PREPARE/ENRICH: Everything You Need to Know
PREPARE/ENRICH is one of the most highly researched assessment tools used for pre-engagement, premarital, marriage, and couples counseling.
This assessment has shown to improve relationship satisfaction and help couples identify strength and growth areas. PREPARE/ENRICH automatically tailors each assessment to uniquely support each couple's relationship and family system. The assessment is completed online and takes about thirty minutes to an hour.
PREPARE/ENRICH meets the premarital education requirement in Georgia, and all couples can receive a discount on their marriage license fee after attending six premarital therapy sessions.
PREPARE/ENRICH goals:
The Prepare-Enrich program helps couples:
Identify and explore strength and growth areas
Strengthen communication skills
Resolve conflict using a Ten Step Model
Identify and manage stressors
Explore financial planning & budgeting
Understand family of origin issues
Establish personal, relationship, and family goals
Understand and appreciate relational differences
What relationship areas are assessed?
12 Relationship Scales – communication, conflict resolution, roles, sexuality, finances, spiritual beliefs and more
5 SCOPE Personality Scales
4 Couple and Family Scales – based on the circumplex model
4 Relationship Dynamic Scales
30 Customized Scales
Validity and Reliability
An important strength of the PREPARE/ENRICH Inventories is their strong psychometric properties. High levels of reliability and validity have been found for each instrument, making them valuable tools for research as well as clinical use.
Based on research including over 500,000 couples, PREPARE/ENRICH has validity in that it discriminates premarital couples that get divorced from those that are happily married with about 80-85% accuracy. Reliability for the assessment is high (alpha reliability of .80 - .85).
Overall, PREPARE/ENRICH is an effective program used in therapy to improve couple relationships.
Beginning Therapy
After the counselor and couple agree that utilizing the PREPARE/ENRICH model is a good fit, the couple will take the assessment online and then begin working through the goals established together in therapy.
If you’re looking for a PREPARE/ENRICH counselor, we would love to help! At Atlanta Wellness Collective, we offer PREPARE/ENRICH when working with couples that are thinking about engagement, engaged, or married. Request an appointment or contact our office for more information about PREPARE/ENRICH and couples counseling.
This blog post was written by Kim Ostrander, LPC.
Disclaimer: This blog is not intended to substitute professional therapeutic advice. Talk with your healthcare provider about your health concerns and before starting or stopping therapies. No content on this site, regardless of date, should ever be used as a substitute for direct professional advice from your doctor or other qualified clinician.
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