It was fabulous to gather in person at Rydges Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, for the 2023 AusAPT Conference. After a few years of online conferences, it was refreshing and energising to connect in person again. It was especially exciting to have type friends join us from overseas (US, UK, Japan, New Zealand) and across Australia. In particular, meeting AusAPT Committee Member, Harumi Gondo from Tokyo in person for the first time was a special highlight.AusAPT Management Committee members, Meredith Fuller and Harumi GondoPre-conference workshopWe kicked off on Thursday evening with a joint pre-conference networking and workshop on Type and Change with our (more…)
September 2, 2023
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1:30 pm
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2:45 pm Australia/Brisbane
Explore the life and music of Elvis Presley, his use of the 8 Jungian functions and type development. We will use the work of Gary & Margaret Hartzler to look at differences between poorly developed and well-developed functions.
Enjoy glimpses of the life and music of Elvis Presley as we explore the 8 Jungian functions and the process of personality development. Type theory tells us that we can use all the 8 Jungian functions (cognitive processes), but each type prefers certain functions and struggles to use and develop the others. Gary and Margaret Hartzler in Functions of Type list several skills associated with each of the 8 functions. These skills illustrate why a poorly developed function will be expressed differently to a function that is well developed. By looking at evidence from Elvis’s life, his music and his own words we will try to identify how he used each function, how his use of the functions changed over time, and how the changes were reflected in his music. And we will use the opportunity to reflect briefly on our own use of each function. This session will include theory, storytelling, some brief interaction and reflection, film and, of course music!
About Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness ENFP has 30 years’ experience teaching personality theory and training professionals to use the MBTI and MajorsPTI. She is founding Director of the Institute for Type Development, est.1986, providing advanced training for type professionals and consulting to organisations. Mary served for 10 years on the National Committee of AusAPT, with two years as President. She has published several books and resources on personality, including the best seller You’ve Got Personality. In 2006 Mary received a Life Membership Award from AusAPT.
The Australian Association for Psychological Type (AusAPT) was formed in October 1991 at Australia’s first type conference, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Australian Perspectives. The fledgling association’s leaders immediately set about convening another conference, this time in AusAPT’s own name. The first issue of the Australian Journal for Psychological Type (March 1992) announced that:The newly formed [AusAPT] will hold its first National Conference on the Sunshine Coast, at Twin Waters Resort, commencing on Wednesday, 30 September 1992. This conference seeks to explore all aspects of Psychological Type including application and practice in the field, research, the concerns of practitioners and others, and (more…)
October 8, 2022
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11:45 am
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12:45 pm Australia/Sydney
The individuation process is a term used by Carl Gustav Jung to describe the process of becoming inwardly whole, discovering one’s true self, beyond the mask of the persona and ego-centered life. Individuation generally has a profound healing effect on the person. It is a process that allows us to be our most creative and to fulfil the soul’s deepest desire.
Our busy lives sometimes hinder our growth towards wholeness as the stress reduces our cognitive functioning and emotional intelligence. Work-Life Balance is essential in reducing stress and allowing the process of growth and individuation to occur. We will explore how research has suggested some ‘best practices’ that can help us to prevent stress and improve resilience so that we can function at our best. We will look at these practices and some suggestions Jung gave us on how to facilitate our own growth and individuation.
Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness ENFP has 30 years experience teaching personality theory and training professionals to use the MBTI instrument and MajorsPTI. Mary offers certification in the MajorsPTI and Step II and applications of type theory. She is Director of the Institute for Type Development, a national training organisation established in 1986. Mary served on the National Committee of AusAPT for 10 years, with two years as National President. She is author of several books and resources including the best-seller You’ve Got Personality.
This is a session at the Time & Tide—Traditions and Trends in Type conference, 7-9 October online. It is one of 17 sessions presented over 3 days, all recorded in case you can’t attend live. It is $100AU for AusAPT members and other APT and ILP financial members. $150 for guests for the entire program. We hope you will join us. The conference event link with full details is below.
An overview of the people, the events and the struggles that were part of the type community in the latter part of the last century. Listen to the stories of people who were there in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
You will hear about the pioneers that introduced Jung and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to the Australian community; the changes that came with the introduction of new instruments in the 1990s; historical events that conspired to spread type throughout the Australian community; the American influence on the type community in Australia; the Australian influence on the type community in America; the people and organisations that provided the training and accreditation of type professionals; the people/types that attended accreditation programs; the incorporation of the Australian Association for Psychological Type – the achievements and the struggles. What roles did different personality types play in the early history?
Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness ENFP has 30 years’ experience teaching personality theory and training professionals to use the MBTI instrument and MajorsPTI. Mary offers certification in the MajorsPTI and Step II and applications of type theory. She is Director of the Institute for Type Development, a national training organisation established in 1986. Mary served on the National Committee of AusAPT for 10 years, with two years as National President. She is author of several books and resources including the best-seller You’ve Got Personality.
This session is a keynote session at the Time & Tide—Traditions and Trends in Type conference, 7-9 October online. It is one of 17 sessions presented over 3 days, all recorded in case you can’t attend live. It is $100AU for AusAPT members and other APT and ILP financial members and $150 for guests for the entire program. We hope you will join us. The conference event link with full details is below.
The Australian Association for Psychological Type was formed in 1991 at Australia’s first type conference, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Australian Perspectives. This year we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of those two milestones.Australians studying theology and spirituality in California in the late 1970s encountered the MBTI and were enthused. On their return they ran seminars and workshops that popularised type in religious communities and schools. During the 1980s, use of the MBTI spread to organisations in the private and public sectors.In response to the growing interest, Mary McGuiness established the Institute for Type Development (ITD) in Sydney. In 1986 she brought Katherine (more…)
November 13, 2021
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2:45 pm
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3:45 pm Australia/Sydney
The world has experienced enormous change and stress in 2020 and 2021. Covid-19 has impacted on our personal lives, family life, work life, social life and, for some, our physical and/or emotional health. People have responded in many different ways. Type theory suggests that each type will experience the stress differently and will likely use different strategies to cope. Let’s explore how the changes have impacted on us to see what impact personality type has had. We will also look more broadly at what Jung and type can tell us about stress and resilience. What does the theory say about stress for each type? And, more importantly, how do we take care of ourselves, and each other, so that we keep some balance in our lives and can learn something from the experience.
Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness Mary McGuiness ENFP has 30 years experience teaching personality theory and training professionals to use the MBTI instrument and the MajorsPTI. She currently offers certification in the MajorsPTI instrument. Mary is Director of the Institute for Type Development, a national training organisation established in 1986. She served on the National Committee of AusAPT for 10 years, with two years as National President. Mary is author of several books and resources including the best-seller, You’ve Got Personality, and is a regular speaker.
November 6, 2020
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2:45 pm
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3:45 pm Australia/Sydney
Was Carl Jung’s Type INTJ or INTP? This has been debated in the Type community for some time. We will examine evidence from Jung’s life, his writings, his work and from people who knew him personally, that points to his personality Type. We will also explore the changes in Jung as he developed through midlife and beyond. In this session we will look at the question of how can you identify a person’s Type, particularly an historical figure or a celebrity. We will also look how an understanding of one’s Type can influence the individuation process.
Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness Mary McGuiness has 30 years’ experience teaching Jungian Psychological Type theory and training professionals to use Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Majors Personality Type Inventory. Mary is Director of the Institute for Type Development and was on the founding committee of AusAPT, serving two years as National President. She is author of best-seller ‘You’ve Got Personality’.
This session is part of the AusAPT Online 2020 Conference. It’s just $75AU for AusAPT members and reciprocal members and $100AU for guests for all 12 sessions. Or you can purchase a new member + conference package at $125AU.
You can find the full conference program and details here:
November 5, 2020
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November 7, 2020
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3:00 pm Australia/Sydney
Join us for the AusAPT online 2020 personality type conference!
12 engaging online sessions over 3 days via Zoom.
14 internationally renowned psychological type presenters.
A skilled and welcoming community of type professionals and enthusiasts.
Opportunities to connect, learn, engage with speakers and the AusAPT community.
Sessions across time zones so you can join in live.
All sessions recorded so you get maximum benefit and won’t miss anything.
Life-changing type insights so you can grow in a virtual world.
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AusAPT Online 2020 – Sessions and Presenters in Detail
Day 1 – Thursday 5 November
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Session Description
6:30-7:30pm AEDT
Katherine W Hirsh & Vicky Jo Varner Dr Katherine W. Hirsh (INTP) has been using type in coaching, consulting, teambuilding and train-the-trainer contexts for over 25 years.
Vicky Jo Varner, PhD is an MBTI Master Practitioner and has been a professional typologist for over 25 years. As an individuation coach certified PCC by the International Coach Federation, she enjoys coaching people to identify and develop their natural typological strengths. With her PhD in Depth Psychology, she teaches Jung’s work at L.A.’s Philosophical Research Society.
Arche(Type) Tips for Thriving at Midlife Using psychological type and Jungian archetypes as a framework, we will reflect on the midlife journey through the parent and the orphan archetypes. Interactive exercises will examine how consciously giving voice to the challenges and opportunities of involved in caring for yourself, children and elders can help you make connections between the archetypal stories and typological patterns that shape the wider culture(s) of which you are a part and your own style and experiences. Join us to discover how putting your story into words and images can be a source of inspiration for meaningful change, type development and healing at midlife.
7:45 – 8:45pm AEDT
Catherine Stothart Catherine Stothart is a Leadership Coach and Team Consultant with Airbus and is a Master Faculty partner at Google. She also introduces personality type to schools and colleges and is a Trustee of BAPT. Her first book, How to Get On with Anyone, was published by Pearson in 2018. She is currently working on her second book.
Interaction Styles: Conflicts and Connections The Interaction Styles framework, related to personality type, helps you understand how your emotions work when you interact with others – it’s a tool for being emotionally intelligent in the moment. Catherine will describe the core drives and beliefs of each style and how these can lead to conflict. Relating this to the Thomas-Kilmann conflict inventory, we will explore how awareness of your Interaction Style can help you manage conflict and adapt behaviour to build connections with others. The session will include discussion in break out groups.
Day 2 – Friday 6 November
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Session Description
9:00-10:00am AEDT
Dario Nardi Dario Nardi, PhD is an internationally renowned researcher, speaker, and instructor in neuroscience, personality, and education. He was certified in type in 1994 and has authored many books including ‘Neuroscience of Personality’, ‘8 Keys to Self-Leadership, ‘Jung on Yoga’, ’16 Personality Types: Descriptions for Self-Discovery’ and recently, ‘’he Magic Diamond.’
The Magic Diamond: Coaching Type Development How can we really encourage people to attend to type development? Traditionally, opposites are shown along a spectrum, implying people find a balancing point. But Jung observed a “transcendent” function that is a novel “alchemical” synthesis of opposites, leading to a new result. In this workshop, we use a Magic Diamond shape with four facets, such as Thinking, Feeling, undifferentiated, and synthesis. This shape invites people to fill in the synthesis facet. We will go over examples for the types and look at a typical coaching arc that goes from strengths to the shadow to overcoming one-sidedness through new habits.
10:15-11:15am AEDT
Susan Nash Susan Nash is a professional type expert and author of 11 books with over 25 years’ experience working with type. Susan specializes in helping individuals, businesses and teams to apply type knowledge in raising individual awareness, building leadership effectiveness and improving organizational productivity.
Flawless Facilitation in a Virtual World for All Types Facilitating in a virtual environment brings new challenges. How can you cater for all types in an increasingly online world? You will learn relevant knowledge, core skills and innovative techniques to help ensure every session you facilitate “lands” successfully and that all Types engage in the learning journey in a virtual environment. You will learn how to motivate different types to learn and how to flex to different learning contexts.
11:45am -12:45pm AEDT
Jane Kise and Ann Holm Jane Kise, Ed.D. is an organizational consultant and author of over 25 books. She works with businesses and schools in the United States and several other countries. Her specific work with type includes applying the framework to education, coaching, spirituality, leadership, personal development, and more.
Ann C Holm is a professional certified coach specialising in executive, career, and personal development and branding. Ann is an MBTI Master Practitioner and is known for her extensive experience in the MBTI Step III. She helps clients connect the dots by looking at themselves through multiple lenses.
Typing From Afar: Catherine the Great While ethics say, “Let people decide their types for themselves,” we all type from afar. Type experts, real and professed “read” types, spot type in movie and book characters, and speculate about the preferences of public figures. So how do you do it accurately? Ethically? We’ll use Catherine the Great by Robert Massie as a case study. Why a long-ago Russian empress and her consorts? Because you can’t make up better stories with so many tantalizing type clues! We guarantee it will be a lively conversation as the presenters actually don’t agree on who is which type for our case study. Read Massie’s book in advance to be super prepared.
1:30-2:30pm AEDT
Alex MacFarlane Alex MacFarlane is a clinical and consultant psychologist specialised in the application of psychological type and temperament as a core therapeutic tool in clinical practice and consulting. Her work has involved private practice, teaching, training, research and consulting. Her ongoing PhD studies the relationship of psychological type and pathways to optimal functioning.
Type and Exploring Personal Growth Pathways Research regarding optimal human personal development has identified specific steps regarding this form of growth process experienced in one way or another by all humans. In an opposite vein, the research regarding the human deficiencies and dysfunctions we want to overcome indicates these crippling factors are individualised, not experienced by all, and are dependent on nature (our inborn cognitive preferences) and our nurture. This session will broadly outline dysfunctions typical for each psychological type and the overarching steps involved in optimal growth. It will then set about, by group discussion, to explore our individual lived experiences in this process.
2:45 – 3:45pm AEDT
Mary McGuiness Mary McGuiness has 30 years’ experience teaching Jungian Psychological Type theory and training professionals to use Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Majors Personality Type Inventory. Mary is Director of the Institute for Type Development and was on the founding committee of AusAPT, serving two years as National President. She is author of best-seller ‘You’ve Got Personality’.
Jung’s Type and Development over his Lifetime Was Carl Jung’s Type INTJ or INTP? This has been debated in the Type community for some time. We will examine evidence from Jung’s life, his writings, his work and from people who knew him personally, that points to his personality Type. We will also explore the changes in Jung as he developed through midlife and beyond. In this session we will look at the question of how can you identify a person’s Type, particularly an historical figure or a celebrity. We will also look how an understanding of one’s Type can influence the individuation process.
4:15 – 5:15pm AEDT
Angelina Bennet Dr Angelina Bennet is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Director of iPotential Ltd, a psychological consultancy, and Type Pro Ltd, type qualification training program providers. She is the author of Shadows of Type: Psychological Type through Seven Levels of Development, and is a frequent presenter at Type conferences around the world.
The Wisdom of Type What is wisdom? In addition, how does wisdom show up in Type? In this session, Angelina will present an aspect of her doctoral research that focused on perceptions of individual effectiveness, the definition of effectiveness, and how this is connected to wisdom and the later stages of personal development. We will look at the characteristics of wise and effective individuals and how this may be expressed through type, and consider how to facilitate development to being out these qualities. During the session, we will try out some practical ‘ego bypass’ coaching methods, and discuss our own experiences of seeing the wisdom of type in action.
Saturday 7 November
9:00 – 10:00am AEDT
Sue Blair Sue has been working with psychological type for over 18 years. She is an international presenter and keynote speaker, as well as an MBTI practitioner and adult educator. She is author of The Personality Puzzle coaching cards, used by coaches and counsellors worldwide. She has taught thousands of teachers, parents, students and businesses about the importance of self-awareness and communication.
Learning and Thriving: Guided by Type Everyone knows someone who has struggled through the education system. The reasons for this are many and varied but the patterns we can see through the application of Type in the learning environment are proven, consistent and thought provoking. They are also somewhat alarming! As Type professionals we have the resources available to us to make a difference. This session will outline the challenges that exist and explore ways we can navigate the issues to find learning solutions that are diverse and effective.
10:15 – 11:15am
Suzanne Cremen Dr Suzanne Cremen worked in over 25 occupations including lawyer, screenwriter, publisher and career counsellor before earning her PhD in depth psychology. She serves as faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute (USA), founded the Life Artistry Centre for Archetype, Imagination and Vocation (Australia), and is the author of From Career to Calling (Routledge).
Soul-making Work in Dark Times: A Jungian View Drawing on Jungian depth psychology, this session outlines a new approach to questions of work, career and calling in the current era, through engaging with symbol, metaphor and imagination. Traditional career development practices tend to be biased towards Sensation and Thinking functions. Bringing a symbolic perspective to work can awaken imagination and shift perception of the vocational journey as more than a paycheck, but an opus of the soul. Individuals with a preference for Intuition are particularly suited to a vocational guidance approach which values the creative unconscious and imaginative potential, but at different life stages this approach may be valuable for all psychological types.
11:45am – 12:45pm
Sterling Bates Sterling’s combination of technology, mathematics, business, marketing, OD & psychological types provides the ideal background for founding Step Research, a psychology software research and development company. Sterling Bates was previously at Disney for more than 13 years. He has worked with professional sports teams, corporations and everything in between and has been on the APTi board of directors for 4 years.
Using Virtual Type and the Z Model to Thrive Discover a new way to see, show and explain type like never before. Visual Type is a visual diagram for each type. Using both Myers-Briggs type and Jungian functions in a way that makes preferences crystal clear to new users and teams. Visual Type lets people thrive by seeing where they, and their team, prefer to spend their time and how it affects their decisions when combined with the 8 function Z model process. Step Research has pioneered a new way to visualize Myers-Briggs types, Jungian functions and how it fits together for a person and a team.
1:15 – 2:15pm AEDT
Brian Lawrence Brian has worked internationally in the educational, corporate and diplomatic sectors for over 15 years. He has delivered consulting assignments to public and private sector organisations in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore/South East Asia, The United Kingdom, The United States and The United Arab Emirates. He has been an MBTI Certification Trainer, Leadership Facilitator, Coach.
Dancing with Your Inner Wolves: Understanding and Developing your Eight Inner Heroes Imagine your personality as the primal forces that govern how you perceive the world, decide on your life trail, where you get your energy, how you relate to people. This is the story of personality type as you know it framed in a more powerful, natural essence – the story of your Inner Wolves. Get to know your eight ‘Heroes’ and how they operate in the world. Find out how to tame them to become a more versatile, flexible, holistic human being. Brian will demonstrate how we can understand both our Conscious Wolves as well as our Unconscious, ‘Shadow Wolves’.
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March 7, 2020
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1:00 pm
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4:30 pm Australia/Sydney
Dysfunctional behaviour has a negative impact on workplace performance and personal relationships. In this session, we will look at what causes psychological games for different types and the various ways these games may manifest. We will look at practical ways to intervene to maintain healthy relationships. And we will include some practical exercise to help liberate yourself from worries and fears and inspire change in your life. This practical session is useful for anyone but is particularly useful if you work in counselling, coaching, management, teaching or team building.
Mary McGuiness
About the presenter: Mary McGuiness
Mary McGuiness has 30 years’ experience teaching about Jungian Psychological Types and training professionals to use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Majors Personality Type Inventory. Mary is founding Director of the Institute for Type Development and a founding AusAPT committee member. She regularly presents at national and international conferences and has published several training resources and books, including the best-seller, You’ve Got Personality.
The session is FREE for current financial AusAPT members and $20 for guests. NOTE: We have a current offer of 50% off membership at $49.95 for 2019/20 which includes access to 2019 Conference resources. Head over HERE for more information.
RSVP essential to Terri Connellan by 4 March 2020: terri@ausapt.org.au
Free Free for AusAPT members, $20 for guests
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It was fabulous to gather in person at Rydges Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, for the 2023 AusAPT Conference. After a few years of online conferences, it was refreshing and energising to connect in person again. It was especially exciting to have type friends join us from overseas (US, UK, Japan, New Zealand) and across Australia. In particular, meeting AusAPT Committee Member, Harumi Gondo from Tokyo in person for the first time was a special highlight.AusAPT Management Committee members, Meredith Fuller and Harumi GondoPre-conference workshopWe kicked off on Thursday evening with a joint pre-conference networking and workshop on Type and Change with our (more…) 
The Australian Association for Psychological Type (AusAPT) was formed in October 1991 at Australia’s first type conference, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Australian Perspectives. The fledgling association’s leaders immediately set about convening another conference, this time in AusAPT’s own name. The first issue of the Australian Journal for Psychological Type (March 1992) announced that:The newly formed [AusAPT] will hold its first National Conference on the Sunshine Coast, at Twin Waters Resort, commencing on Wednesday, 30 September 1992. This conference seeks to explore all aspects of Psychological Type including application and practice in the field, research, the concerns of practitioners and others, and 
The Australian Association for Psychological Type was formed in 1991 at Australia’s first type conference, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Australian Perspectives. This year we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of those two milestones.Australians studying theology and spirituality in California in the late 1970s encountered the MBTI and were enthused. On their return they ran seminars and workshops that popularised type in religious communities and schools. During the 1980s, use of the MBTI spread to organisations in the private and public sectors.In response to the growing interest, Mary McGuiness established the Institute for Type Development (ITD) in Sydney. In 1986 she brought Katherine 
