PREPARE

Offered by Catherine Lally, Ph.D.

This 5-hour small group program uses the PREPARE Inventory from Life Innovations Inc. as the basis for helping couples understand their unique strengths and growth areas while increasing their listening and problem solving skills. Three or four couples meet with Dr. Catherine Lally on two Saturday mornings to review their PREPARE results. Each couple can select and talk about the areas that already are strong in their relationship and the areas that most need attention. In addition, couples will practice listening and problem solving skills while addressing the specific issues that they believe are most important to them.

Dates: 2 Saturday mornings within 6 weeks of your Marriage Preparation Program. The PREPARE Inventory will be administered immediately before or after the Marriage Preparation Program.

Time: 9-11 AM

Place: 570 N. Asbury St. Suite 309, St. Paul.

Cost: $130 plus $35 Inventory Scoring fee per couple.

For more information: 651-271-1713 or ctlally@juno.com

Catherine Lally, Ph. D. is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She graduated from the College Saint Benedict in 1977 and received her Ph.D. in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota in 1993. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota, Saint Mary's University, and Bethel Seminary, where she has taught such courses as Marriage and Family Therapy Theory, Human Sexuality, and Couple Communication. She is a therapist in private practice and at Washburn Child Guidance Center.

This program qualifies for 5 (including PREPARE Inventory administration) of the 12 hours of pre-marriage education that the State of Minnesota requires for waiving the standard fee for a marriage license. Together with the "Engaged Couples Marriage Preparation Program," "Preparing for Marriage with PREPARE" offers couples a combination of large and small group formats and personalized attention from a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

The "PREPARE/ENRICH Couple Inventories have been scientifically developed to have high levels of reliability, validity, and clinical utility. National norms are based on 350,000 couples for PREPARE" (Life Innovations, Inc.)