A Comparison of Participant Assessment Models and Tools– MAFN Member Cohort

A Comparison of Participant Assessment Models and Tools– MAFN Member Cohort

Have you considered becoming a certified facilitator of an assessment tool like MBTI, DISC or Strength Finders?  Behavioral assessment tools can help individuals to better understand themselves and each other, and can be a useful mechanism for providing insight into and starting conversations about group interactions.  But with so many alternatives available, how do you determine which assessment tool is best for a particular situation?  And how can you decide whether a particular tool will be sufficiently valuable in your practice to justify the investment of time and money for certification?  

During this interactive workshop, experienced MAFN facilitators who are certified in various assessment tools, will present overviews and lead evaluative discussions exploring the strengths and weaknesses of DISC, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Strengths Finder , KAI/EQI/CQI, True Colors , and the Drexler Sibbit Team Performance Indicator.

Breakout discussions will explore:
•    What each of these tools measure, and does not measure.
•    What each of these tools tells you about groups.
•    How each tool can be applied for use in facilitated workshops.  

Participants will also share their own experiences of what has worked, and what has not worked, during facilitated sessions using each of these and other assessment tools.

About the Presenters
This session will be jointly led by several long-time facilitators and MAFN members, most of whom either are on, or have been on, the MAFN Board of Directors.  The discussion of DISC will be led by Cynthia Pace; the discussion of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator will be led by Laura Holbrook; the discussion of Strengths Finder will be led by Mae Cooper; the discussion of KAI, EQI and CQI will be led by Gary Boettcher; the discussion of True Colors will be led by Marlo Thomas Watson; and the discussion of the Drexler Sibbit Team Performance Indicator will be led by Bill Yoder.