The Life of Eric Berne
Berne′s Major Contributions to Theory
Berne′s Major Contributions to Practice
Criticisms and Rebuttals
The Overall Influence of Eric Berne
A Select Bibliography of Berne′s Major Writing
Ian Stewart was born in Glasgow in 1940. He received his secondary
education at Glasgow Academy and went on to study at Pembroke
College, Oxford. Graduating in 1961, he worked for five years in
the scientific Civil Service in Edinburgh. In 1966 he emigrated to
England to take up a Research Fellowship at Nottingham University.
On conclusion of his research contract he stayed on at Nottingham
as a lecturer, gaining his PhD degree in 1970.
Ian′s first contact with psychotherapy was as a client. While
continuing his own personal therapy, he developed a growing
interest in the theory and method of psychotherapy generally and
transactional analysis in particular. He entered formal TA training
in 1979, and gained accreditation as a TA practitioner in 1984. For
several years Ian followed two parallel careers, as lecturer and as
psychotherapist. In the end, psychotherapy won the day: in 1989 Ian
resigned his university lectureship to pursue a full-time career as
a TA psychotherapist, writer and trainer.
Ian is the author, with co-author Vann Joines, of the basic text on
transactional analysis, TA Today. First published in 1987, the book
has been translated into fifteen languages and is widely regarded
as the world-standard introduction to its subject. Its second
edition appeared in 2012. Ian is Co-Director of The Berne
Institute, a TA training centre which celebrates its twentieth
anniversary in 2013.
Ian lives in a small village in the backwoods of Leicestershire,
together with his wife and three cats. His leisure interests
include Morris dancing, cycling, fitness activities generally, and
the appreciation of real ale.
`Stewart′s report of people′s reactions to Berne I found fascinating... the accounts of the complex theoretical ideas are masterful. I welcomed Stewart′s clear statements about structure and his own main ideas... important studies for practising counsellors and psychotherapists and for scholars and others interested in the field of counselling... rewarding reading′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling `Ian Stewart has done an outstanding job of presenting a comprehensive overview of Eric Berne, his life, his philosophy and his significant contributions to the fields of personality and psychotherapy... Stewart has made a significant and unique contribution to the literature of transactional analysis. This book deserves reading by all transactional analysts′ - Transactional Analysis Journal `a clear summary of Berne′s work, both theory and practice′ - British Journal of Medical Psychology `The book is well documented and its major contribution is its warning to not take Berne′s theory simplistically, to not be misled by `pop-culture′ transactional analysis, but to turn to all of Berne′s original writings and fuller sources of Berne′s theories′ - Choice `An interesting and informative book′ - Contemporary Psychology
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