Elena Soboleva: “Being a Member of EATA Means Belonging to the Same People as You”

This article presents an interview with Elena Soboleva, the delegate of Russia to EATA. The delegate highlights her work and answers a number of questions. What is the European Transactional Analysis Association, what is its place in the TA world and among other international associations. How many Transactional Analysis associations are in the world. What is the difference between EATA and other associations. The International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA) and their relationship with EATA. What is the principle of the inclusion of a national association in the European Community, what is needed for a national association to become part of EATA. What membership in ITAA gives both to the national association as a whole and to specific people, what are the rights and obligations of an EATA member. How can membership in the association be useful for representatives of the Transactional Analysis modality in Russia and Russian-speaking participants. The interview also reveals the functions of the delegate from Russia to EATA, what the delegate does. Elena Soboleva talks about whether it is possible to be a psychologist in the TA modality and not be a member of international associations, whether a psychologist has the right to be called a transactional analyst if he has not passed the exam. What are the differences in the procedure for obtaining CTA and other statuses in EATA and ITAA. What important events took place in EATA in 2023 and what news is important for Russian specialists working in the TA modality to know.