Requirements for Use

It is important for those who use the Step III™ assessment with clients in one-to-one counseling settings to have an advanced degree in psychology, psychotherapy, or some other area that provides training and experience in "interviewing" or talking with individuals about sensitive areas in their personal lives.

Step III professionals need to be able to adopt a non-pathological, non-judgmental approach to clients. The MBTI® Step III™ instrument, like the MBTI Step I™ and Step II™ instruments, addresses healthy personality characteristics.

Special training is required through the MBTI® Step III™ Certification Program because professional users need to know the background, development, appropriate use, and perhaps most important, realize the paradigm shift required to go beyond the basics of type to type development.

The MBTI® Step III™ instrument and Interpretive Report are available for purchase and use only by those professionals who have:

• A Master's degree or higher
• Worked with clients in a one-to-one counseling, coaching, or therapeutic relationship, with a minimum of two years experience
• Successfully completed the MBTI® Certification program, or other approved training program, that teaches the theory of psychological type and how it is used to help people increase self-awareness and develop skills for more effective living
• Completed the MBTI® Step III™ Certification Program

Before applicants are approved for participation in a Step III training program, they must complete the online form: Professional Requirements for attending the MBTI® Step III™ Certification Program