion with the lecturer and other participants through a member of the organizing team.
What else, in addition to these differences, has been organized for in-person participants
Participants who come to the seminar in person in Belgrade, at Hotel “M” where the seminar will be held, will be provided with the following for all three seminar days, included in the price: one morning and one afternoon break, during which juice, water, coffee, tea, savory and sweet pastries will be served, as well as a joint lunch. The hotel provides free parking for participants.
Hotel accommodation nearby:
IMPORTANT: accompanying educational, testing and evaluation materials and certificates
All seminar participants, whether attending in person or online, are informed and familiar with the fact that the seminar fee of €299 / 35,880 RSD online and €469 / 56,280 RSD in person does not includethe following additional materials: the lecturer’s presentation, handouts, and the audio and video recording of the course, except for the previously mentioned recordings for “clients.”
For educational purposes, as preparation for the knowledge test, appropriate texts on key concepts and methods of Integrative Transactional Analysis will be provided and sent to all participants by email, in Serbian or English, before the start of the seminar.
The knowledge test and evaluation, in Serbian, Russian or English, must be completed by all seminar participants without exception,and their online location will be provided before the start of the seminar.
All participants are informed that if they do not complete the knowledge test and evaluation questionnaire, they WILL NOT RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE at the seminar , due to the rules applicable to all accredited continuing education programs according to the CE regulations.
The certificate of seminar attendance will be sent to all participants by email, but only after they complete the evaluation questionnaire and the knowledge test.
All participants who complete the evaluation questionnaire and pass the knowledge test will receive by email a certificate for 15 hours of psychotherapy education with Dr. Richard Erskine, and according to the decision of the Serbian Health Council No. 153-02-94/2024-01 dated March 11, 2024, 7 CE pointsfor the Medical and Dental Chambers, and 6 CE points for the Health Council and the Chamber of Nurses and Health Technicians.
and 6 CE points for the Health Council and the Chamber of Nurses and Health Technicians.
In person
Fee for in-person attendance
The number of seats is limited.
Seat reservation for in-person attendance will be made in the order in which full seminar fees are paid for in-person attendance.
469€ / 56.280-RSD
Online
Fee for online attendance
The number of participants is not limited.
299€ / 35.880-RSD
Discount policy and conditions for group registration
Discounts are granted exclusively for group registrations and group payments. See conditions**)
| Discount per member | Number of group members | Number of group members | Number of group members |
| Type of participation and fee | ≥10 | ≥20 | ≥30 |
| Online 299€ / 35.880-RSD | 12€ / 1.440-RSD | 20€ / 2.400-RSD | 29€ / 3.480-RSD |
| In person €469 / 56.280-RSD | 20€ / 2.400-RSD | 35€ / 4.200-RSD | 49€ / 5.880-RSD |
* Conditions for receiving a discount:
- the group representative submits a list containing the names, surnames, email addresses and phone numbers of all group members
- all group members must complete the application form and agree to the general terms of the course, informed consent for seminar recording, conditions for concluding the participation agreement, notices and restrictions regarding copyright, and cancellation policy
- payment is made exclusively by arrangement with the organizer
Information about interpretation into other languages, other than Serbian, if you have your own interpreter
If you have an interpreter for your own language, different from Serbian, a separate interpretation channel will be provided for online participants. The maximum number of channels, and therefore languages, is 10, but if there are additional languages, we will try to solve that issue with a little goodwill.
For in-person participants, a tour guide system will be provided, meaning that participants will listen to their interpreter through tour guide system headphones.
If you have an interpreter for your language, regardless of whether you are attending in person or online, please contact us so that we can provide the technical conditions on time.
Cancellation policy by the organizer and participants, general seminar terms for all participants, informed consent for seminar recording, conditions for concluding the participation agreement, notices and restrictions regarding copyright
You can read the general course terms here, and the cancellation policy he
All seminar participants are informed that consent to recording, that is, giving informed consent, is a condition for concluding the contract, that is, for participating in the seminar and that in the event of revoking this consent, they are not entitled to a refund of the funds paid to the seminar organizer.
You can view the informed consent form for seminar recording here
You can read the notice and restrictions regarding copyright policy here
All seminar participants, online and in person, must agree to the general terms, informed consent for seminar recording, cancellation policy, and notice and restrictions regarding copyright when registering.
Additional information about Air Serbia flight benefits
A 15% discount for economy class or a 20% discount for business class is provided if you reserve and purchase flight tickets through the Air Serbia website, except for flights to/from Russia. Instructions for using the discount when purchasing tickets and the promo code will be provided at the request of the seminar organizer after payment of the fee.
- This discount can only be used for ticket purchases from December 1, 2023 to May 22, 2024.
- The discount applies only to Air Serbia flights, except Russia, one-way and return.
- The maximum ticket validity period is until May 2024.
- The last travel day is May 31, 2024.
Information from the Tourist Organization of Belgrade for seminar participants about additional benefits.
To be announced later.
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Dr. Richard G. Erskine is a clinical psychologist and training director at the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy.
Originally trained in child therapy and then in client-centered therapy, Dr. Erskine also studied Gestalt therapy with Fritz and Laura Perls.
He is a certified clinical transactional analyst and a licensed psychoanalyst specializing in psychoanalytic self psychology and object relations theory.
He holds the highest status of trainer and supervisor in TA.
His work is an integration of these concepts and fifty years of clinical experience, including work with children with various disorders, prisoners in maximum-security prisons, clients with narcissistic and borderline disorders, post-traumatic stress syndrome and dissociative identity disorders.
Recently, his research and clinical practice have focused on the treatment of the schizoid process and obsessive disorders.
He is the author of several books and a number of articles on the theory and methods of psychotherapy. His best-selling book, co-authored with Jane Moursund and Rebecca Trautmann, is Beyond Empathy: A Therapy of Contact-in-Relationship (1999, Brunner/Mazel). He recently published The Art and Science of Relationship: The Practice of Integrative Psychotherapy in 2022; Early Affect Confusion: The Borderline Client in 2021, which was translated and published in Serbia in 2023 under the title Early Emotional Confusion by Clio; and Healing Relationship: Commentary on Therapeutic Dialogue in 2020, as well as a book on the schizoid process in 2023, which is currently being translated, with publication in Serbian planned for 2024 by the same publisher.
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Course Content
Developmentally Based, Relationally Focused Depth Psychotherapy
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