For the next three Sundays, September 15, 22 and 29,our own Bob Miles will lead a three-part discussion of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) a unique personality assessment, which is based on concepts developed by Carl Jung and refined as an inventory for the past 50 years. It is used in counseling and workplace settings for personal growth and staff development.
Before retiring in 2011, Bob was a licensed counselor and Director of Career Services at a community college in New Haven, CT, where he used the MBTI extensively in career counseling and presented applications of the MBTI to writing, psychology and business classes, as well as counseling conferences.
The first session, September 15 is intended for those unfamiliar with, or interested in a review of, the MBTI that suggests how we take in information and make decisions. The goal is for each participant to decide, at least tentatively, on a four-letter personality “type;” a self-scoring assessment will be available to complete at home. In the second session we will discuss applications of the MBTIand the chronological progression through four functions, leading to a discussion in the third week of the last function we develop, referred to as the “inferior” or “shadow” function, which often leads us in a more spiritual direction.
On September 22, we will discuss applications of the MBTI familiar to some members of the congregation and a hierarchy of four functions that are developed chronologically. Those with a four-letter type will learn their developmental sequence.Those who do not know their type may contact Bob for a self-scoring inventory.
On September 29, we will explore the “inferior” or “shadow” function that usually is unconscious through mid-life and receives more attention later in life, which can lead to a focus on more spiritual values. A self-scoring assessment will be available for those who did not complete it earlier.
