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Certification & Examination Forms

Complete List of Certification & Examination Forms

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12.4.1.pdf

TA 101 Certificate

12.4.2.pdf

TA 101 Instructor Endorsement

12.6.1.pdf

CTA Contract

12.6.2.pdf

TSTA Contract

12.6.3.pdf

Change in Principal Supervisor

12.6.4.pdf 

Exceptions Documentation Checklist

12.6.5.pdf

Expansions Documentation Checklist

12.7.1.pdf

Supervisor’s Endorsement of CTA Written Exam

12.7.2.pdf

Candidate’s Submission of CTA Written Exam

12.7.3.pdf

Supervisor’s Endorsement for Oral CTA Exam

12.7.4.pdf

Application for CTA Oral Exam

12.7.5.pdf 

Acknowledgement of Documents Received CTA Oral Exam

12.7.6.pdf 

Letter to Assessor of the CTA Written Exam

12.7.7.pdf 

Written Exam Scoring Scale

12.7.8a.pdf

Letter sent with Assessment of CTA Written Exam (Pass)

12.7.8b.pdf

Letter sent with Assessment of CTA Written Exam (Deferral)

12.7.9.pdf

Oral Exam CTA Counselling Scoring Sheet

12.7.10.pdf 

Oral Exam CTA Education Scoring Sheet

12.7.11.pdf

Oral Exam CTA Organizations Scoring Sheet

12.7.12.pdf  

Oral Exam Psychotherapy Scoring Sheet

12.7.13.pdf

Examiner Evaluation Form

12.7.14.pdf

Exam Supervisor’s Report

12.9.1.pdf 

Application to Appeal

12.10.1.pdf

Application for TEW

12.10.2.pdf

Endorsement Letter for TEW

12.10.3.pdf 

TEW Staff Evaluation Form

12.10.4.pdf

TEW Self-Evaluation Form

12.10.5.pdf

TEW Course Evaluation Form

12.11.1.pdf 

TA 101 Topics for TSTA Exam

12.11.2.pdf 

PTSTA Annual Summary Report

12.11.3.pdf 

PTSTA Supervisor’s Annual Summary Report

12.11.4.pdf

TSTA Examination Application Form

12.11.5.pdf 

Acknowledgement of Items Received TSTA Exam

12.11.6.pdf 

Supervisor’s Certification to TSTA Examination

12.11.7.pdf

TSTA Scoring Sheet Theory, Organizations, Ethics Segment

12.11.8.pdf

TSTA Scoring Sheet Teaching Segment

12.11.9.pdf 

TSTA Scoring Sheet Supervision Segment

Email all completed forms & certification or examination inquiries to: iboc@itaaworld.org

Certification & Examinations Handbook

The ITAA and EATA Certification and Examination handbooks are the same with minor exceptions; check for any changes or updates with your exam coordinator or any member of PSC/IBOC if you need clarification.

Changes are notified to trainers through the PSC Newsletters. Remember that there may be further national requirements for accreditation as a counselor or psychotherapist – please check with your national association.

The most recent PSC Newsletter – MAY 2023 – highlighting the format for the written CTA exam (section 8), and the TA 101 teach and the scoring for the supervision exam for TSTA (section 11) can be found HERE.

COVID-19 Statement:
TA-101, ongoing TA training and supervision delivered online counts as regular TA training, as long as it is provided by 101 instructors and (P)TSTA’s of ITAA. This is to clarify IBOC’s position during this time of the pandemic. IBOC is also in the process of a more substantial review of online training and examination as a long-term option.

Translations of the EATA Handbook in French, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian and Russian can be found on the EATA website and a Japanese translation of the ITAA Handbook on the TAAJ website.

Handbook by Sections

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section 0.pdf   Index

Definition of the abbreviations and Index of the sections

section 1.pdf   Introduction

An introduction to TA, an introduction to the Professional Standards Division of ITAA, acknowledgments, updating policy, abbreviations, explanation of terms and abbreviations, the four fields, contact details.

section 2.pdf   Status of Training

The status of training, mutual recognitions, the training process, trainers’ responsibilities, national and regional requirements for psychotherapy and/or counseling.

section 3.pdf  Ethics

ITAA statement of ethics, ethics principles, summary of procedures for ethics charges against ITAA members.

section 4.pdf  TA101

The official TA 101 course: purpose, requirements and certification, the TA 101 course outline, the TA 101 written examination, endorsement of CTAs as TA 101 instructors, winners of the Eric Berne Memorial Award.

Revised February 2024

section 5.pdf  The Four Fields

Introduction to the four fields of specialization – brief descriptions, the core competencies.

section 6.pdf   Training Contracts

Introduction, filing of ITAA contracts and payment of fees, selecting a field of specialization, extending a contract, cancelling a contract, changing a supervisor, changing field of specialization, exceptions for supervisors of CTA and TSTA training contracts, expansions for supervisors of CTA and TSTA training contracts.

Revised October 2022

section 7.pdf   Overview of CTA Examination

Introduction, eligibility for the CTA exam, the examination timetable.

Revised November 2022

section 8.pdf    CTA Written Examination

Introduction and overview, the counseling written examination, the educational and organizational written examinations, the psychotherapy written examination, marking the written examination, appeals procedures for the written examination.

Revised October 2022

section 9.pdf    CTA Oral Examination

Introduction, procedure, instructions for candidates, instructions for examiners, the function of the chairperson, the function of the process facilitator, the function of the observer, guidelines for oral examination with translation, exceptional circumstances, appeal procedures.

Revised February 2024

section 9 addendum.pdf CTA oral exam addendum

Addendum to Section 9 Procedures for on-line CTA exams.

Revised July 2022

section 10.pdf The Training Endorsement Workshop (TEW)

Nature and purposes of the Training Endorsement Workshop, participants, registration for the TEW, TSTA, supervision and letters of recommendation, materials for the TEW, organization of a TEW, staffing of a TEW, the TEW program, feedback, requirements and recommendation from TEW staff, the TSTA contract, content outline for the TEW, the Training Proposal Outline (TPO).

Revised November 2022

section 11.pdf  TSTA Examination

Introduction, eligibility for examination as a TTA, STA or TSTA, supervision, PTSTA records of training and supervising hours, applying for the examination, withdrawal from the examination, the examination, the scoring procedure, guidelines for examiners in the TSTA examination, guidelines for supervisees in the supervision section of the TSTA exam, partial completion of the exam.

Revised February 2024

section 11 addendum.pdf TSTA Examination addendum

Addendum to Section 11 Procedures for on-line TSTA exams.

Revised September 2022

section 12.pdf  Forms & Official Documents

All forms and documents as listed in above section: Complete List of IBOC Examinations Forms.

Email all completed forms & certification or examination inquiries to: iboc@itaaworld.org

Download Complete Handbook Here

Training Contract & Exam Fees

The fees listed below for training contracts, exams, and other certification workshops will be paid through the IBOC’s PayPal account.  Once we have received your paperwork, we will send you an invoice via e-mail with instructions for making payment, after which we can process your contract or application.

Check the list of countries eligible for discounted fees under the TAlent Program.

TRAINING CONTRACTSFEES

CTA

FULL $50  /  TAlent 1  $25  / Talent 2  $15

TSTA

FULL $70  /  TAlent 1  $35  / Talent 2  $20

Expansions

FULL $300  /  TAlent 1  $150  / Talent 2  $75

Change of Supervisor

FULL $20  /  TAlent 1  $10  / Talent 2  $5

EXAM

CTA Written

FULL $220  /  TAlent 1  $110  / Talent 2  $55

CTA Written to Marker

FULL $200*  /  TAlent 1  $200*  / Talent 2  $200*

CTA Oral

FULL $420  /  TAlent 1  $210  / Talent 2  $105

TSTA FEES

FULL $515  /  TAlent 1  $257  / Talent 2  $128

Teaching only

FULL $310 /  TAlent 1  $155  / Talent 2  $75

Supervision only

FULL $310 /  TAlent 1  $155  / Talent 2  $75

OTHER FEES

TA 101 Instructor

FULL $150  /  TAlent 1  $75  / Talent 2  $37

TEW

FULL $650  /  TAlent 1  $325  / Talent 2  $162

 TA 101 Certificate (after written exam)

FULL $10  /  TAlent 1  $5  / Talent 2  $3

Exceptions

FULL $20  /  TAlent 1  $10  / Talent 2  $5

Copy of documents from file

FULL $10  /  TAlent 1  $5  / Talent 2  $3

*Markers of written exams will also be paid their fees through the IBOC PayPal system.

** The fees shown are for the CTA and TSTA exams are for the online exams. In case of an onsite exam, the fees will be 25% higher due to higher expenses.

Exam & Workshop Calendars

Send all IBOC exam applications (Forms 12.7.4 and 12.7.3 for CTA exam application or 12.11.4 and 12.11.6 for TSTA exam application) to: iboc@itaaworld.org.

Notes:

Exams subject to availability of qualified examiners/exam supervisors who must be at least a CTA (for a CTA exam) or a TSTA (for a TSTA exam). The IBOC is not responsible for expenses incurred when exams are canceled or postponed due to unavailability of qualified examiners/exam supervisors.

IBOC CTA exam candidates must submit the written case study no later than SIX months before the oral exam date.

CTA & TSTA Exam Calendar

2024
ExamDateLocationApplication Deadline
TSTAOctober 3-5, 2024OnlineCLOSED
CTAOctober 3-5, 2024OnlineJuly 3, 2024
TSTANovember 19-20, 2024Wellington, Aotearoa, NZCLOSED
CTANovember 19-20, 2024Wellington, Aotearoa, NZAugust 19, 2024
2025
ExamDateLocationApplication Deadline
TSTAFebruary 27-March 1, 2025OnlineAugust 27, 2024
CTAFebruary 27-March 1, 2025OnlineNovember 27, 2024
TSTAOctober 9-11, 2025OnlineApril 9, 2025
CTAOctober 9-11, 2025OnlineJuly 9, 2025

Training Endorsement Workshop (TEW) Calendar

2025
DateLocationApplication DeadlineTraining Proposal Outline Deadline
April 25-27, 2025OnlineCLOSEDOctober 25, 2024
November 28-30, 2025OnlineMarch 28, 2025May 28, 2025
April 24-26, 2026OnlineAugust 24, 2025October 24, 2025
November 27-29, 2026OnlineMarch 27, 2026May 27, 2026

COC Exams & PTSC TEW Calendar

For information on the EATA Commission of Certification (COC) exams, see: https://eatanews.org/exams/#coc-calendar

For PTSC TEW Calendar, visit: https://www.eatanews.org/ta-training-2/#tew-calendar

For more information on EATA exams, visit EATA website: https://eatanews.org/ta-training-2/#