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What Is Unique About PREPARE/ENRICH?
Couples and potential Administrators sometimes contact us and ask what
is different about the PREPARE/ENRICH materials and program compared to
some other methods of relationship exploration using questionnaires. The
fact is there are several important components that are unique aspects
of the Inventories and Program as they are used in Australia and throughout
the world:
• Five Inventories: PREPARE, PREPARE-MC, PREPARE-CC, ENRICH, MATE
PREPARE/ENRICH continues to lead the field in relevance to various relationships
and
life stages. At the Smart Marriages Conference in 2005, much was made
of the need to pay attention to the marriages of the aging baby boomers.
While others are just beginning to recognize this need, Dr. Olson developed
MATE, for couples over 50, ten years ago.
• Couple Typology
By using a statistical technique known as cluster analysis, PREPARE/ENRICH
research
has revealed patterns in couple relationships referred to as the couple
typology. This typological system which categorizes couples as Vitalized,
Harmonious, Traditional, Conflicted, or Devitalized, has proven to be very
useful in counselling, education, mentoring, and research.
• Couple & Family Map
Based on Dr. Olson’s Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems,
the inventories
plot flexibility and cohesion for the couple and their family of origin.
The Circumplex model is the most popular family research model, now published
in over 1500 studies around the world. Administrators find it a helpful
way to engage couples in discussions about family of origin issues and
role relationship.
• Building A Strong Marriage Workbook with six Couple Exercises
From the beginning, Dr. Olson has paired his inventories with a feedback
program
designed to teach specific skills and equip couples. The manageable
and teachable couple
exercises are a powerful complement to the couple assessments.
• Idealistic Distortion Scale
The PREPARE/ENRICH Inventories are very sophisticated and refined. Idealistic
Distortion measures the extent to which a person views their relationship
through “rose colored glasses”. This correction factor is used to adjust
individual scores to provide a more valid result.
• Assertiveness, Avoidance, Self-Confidence, and Partner Dominance
The scales used in the Personality Assessment section identify important
relationship
interaction patterns. Research shows that these patterns are highly
related to relationship health and success.
• Abuse Assessment
When Version 2000 of PREPARE/ENRICH was released, the background section
was expanded to include questions relating to abuse and substance use.
These questions are designed to provide an opening for counselors to explore
these areas of concern in more depth.
• Scientific Rigor & Ongoing Studies
With high levels of reliability, impressive predictive validity for
marital outcomes, fifteen published journal articles and countless doctoral
dissertations, the science behind the
PREPARE/ENRICH program is unmatched in the field of couple assessment.
Past Hints Last Month :
How are Idealistic Distortion and Avoidance Linked?
News Update:
The June 2006 issue of the Newsletter, the Prepare Diary, is
available on this web site: To read, click on: June
2006 Diary The next newsletter will be posted in
mid-December.
PROCESSING FEE WAS INCREASED FROM FEBRUARY 1st 2006
As announced in the December 2005 Newsletter, we have reluctantly increased
the cost of processing to $44 (including GST) from February 1st next year.
This is the first increase in the base cost of processing since 1999.
The $35 processing charge was set then and the GST added to this in June
2000, taking the GST inclusive charge to $38.50. Between June 1999 and
June 2005, our net costs have increased by almost 15% due to constant increases
in the expenses associated largely with wages, printing and postage. Our
aim is to maintain the new processing charge for a lengthy period of time
(as we have done before). We always aimed to make the processing cost comparable
to that of a modest meal for a couple – we feel sure that $44 (for a couple)
is still well and truly within those limits.
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