How does a professional user get started using the SIP?
If you like, just purchase a single copy of the SI Profile (USD $35) and study it carefully. You’ll find that you can readily understand the model and the conceptual background, and you’ll begin to see the implications of the model for your training or counseling activities. You can submit your online application form for registration as a Professional User at the same time (we will charge your credit card for the $35 cost of the profile and the sign-up service). Or, you can register later if you like, and we will credit the $35 payment as part of the process. Try including a module on the SIP in one of your workshops. Allow about 25 minutes for administering and scoring the profiles, 20 minutes or so to explain and discuss the model and participant profiles, and perhaps 30-60 minutes for an exercise to help participants experience the effects of social intelligence and interaction styles. After you’ve used the SIP a few times, you’ll find yourself thinking of new ways to apply it: per