The author reports on innovative work with the ego state model and, specifically, the implications for practice when the conventional model is inverted. The article goes on to explore the possibilities for promoting growth and development using a reframing of core transactional analysis concepts. Finally, the author offers a connection between transactional analysis and the emerging field of positive psychology.
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