{"id":4470,"date":"2016-04-23T12:13:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T12:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counsellingtu.onpressidium.com\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:33:00","slug":"011-note-taking-transactional-analysis-7-stages-of-process-in-practice-and-supervision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/011-note-taking-transactional-analysis-7-stages-of-process-in-practice-and-supervision\/","title":{"rendered":"011 \u2013 Note-Taking \u2013 Transactional Analysis \u2013 Seven Stages of Process in Practice 1 \u2013 Supervision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

011 – Note-Taking – Transactional Analysis – Seven Stages of Process in Practice 1 – Supervision<\/h1>\n\t
<\/div>
<\/div>\n\t\"subscribe_itunes<\/a>\n\t

In episode 11 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly look at note-taking for counsellors. ‘Theory with Rory’ explores the ego states of transactional analysis (TA), while ‘Skills with Ken’ relates the seven stages of process to practice. Our presenters end the podcast by speaking about how best to use supervision.<\/p>\n\t

<\/div>\n\t\n\t

Note-Taking for Counsellors<\/h2>\n\t

Rory and Ken describe their own methods of formal note-taking, and explain the importance of these being purely factual, and not mentioning clients by name (for example, using code numbers). The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions<\/em><\/a>, published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, requires us to keep appropriate and accurate records.<\/p>\n

It is vital to ensure notes are stored securely, and that any such information on a hard drive is safely destroyed when the computer is disposed of. Ken and Rory describe what to do if a client’s notes are requested by a coroner or court. The Information Commissioner’s Office <\/a>(ICO) is responsible for the implementation of the Data Protection Act 1998<\/a>; you can find out how it applies to your work on the ICO’s website.<\/p>\n

Counsellors may also choose to keep ‘process notes’ or ‘personal jottings’ in their own journals about client process; these could in theory still be requested by a court. If a client requests that no notes are kept, record this in writing.<\/p>\n\t

Transactional Analysis<\/h2>\n\t

Rory provides an introduction to the Parent-Adult-Child ego model developed by Eric Berne. While person-centred theory sees us an organismic whole, this model sees us having three distinct ego states:<\/p>\n