Master Practitioner Continuing Education Individual Home Study

CE credits awarded from this training program are approved to apply toward the MBTI® Master Practioner Credential Program."

For those already certified (qualified) to administer and interpret the MBTI^® assessment, ZA offers individual home study courses. Receive a study guide that includes essay questions, directions for activities, handouts, and information for ordering required resource books. Submit completed study for evaluation to earn Master Practitioner continuing education credits.

Courses for Master Practitioner Continuing Education Individual Home Study

Exploring Type and Communication Home Study

Read the book The Art of Dialogue: Exploring Personality Differences for More Effective Communication by Carolyn Zeisset and a supplementary handout, then answer seven essay questions that require the type practitioner to use practical skills in listening for type clues to preferences, type dynamics, communication functions, out-of-pattern use of communication functions, type-influenced definitions of words, and careful use of language in talking about type.

Learning objectives:

To hear clues to MBTI^® type preferences in communication.
To listen for the effects of type dynamics in communication.
To identify adaptations a speaker can make that can enhance effective communication.
To recognize out-of-pattern use of communication functions.
To sharpen awareness of clarity of language usage in interpretation of type theory and assessment.

Scoring is based on rubrics that evaluate accurate descriptions of preference characteristics, type dynamics, attitudes of functions, and language appropriate for a type (rather than a trait) theory.

Submit responses to questions within 60 days of receiving the study guide.

Total essay points: 65. Pass: 80%

Master Practitioner continuing education credits: 10

Type and Life Changes and Transitions Home Study

Read the books Introduction to Type^® Dynamics and Development by Katharine D. Myers and Linda K. Kirby, Introduction to Type^® and Change by Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby, and supplementary handouts, then answer ten essay questions that require the type practitioner to apply concepts of type dynamics and development to experiences of life transitions and changes.

Learning objectives:

To recognize the process of type development through life transitions and changes.
To identify activities that can promote conscious type development.
To be aware of type-related response patterns to situations of imposed change.
To identify ways to support others in times of change, particularly others who have type preferences different from one’s own preferences.

Scoring is based on rubrics that evaluate accurate descriptions of preference characteristics, type dynamics, attitudes of functions, the developmental process of type, and the role of type in experiences of transition and change.

Submit responses to questions within 60 days of receiving the study guide.

Total essay points: 100. Pass: 80%

Master Practitioner continuing education credits: 10

Type and Learning Home Study

Read the book People Types and Tiger Stripes by Gordon Lawrence and supplementary handouts, then answer ten essay questions that guide the type practitioner in applying type concepts to learning as it relates to learning in individual and organizational settings, whether those organizational settings are in schools, businesses, or professional or social organizations.

Learning objectives:

To understand the role of type in learning situations.
To know characteristics of preferences and quadrants of the type table that are associated with learning.
To apply type to the development of content introductions and directions for learning activities.
To understand the motivations of functions and their influence in learning situations.
To understand the need for use of all four functions in learning projects.
To be aware of the impact of extraverted and introverted attitudes of functions on learning tasks in face-to-face teaching/training and in on-line learning.

Scoring is based on rubrics that evaluate accurate understanding of characteristics of preferences and quadrants of the type table, type dynamics, and attitudes of functions as they relate to learning in individual and organizational settings, whether those organizational settings are in schools, businesses, or professional or social organizations.

Submit responses to questions within 60 days of receiving the study guide.

Total essay points: 90. Pass: 80%

Master Practitioner continuing education credits: 10

Reading Research with Confidence Home Study

This home study helps type practitioners maintain professional and ethical standards to keep current with research. Many type users have limited experience and comfort in reading psychological research related to their work. In this gentle, step-by-step study, read Part III, “A Guide to Critical Reading of Research,” from Statistics and Measurement: An Introduction, 4^th Edition by Ray Zeisset, then answer study questions that guide you through steps in critiquing the introduction, sample, variables and measures, research design, and the results and discussion sections of illustrative examples from actual and contrived articles. Complete a multiple-choice quiz related to key concepts, and evaluate an actual type-related article.

Learning objectives:

To gain comfort in reading a full research article, including the results.
To recognize that abstracts alone are insufficient for professional knowledge.
To recognize that common sense and an inquiring mind are useful in reading research.

Scoring of essay questions is based on rubrics that evaluate understanding the function of each part of a research article; understanding the function and importance of the research question, hypotheses, sample, independent and dependent variables, and research design; applying understanding of reliability and validity to their relevance to research.

Submit responses to questions within 90 days of receiving the study guide.

Pass: 80% on each of the two parts of the home study:

80% on multiple choice quiz, and
80% on essay questions

Master Practitioner continuing education credits: 15

Interpreting Type to Others Home Study

Use a study guide to pull essential information from the MBTI^® manual; Introduction to Type^® or Looking at Type™: The Fundamentals; and supplementary handouts, and complete four essay questions/activities. Then demonstrate interpretation skill through one of three activities:

prepare a detailed outline and presentation tools you will use to make an introductory presentation on type for a group; or
videotape one hour of your presentation from a four-hour workshop in which the MBTI assessment is the primary focus; or
videotape your conducting an individual intepretation of about an hour with a client.

Submit for rater evaluation:

Essay questions
Outline and supporting materials (option 1) or video and supporting materials (option 2 or 3), and
A guided self-evaluation of the materials or video.

Learning objectives:

To demonstrate skill in interpretation of type to others.
To develop practical tools for use when interpreting type to others.
To improve type interpretation skills through self-evaluation guided by a set of criteria.

Scoring of essay questions is based on rubrics that evaluate understanding of issues associated with preparation for administration of the MBTI assessment and interpretation of type theory.

Rating of the presentation plan, workshop video, or interpretation video focuses on content of type information more than on presentation skills and is based on criteria used both for guided self-evaluation and for rater evaluation. All criteria are keyed to study materials.

Submit all materials within 90 days of receiving the study guide.

Pass: 80% on each of the two parts of the home study:

80% on essay questions, and
80% on presentation plan (option 1) or group workshop video (option 2) or individual interpretation video (option 3)

Master Practitioner continuing education credits: 20

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