ASHA Counselling and Training Services is the maiden programme of Centre for Holistic Integrated Learning and Development (CHILD). Founded in 1998, Asha’s mission is to provide counselling and training services for better living. Asha is also engaged in organizing events and conferences for the dissemination of transactional analysis and other allied fields for human growth, change and development.

The Centre for Information and Guidance India (CIGI) is a non-government, non–profit voluntary organisation engaged, inter alia in free guidance and counselling on higher education and career empowerment. Besides it conducts various training and coaching programmes. Its primary target being students, CIGI’s activities are also extended to supporting groups of parents, teachers, youth, voluntary organizations, educational institutions etc.

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We invite you to submit your program ideas for consideration. You could send a proposal for a workshop, paper presentation, lecture, conversation session in the fields of counselling, education, organisational development and psychotherapy.

• Workshops: This is to present proven models, ideas and frameworks for application to self and others.
  1.5 hrs or 3 hrs. Presenter can use a lecture or any other experiential format.
  
• Conversations: This is to present emerging and evolving ideas for further debate and discussion.
  45 min each presenter, 2 conversations per session
  • One presenter and one chairperson present. The presenter has 20 min to present his/her idea, followed by 25 min of dialogue/discussion with group.
  
• Papers: This is to present academic and applied research work for feedback and further improvement.
  45 min each, 2 papers per session.
  • One paper presenter and one chairperson. The presenter has 30 min to present, followed by 15 min for Questions and Answers
  

Please design your presentations in keeping with the conference theme and send your proposals by email to saata2009calicut@gmail.com

Presenters please send a workshop synopsis of 300 words along with a 100 word bio-profile of self along with the following details on the cover page of the proposal:

1. Name of presenter
2. Name of co-presenter(s), if any
3. Credentials of all presenter(s), (TA certification and/or other)
4. Title of the presentation
5. Nature of presentation (Workshop/Paper/Conversation)
6. Duration: Workshop (1.5 hours/3 hours); Papers (30 minutes); Conversations (45 min)
7. Seating arrangement (Circle/Theatre/Other)
8. Audio-Visual Aids needed (Board/Flip chart/OHP/LCD Projector*)
9. Group size limitations, if any
10. Any special care/protection needed for participants. If so, how will that be taken care of?
* LCD projector is subject to availability.

Click Here to Send in your proposals on or before 31st March 2009.

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An overview:

• The theme has relevance in the context of healthy individuals, families, organizations and communities.
• 3 days of organized and scientific learning (Workshops, Panels, Paper presentations, conversations, keynotes, support groups)
• Pre-Conference workshops on Wednesday, 23rd September and Transactional Analysis -TA 101 – the basic course on Wednesday-Thursday, 23rd and 24th September
• Participation by national and international transactional analysis practitioners
• Board of Certification CTA exams on Thursday, 24th September.

Dr. Eric Berne, the developer and originator of Transactional Analysis first used TA to treat psychiatric patients with the motto 'cure first and treat later". With Transactional Analysis gaining popularity internationally, its scope has widened to the four fields below

Counselling: Transactional Analysis is applied for problem solving and empowerment.

Educational: Transactional Analysis can be effectively used to create teaching-learning environments.

Organisational: Systemic growth and development of organisations is
enriched through Transactional Analysis.

Psychotherapy: Transactional Analysis is applied for healing past traumas to choose freely the future

The concurrent channels of the conference are based on the four fields in transactional analysis and beyond.The channels are

• Counselling / Psychotherapy
• Educational
• Organisational
• Personal development
• Health, Wellness and Spirituality

Conference Structure
The conference has a unique structure consisting of morning support groups, key note speeches, workshops, paper presentations, panels and stimulating conversation sessions besides other social programmes.
Workshops, presentations and discussions will be conducted simultaneously in the channels at different rooms at the conference. Delegates can choose to attend any channel of their interest.

Who can benefit:

• Transactional Analysts
• Students of Transactional Analysis
• Educators
• Students
• Parents
• Care givers
• Personnel from NGOs and social service organizations
• Psychotherapists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Counsellors
• Human Resources, Training and Organization Development professionals
• Corporate executives
• All individuals and groups seeking to enhance their inner potential

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	Sri A P M MOHAMMED HANISH I A S Presently Sri APM Mohammed Hanish IAS is the Director of Public Instruction - DPI Kerala. Born in Thiruvananthapuram and educated in Kerala. B Tech holder in Civil Engineering. Selected to I A S in 1996 and alloted to Kerala cadre. Asst Collector of Kollam from June 1997 to June 1998 Sub Collector of Perinlamanna from August 1998 to October 2001 General Manager, Roads & Bridges Development Corporation from Oct 2001 to July 2004 District Collector & District Magistrate of Ernakulam from July 2004 to May 2008 Director of Public Instruction from 07.05.2008 Main areas of interest : Reading & Travelling Married to Mrs. Ameena and have a six year old girl child Ayesha.
	Rebecca Trautmann Rebecca Trautmann is a licensed clinical social worker with a private psychotherapy practice in both New York City and Kent, CT.  Her favorite volunteer activity is serving on the ambulance service with the Kent Volunteer Fire Department. Rebecca was born and raised in South India and has one daughter, Leila.
	Mr. Kunhikrishnan Mr. Kunhikrishnan who is a Consultant Psychologist and has been positioned as Former Pro Vice Chancellor, Kannur University, Former Head, Dept. of Psychology, Former Director Distance Education, University of Calicut.  He is a Good speaker and an Educationalist.

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Pre Conference programmes

• PTSTA Workshop for Excellence will be held prior to the conference from Sunday-Wednesday, September 20th -23rd. This is an international workshop where PTSTA’s from several countries will gather to improve their awareness and skills in theory, teaching and supervising. In addition, the international PTSTA’s will add value to the conference. The workshop will be facilitated by Servaas van Beekum, TSTA (E, C) and Suriyaprakash C, TSTA (O). PTSTA’s can directly apply to servaasvanbeekum@bigpond.com
Click here for full details in a PDF file

• Pre-conference Workshops: Day-long workshops for personal and professional development on Wednesday, 23rd September. Details will be available soon.

• TA 101 on Wednesday-Thursday, 23rd-24th September. TA 101 is the basic introductory course on Transactional Analysis. Participants receive a certification of participation.
• BOC CTA Exams: Orals exams for CTA will be held on Thursday, 24th September. CTA’s and PTSTA’s who wish to be examiners, please inform us.

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• Fees in Indian Rupees, unless otherwise specified
• First early bird: 15% less if registered before June 15, 2009
• Second early bird: 10% less if registered before August 15, 2009
• Group registrations (3 or more) from one organization can avail 10% discount on total fee
• SAATA members who refer 10 delegates will get their registration fee waived
• Spot registrations at the conference cannot be guaranteed a conference kit
• Cancellation Policy - Cancellations of registration need to be communicated in writing through post or email

o Cancellation before 1st September will be refunded less administrative expenses of Rs.250/-
o Cancellations from 1st to 15th September will be refunded 50%
o Cancellations after 15th September will get no refund

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Requests for accommodation can be sent to us through e-mail to saata2009calicut@gmail.com. We will help reserve a room, all payments to be made directly to the facility at the time of checking in. Please DO NOT send any payment for accommodation with your registration.

Accommodation Options and Tariff

*Rates in Rupees, per room, per day. Meals not included.

Visit the respective websites to know more about the hotels:

www.fortunehotels.in
www.thegatewayhotels.com
www.sanatowers.com
www.nivalink.com/hysonheritage

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Hall Legend

• Block 1            F- First Floor               001- Hall 1

• Block2             G- Ground Floor          002- Hall 2

Click Here To Download Location Map

1. From Calicut Airport to the Conference Venue:
Take a prepaid taxi to Chevayur (Medical College) via Ramanattukara through NH 17 bypass to Thondayadu Junction.  Take a right turn towards Medical College at Thondayadu traffic signal and travel about 1.5 km to reach Chevayur  Junction. Turn left towards Malaparamba road and forward about 400 mts ahead to reach CIGI the Conference Venue on the right (next to Leprosy Hospital). 

2. From Calicut Railway Station/KSRTC Stand/Private Stand to the Conference Venue
Take an auto/taxi and travel towards Medical College.  Turn left at Chevayur Junction (before reaching Medical College) to Malaparamba Road and forward about 400 mts ahead and on the right side CIGI, the Conference Venue will be visible (next to Leprosy Hospital). 
 
Another option is to get a bus from Railway Station towards Medical College via new bus stand and get down at Chevayur.  Either by walk or minimum auto fare conference venue can be reached from the Junction. 

3. Hotel Sana is at medical college junction adjacent to Devagiri College.

4. Hotel Fortune and Hotel Hyson are in the city reachable by auto/taxi either from KSRTC/ Private Stand/ Airport.

Distance and Local Transport Tariffs

• Distance from Calicut Airport to CIGI is around 25 kms.  Taxi fare is Rs. 500/-, Auto fare is Rs. 200/-
• Distance from Railway Station to CIGI is around 6 kms.  Taxi fare is Rs. 200/-, Auto fare is around Rs. 100/-
• Distance from official KSRTC Bustand to CIGI is around 5 kms.  Taxi fare is Rs. 200/-, Auto fare is around Rs. 80/-
• Bus fare from both Railway station and Bus station would be Rs. 4.50/-

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