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Prepare Enrich Assessment Tool

Dr Banafsheh Pezeshk September 20, 2015

What is PREPARE/ENRICH? PREPARE/ENRICH is a leading relationship inventory and couples assessment. It is used in 12 countries and is offered in multiple languages. It has been scientifically validated and is used in premarital counseling, marriage enrichment, and couples therapy. It is a computerized assessment that tailors its content to match each couple’s relationship stage …

Define your goals. Think about what you would like to get out of counseling. It might be helpful to write a list of events, relationship issues, or feelings that you think are contributing to your distress. Be an active participant. This is your counseling experience, so be as active as you can in deciding how to use the time. Be honest with the counselor and give her or him feedback about how you see the sessions progressing. Be patient with yourself. Growth takes time, effort, and patience. All of your coping skills, behavior patterns, and self-perceptions have been learned and reinforced over a long period of time, so change can be difficult and slow at times. Follow your counselor's recommendations. Take the time between sessions to complete any activities suggested by your counselor. Counseling is intended to improve your life in the "real world," so making efforts to try out and practice new behaviors, approaches, or ways of thinking could be a crucial element to the success of your counseling experience.

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