Prepare Enrich Class

Prepare Enrich
Couples Course Curriculum

Our Couples Class is based on the Prepare-Enrich program. Prior to the first session, each couple completes an extensive online relationship inventory. The cost for completing the required online inventory is $35 per couple. The personalized results of your inventory provide the basis for discussion with your partner in each session. While the main skeleton of the course is based on Prepare-Enrich, I integrate a lot of information about recent studies on the human brain and how they affect conflict in relationships. This includes recent research on "attachment theory." I also focus on the practice of mindfulness and Marshall Rosenberg's NonViolent Communication as tools to de-escalate conflict.

Sessions

(Identifying Strength & Growth Areas (Session 1 Google Slides)

Group Process "Ground Rules"
Exercise: Sharing Strength & Growth Areas
Love Map Questionnaire for Couples
201 Questions for Trust & Intimacy (pdf) OR click here for Google docs version

Personality Profiles (Session 2 Google Slides)

Exercise: Personality Profiles: Understanding Similarities & Differences

The SCOPE personality profile (which everyone in the Couples Group completed in the initial PREPARE/ENRICH inventory) is one of many tools that can help you better understand yourself and your partner. When we understand ourselves in terms that are descriptive, rather than judgmental, we are in a better position to grow as individuals and to recognize the strengths that our differences can bring to our relationships. In addition to the SCOPE personality profile, you and your partner might wish to explore: