Transactional Analysis Transforms Community Care Workers in South Africa

Pratt, Karen; Mbaligontsi, Mandisa

doi:10.1177/0362153714531723

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“…[50] Transactional Analysis as a tool can help people change their worldview and it has been found to have a transformational impact on the way people approach the world around them. [51] Conducting sensitivity training can also help nurses open up about their problems. The management could also look into ways of fostering better communication and involving them in the decision-making process.…”

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Transactional Analysis of Married and Unmarried Nurses

Thapar¹,

Nancy

2019

Indian J Psychiatr Soc Work

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Background: Transactional analysis is a theory of human personality and social behaviour. It is a comprehensive system of psychotherapy founded in the late 1950s by Eric Berne. Lately, organisational psychologists are waking up to the value of transactional analysis as a valuable Human Resources tool, giving them an insight into various interpersonal transactional styles in various professions. Nursing as a profession has always been characterised as a nurturing, caregiving and comfort providing job, which can emerge as a very taxing and stressful profession in return. The myriad role that nurses play requires certain interpersonal tactics and styles which are very typical demands of their job role. But their personalities and dispositions cannot be ignored. Hence, an attempt is being made in the present study to analyse different transactional styles being adopted by female nursing professionals, along with their back up styles and also the role of their marital status on how they deal with their patients. Methodology: For this purpose, a sample of 120 female nurses, 60 married and 60 unmarrieds, falling in the age range of 25-40 years, working in various private and government hospitals of Chandigarh was taken. The data was collected with the help of Transactional Styles Inventory-Nurses. Results: Results revealed significant differences between married and unmarried nurses. Married nurses were more nurturing while the unmarried nurses emerged to be more regulated in their interpersonal transactions. Conclusion: The overall interpersonal efficacy of nurses needs to be improved so that they can attain the position best suited to help them meet the demands of various roles that they have to play. Keywords: Transactional analysis, transactional functions, nurse-patient interaction

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Transactional Analysis of Married and Unmarried Nurses

Thapar¹,

Nancy

2019

Indian J Psychiatr Soc Work

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“…This encouraged us to share our work in this present article. Pratt and Mbaligontsi (2014) wrote of a psychosocial support program for community care workers in South Africa. Although the program as described seems similar to the one for a Transactional Analysis Proficiency Award, it is being run by qualified educational transactional analysts and for participants dealing with an HIV/AIDS pandemic.…”

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The Transactional Analysis Proficiency Awards

Hay¹,

Widén

2015

Transactional Analysis Journal

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This article describes an ongoing, largely voluntary educational project for children and adolescents called the Transactional Analysis Proficiency Award for Children and Young People (TAPACY). Its aim is to teach transactional analysis concepts as tools that youngsters can use to increase their self-esteem and social skills. The authors review the related literature prior to explaining the ideas and philosophy behind the project and how it is expanding into related awards for teachers and educators (TAPATE), helpers and assistants (TAPAHA), and caregivers and parents (TAPACP). They describe how transactional analysis concepts can be shared as gifts, the importance of multiparty contracting, the processes from teaching through assessment to awards, the use of transactional analysis supervision, and typical examples of outcomes for the young participants.

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“…[12,13,14,15] CCWs play an unprecedented role in the social welfare of community members, in addition to focusing on health needs. [16] No clear distinctions between these terms (CHWs vs CCWs) exist across current literature, mainly due to tasks that are formally or informally added to their job description. [17] Since 2010, the community oriented primary care (COPC) initiative, an example of CHWs' inclusion in healthcare service delivery, has been implemented in Gauteng, South Africa to help alleviate the burden on PHC professionals in underserved communities.…”

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confidence: 99%