The PREPARE/ENRICH program is designed to assist Counselors in working with premarital or married couples.

The first step in the Program is for the couple to take one of the inventories assessing their relationship:

• PREPARE - premarital couples
• PREPARE-MC - premarital couples with children
• ENRICH - for married couples
• PREPARE-CC - for cohabiting couples
• MATE - for couples over the age of 50

The Inventories are comprehensive, diagnostically valuable and designed to generate a meaningful dialogue between the counselor and the couple.

The PREPARE/ENRICH Inventories have been scientifically developed to have high levels of reliability, validity and clinical utility.

Next the Answer sheets and $35.00 scoring fee are sent to the Life Innovations, Inc. office. The results are summarized into a 15-page Computer Report.

The third step is for the couple to return for 3-6 feedback sessions. The couple receives a 25 page workbook called Building A Strong Marriage to complete the six couple exercises.

DAVID H. OLSON Ph.D
Professor, Family Social Science, University of Minnesota; Developed ten diagnostic tools and Circumplex Model; Licensed Consulting Psychologist and Licensed Marital & Family Therapist, State of Minnesota.

JOAN M. DRUCKMAN Ph.D
Marriage and Family Counselor, Palo Alto, California; Co-directed study on "Effectiveness of Five Types of Premarital Preparation Programs."

DAVID G. FOURNIER, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Child and Family Development, Oklahoma State University; completed study of reliability and validity of PREPARE. Former Director, Marital & Family Therapy Program.

Six Goals of the Program:

1. To explore Relationship Strengths and Growth Areas
2. To learn Assertiveness and Active Listening Skills
3. To learn how to resolve conflict using the Ten Step Model
4. To help the couple discuss their Family-of-Origin
5. To help the couple with financial planning and budget
6. To focus on personal, couple and family goals

1. Building Strength and Growth areas
2. Couple Communication Exercise
3. Ten Steps for Resolving Couple Conflict
4. Family-of-Origin Issues
5. Financial Planning and Budget
6. Personal, couple and family goals

Twenty Areas Assessed in each of the Four Couple Inventories

A. Focuses on Significant Issues for Couples (12 scales):

Communication Conflict Resolution Personality Issues Financial Management Marital Satisfaction Leisure Activities

Children and Parenting Family and Friends Realisitic Expectations Idealistic Distortions Role Relationship Spiritual Beliefs

B. Personality Assessment (4 scales):

Assertiveness Self Confidence

Avoidance Partner Dominance

C. Couple and Family Map (4 scales):

Family Map used to describe Family-of-Origin Couple Map used to describe Type of Marriage/Couple Relationship