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Introduction to Type® and Reintegration: A Framework for Managing the Transition HomeReintegration is a process that people undertake at various points in their life—and to varying degrees—when they are faced with the need to readjust after extended periods of unfamiliar or highly stressful experiences. Whether you are working with service members returning home from combat deployment or volunteers acclimating to life after a relief mission, this booklet can help you provide your clients—as well as their supporters—with insights into the reintegration process and help them to understand how to deal most effectively with the challenges involved. Offering an in-depth look at using MBTI® type to support successful reintegration, it presents guidance for each type on how to improve the reintegration experience across a wide variety of contexts, from career exploration and development to interpersonal relationships, and provides practical tips for facilitating success, techniques for avoiding actions that may derail progress, and case studies to inspire action plans that promote success.
Table of Contents Introduction • Using Type to Support Successful Reintegration • Objectives MBTI® Basics • Preferences and Type • Moving from Preferences to Type: • Understanding the Type Table • Moving from Type to Type Dynamics • Five Type Lenses How to Get the Most out of This Booklet Taking the MBTI®Assessment and Discovering • Your Four-Letter Type • How to Use This Booklet If You Are a Service Member • How to Use This Booklet If You Are a Family Member, Friend, or Colleague of a Service Member • How to Use This Booklet If You Are a Support Professional Understanding Preferences and Reintegration • Relating the MBTI®Preferences to Reintegration • Relating the MBTI®Preferences to What Helps or Hinders You During Reintegration Understanding Your Reintegration Style • The Sixteen Types at Their Best • ISTJ • ISTP • ESTP • ESTJ • ISFJ • ISFP • ESFP • ESFJ • INFJ • INFP • ENFP • ENFJ • INTJ • INTP • ENTP • ENTJ Reintegration Applications • Reintegration Case Studies • Understanding Reintegration Through Five Type Lenses • Quick Tips for Improving Your Career Exploration During Reintegration • Quick Tips for Enhancing Relationships During Reintegration • Going Forward: Using Your Reintegration Experience Constructively Resources • Reintegration Resources • Type-Related Resources |