The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is administered over 2.5 million times a year and is considered the most widely used personality assessment of its kind. It is based on well-researched and validated personality theory with proven applications in a variety of fields, including:
Organizational development
Management consulting
Personal coaching for executives and managers
Leadership development and team building
Counseling for individuals and families
The CAPT Qualifying Program offers the essentials the consultant or training professional needs in order to purchase and administer the MBTI assessment.
The only way to become qualified to purchase and administer the MBTI instrument (other than through specific college credentials*) is to attend and successfully pass the common exam through a licensed qualifying program.
The four-day course curriculum includes, but is not limited to
An overview of the theory of psychological type
Exploration of the four dichotomous scales that result in the 16 personality types
A skill-building session for giving basic type feedback
Experiential exercises to reinforce participant learning
Discussions of the ethical use of the Indicator
In addition to a model introductory workshop and practical exercises, the CAPT Qualifying Program provides:
the fundamentals of type theory, type dynamics, ethical use of the instrument, and interpretation of MBTI results,
how to determine MBTI reliability and validity,
the basics of MBTI administration and scoring
a decision-making model and lifelong development model.
Tuition includes:
comprehensive notebook of program materials
books needed for the course—MBTI® Manual, 3rd Edition; Building People, Building Programs; Looking at Type®: The Fundamentals; and Statistics and Measurement
Optional resource: The MBTI® Past and Present: A History. This NTSC VHS tape includes An Overview of Basic Statistics for the MBTI User by Charles Martin, and a historical discussion of the MBTI instrument by Mary McCaulley, Ph.D.
Agenda:
Daily Schedule 8:30am–5:00pm
Day 1 UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF TYPE
Overview and Workshop Resources
Group Introductions
Introducing the Type Preferences
Verifying Your Type and Doubts About Type
Type-Alike Exercise
Understanding the Type Table
Hand-Scoring the MBTI Instrument
Forms of the MBTI Instrument and Their Uses
Experiencing the Preferences E–I
History of the MBTI Instrument
Day 2 TYPE DYNAMICS AND MBTI PSYCHOMETRICS
Type Dynamics: Theory and Life-Long Development
Type Dynamics: Determining Dominant, Auxiliary, Tertiary, and Inferior
Construction of the MBTI Instrument
Testing and Measurement: Looking at the Manual and MBTI Data
Experiencing the Preferences - T–F
Comparing MBTI Profiles of Groups - SRTT
Experiencing the Preferences - S–N
Experiencing the Preferences - J–P
Day 3 THE MBTI: SCORING, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, ADMINISTRATION
Reliability and the MBTI Instrument
Validity and the MBTI Instrument
Ethical Issues
Issues in Contracting, Administering, and Interpreting the MBTI Instrument
Construction: A Summary of Issues in the Indicator's Development
Career Data and Special Reports
Examples of Exercises on MBTI Applications
Day 4 PRACTICE IN EXPLAINING THE MBTI INSTRUMENT
Explaining Type to Individuals - Trio Work
Next Steps in Understanding and Using Type
Closing and Evaluations
Exam
In the event you take the essay exam, there is a fee associated with the retake that will charged by Performance Solutions, the CPP designated testing company.
You can take the MBTI Qualifying training and save money to spend on a Florida vacation! Although CAPT offers basic qualifying training across the country, we also provide at least one MBTI Qualifying Program each month at our headquarters in Gainesville, Florida. Visiting us in Florida is a way to meet your qualification requirements, enjoy a wonderful Florida vacation, and benefit from the lower rates we are able to offer by providing training at our facility.Gainesville is conveniently located in north central Florida and is accessible from several airports including Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa. Accommodations are available for less than $80 per night and workshop participants will find restaurants and entertainment within ten to fifteen minutes from the CAPT training site.
REGISTER NOW - online by clicking the "Register Now" button next to your class or download the registration form and FAX to 800.723.6284 (352.378.0503).
QUESTIONS? Call at 800.777.2278 (352.375.0160) or email .
To be recognized by the publisher (CPP, Inc.) as being qualified to administer and use the MBTI instrument without attending a licensed Qualifying program, you must hold a bachelor's degree and have satisfactorily completed a course in the interpretation of psychological assessments and measurement at an accredited college or university.
CAPT's MBTI Qualifying program is presented with the approval of CPP, Inc., the exclusive publisher of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument.
and FAX to 800.723.6284 (352.378.0503).
