Liaison Committee
This committee is responsible for ensuring the membership is inspired to continual professional as well as personal growth. Members of the committee are recommended by the Chairperson and appointed by the Board. The term of office is three (3) years with staggered appointments to provide continuity.
The chairperson submits an annual report to the Director of Research and Innovation for presentation to the Board of Directors.
The Editorial Board has the authority and responsibility for producing the Transactional Analysis Journal (TAJ) and special publication projects sponsored by the Editorial Board. While the Editor and Editorial Board will be directly responsible to the Board of Directors for reporting their activities and obtaining approval for financial expenditures, the Editorial Board has the sole and final authority for determining the content of these publications.
The Editorial Board shall consist of the Editor and up to twenty-one (21) Editorial Board members, will serve for a term of three (3) years. Terms are rotated so that each January, seven (7) new members replace those members whose terms are expiring. Recommendations for the Editor and the Editorial Board members (whether for 3-year terms or to fill vacancies) are submitted by the current Editorial Board to be approved by the Board of Directors. Special editors may be appointed by the Editorial Board in addition to the Editorial Board Members. on the recommendation of the Editorial Board by a 2/3-majority vote of the Board of Directors.
The Script Committee has responsibility for producing The Script, the official newsletter of ITAA, and for gathering and distributing information of interest to TA Associations and individual members. The Editor of The Script and Script Committee members have the authority and responsibility for developing the content and format of the newsletter, while having responsibility for reporting its activities to the Board of Trustees and obtaining approval for financial expenditures. The President or the Board of Trustees may require certain material to be published.
The TAJnet is an Internet site created by the ITAA as an extension of TAJ. It receives, processes and publishes scientific articles related to the theory and practice of transactional analysis. This journal aspires to be a viable resource.
TAJnet is a rapid publication, peer review electronic journal for people in the broad field of the helping professions including: psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, medical professionals, corrections administrators and officers, military trainers, educators, social scientists and organisational development professionals, Graduates, Undergraduate students and practitioners.
This journal also publishes articles for those with no previous exposure to transactional analysis. It also offers suggested articles for those persons on an intermediate level, that is, for persons familiar with the theory but have not yet reached a stage of advanced knowledge and application.
The TAJ net Editorial Board Chairperson is appointed by The Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Director of the ITAA Operations Division. Its editor is an associate editor of TAJ and works under the TAJ editor.
The members of the Editorial Board are recommended by the Editorial Chairperson for appointment by the Board of Trustees.
Term of office for the Chairperson and members of the editorial board is three years from the date of appointment.
The TAJ Editor selects a panel of TAJnet resource experts to read and evaluate articles for publication.
The TAJ net Editorial Board Chairperson is responsible for the design of the website, that is: creating a logo, evolving a format and getting clearance from the Board and the Editor.
The TAJ net Editorial Board Chairperson is responsible for international promotion of TAJnet.
Eric Berne Memorial Award Committee
The Eric Berne Memorial Award in Transactional Analysis was established to give recognition to individuals who have made major contributions to transactional analysis.
The committee is comprised of a Chair and a maximum of nine (9) Members. The ITAA Board of Directors appoints the Chairperson of the committee on the recommendation of the committee members and the Director Research & Innovation. The Board appoints members of the committee on the recommendation of the Chairperson of the committee.
Term of office: Chairperson three (3) years; Committee members three (3) years
The objectives of the EBMA committee are to:
- Establish award processes and procedures
- Call for award nominations
- Evaluate nominations
- Recommend to the ITAA Board of Directors , the name/s of award winner/s
Make arrangements for the presentation of the award.
The appointment of the Chair and committee members and the procedures for the granting the award are according to those outlined in the EBMA manual (LINK)
Research Awards Committee
The Hedges Capers Humanitarian, Muriel James Living Principles and the Robert & Mary Goulding Social justice awards committee.
This committee appointed by the Board will administer the granting of the Hedges Capers Humanitarian and Muriel James awards as laid down in the guidelines and procedures manual for those awards.
