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ABOUT BAPT |
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BAPT, The British Association for Psychological Type, was formed in 1989 out of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Users' Group. It is a non profit making organisation that links the psychological type community.
BAPT's aim is to provide a national focus, to be a centre of excellence and to promote knowledge and good practice - not just for qualified users of the MBTI®; but for all who are interested in Jungian psychological type theory.
Its membership contribute to lively and dynamic debate through meetings (regional and national), events, workshops and training. The membership is kept up to date through a regular publication TYPEFACE and distribution of the American Bulletin of Psychological Type.
Ongoing professional development is promoted through a series of training workshops, run by faculty members and other experts in their field.
If you are interested in joining BAPT, more information on membership is available on a separate page, as well as the general information below.
BAPT members
BAPT Members come from a wide range of occupations and interests. Collectively there is a wealth of experience of using the MBTI® and type theory in many different settings.
As a Member of BAPT - whether you are a recently qualified MBTI user looking to develop your skills, a highly experienced practitioner or are simply interested in how type theory can help you, your colleagues, clients or organisation - you will have a unique opportunity both to benefit from and contribute to this pool of expertise and knowledge.
In addition to organising an Annual Conference, producing a newsletter, distributing occasional papers and arranging national workshops, BAPT encourages formation of local groups of members.
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BAPT celebrated its fifteenth anniversary
in 2004 and it seemed fitting to mark the occasion with
the launch of a new look under the banner of a new logo. The logo was born out of a plenary session at the 2002 conference, where members said they would like to see BAPT’s logo changed to reflect our new era of rejuvenation and growth. The design is based on the idea suggested by many of a flower representing new growth and fulfilment of potential not only for BAPT, but, through greater understanding, for each of us as individuals. The ‘flower’ has 16 petals representing the 16 personality types. Each ‘petal’ is shaded to represent the importance of individuality and diversity within each Type. The ‘petals’ are arranged radially in a circle with each overlapping the next to convey the principle that no one Type is better than another, that many characteristics are shared between Types, and that all the Types (and functions) are important and necessary to maintain balance. As we are more commonly known as ‘BAPT’, the letters are incorporated into the logo and placed within the ‘flower’ to signify BAPT’s central commitment to helping people’s personal growth and development through a greater understanding of psychological type. |
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