PREPARE/ENRICH Counselor Certification Training April 18, 2006
Tennessee Conference clergy are invited to attend a one-day workshop, April 18, 2006, where participants learn to administer and interpret the PREPARE/ENRICH Inventories to couples being counseled. The workshop will be held at Blakemore United Methodist Church, 3601 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Trainer for the event is the Rev. Tom Carter, a consultant with the United Methodist Endorsing Agency, where he helps organize the application and endorsement process for chaplain candidates.
The PREPARE/ENRICH program was developed by Dr. David H. Olsen, Professor Emeritus of Family Social Sciences at the University of Minnesota. The PREPARE/ENRICH program is based on a set of five inventories that examine major relationship issues a couple may experience. These inventories must be administered by a trained PREPARE/ENRICH Counselor and include 4-6 feedback sessions in which the counselor facilitates discussion between the couple based on their inventory results.
The training will focus on administering and interpreting the five couple inventories:PREPARE – for premarital couples PREPARE-MC – for premarital couples with children PREPARE-CC – for cohabiting couples with or without children ENRICH – for couples seeking marriage enrichment or counseling MATE – for couples over the age of 50 making life transitions.
Tom Carter, a native of Newark, Delaware, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware in Agricultural Education and Economics. He has a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University with concentration in Pastoral Counseling and Sociology; a Master of Science degree in Guidance and Counseling from Long Island University; and a Master of Arts degree in Management from Central Michigan University.
Before his work with the United Methodist Endorsing Agency he served as Associate Council Director for Camping and Retreat Ministry, Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference, and from 1965 to 1993 served in the Chaplain Branch, United States Army where his duties covered everything from being an installation chaplain to command level management and administration. He has also along the way been an Adjunct Professor, teaching courses in Psychology, Religion, and Management, at four different colleges---St. Leo College (Florida), Hawaii Pacific College, Chiaminade University, and the University of Hawaii.
Scott Aleridge, pastor of the Inglewood UM Church, Nashville District, says: “As a pastor, I have found the Prepare/Enrich program to be a wonderful tool that helps me enable couples to walk through a positive process of pre-marital counseling. Through the Prepare/Enrich program, couples are able to discover their strengths as well as possible growth areas before the wedding day. Moreover, the program allows flexibility so that the pastor or counselor can tailor the counseling session specifically for the couple. For me, it is one of the tools I rely on as part of my ministry.”
His comments are echoed by Paul E. Gardner, pastor of the Blakemore UMC in Nashville: “Several couples I counsel are away at school or live in other places. Since our face to face time is so limited, the online evaluation tool can help me focus the time on the specific areas that couples need to explore. The tools will help me know what questions to ask to maximize our time together. It offers a complete counseling package that will make a difference in the couple’s lives as they grow in love with each other.”Cost for the PREPARE/ENRICH Counselor Certification Training is $140 which includes a training manual.To obtain a registration form and/or additional information. Email: tomcarter@juno.com Phone: 615.665.3117. For additional information on the PREPARE/ENRICH program go to web site: http://www.prepare-enrich.com/
The PREPARE/ENRICH program was developed by Dr. David H. Olsen, Professor Emeritus of Family Social Sciences at the University of Minnesota. The PREPARE/ENRICH program is based on a set of five inventories that examine major relationship issues a couple may experience. These inventories must be administered by a trained PREPARE/ENRICH Counselor and include 4-6 feedback sessions in which the counselor facilitates discussion between the couple based on their inventory results.
The training will focus on administering and interpreting the five couple inventories:PREPARE – for premarital couples PREPARE-MC – for premarital couples with children PREPARE-CC – for cohabiting couples with or without children ENRICH – for couples seeking marriage enrichment or counseling MATE – for couples over the age of 50 making life transitions.
Tom Carter, a native of Newark, Delaware, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware in Agricultural Education and Economics. He has a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University with concentration in Pastoral Counseling and Sociology; a Master of Science degree in Guidance and Counseling from Long Island University; and a Master of Arts degree in Management from Central Michigan University.Before his work with the United Methodist Endorsing Agency he served as Associate Council Director for Camping and Retreat Ministry, Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference, and from 1965 to 1993 served in the Chaplain Branch, United States Army where his duties covered everything from being an installation chaplain to command level management and administration. He has also along the way been an Adjunct Professor, teaching courses in Psychology, Religion, and Management, at four different colleges---St. Leo College (Florida), Hawaii Pacific College, Chiaminade University, and the University of Hawaii.
Scott Aleridge, pastor of the Inglewood UM Church, Nashville District, says: “As a pastor, I have found the Prepare/Enrich program to be a wonderful tool that helps me enable couples to walk through a positive process of pre-marital counseling. Through the Prepare/Enrich program, couples are able to discover their strengths as well as possible growth areas before the wedding day. Moreover, the program allows flexibility so that the pastor or counselor can tailor the counseling session specifically for the couple. For me, it is one of the tools I rely on as part of my ministry.”
His comments are echoed by Paul E. Gardner, pastor of the Blakemore UMC in Nashville: “Several couples I counsel are away at school or live in other places. Since our face to face time is so limited, the online evaluation tool can help me focus the time on the specific areas that couples need to explore. The tools will help me know what questions to ask to maximize our time together. It offers a complete counseling package that will make a difference in the couple’s lives as they grow in love with each other.”Cost for the PREPARE/ENRICH Counselor Certification Training is $140 which includes a training manual.To obtain a registration form and/or additional information. Email: tomcarter@juno.com Phone: 615.665.3117. For additional information on the PREPARE/ENRICH program go to web site: http://www.prepare-enrich.com/
