A stable, healthy environment is crucial for raising children of any age.
Raising Children is Life-Changing
Increase parent readiness
Preparing parents
Bringing a new member into the family, whether through adoption or foster care, will change the family system. It’s important for parents to consider the realistic impact this will have on their marriage and the overall family dynamic.
Bringing a new member into the family, whether through adoption or foster care, will change the family system. It’s important for parents to consider the realistic impact this will have on their marriage and the overall family dynamic.
Unpredictable journey
For some couples, the process of adopting a child or becoming foster parents can be lengthy, time-consuming, and heavy on their hearts. Continuing to invest in their marriage as they wait for the process to move forward helps build their resilience.
For some couples, the process of adopting a child or becoming foster parents can be lengthy, time-consuming, and heavy on their hearts. Continuing to invest in their marriage as they wait for the process to move forward helps build their resilience.
Home Study Insights
Identify healthy couples
While no relationship is perfect, it is important to place children in homes with healthy role models and stable relationships. Prepare/Enrich provides a wealth of information on each individual, their relationship, and their background.
Prepare prospective parents
The adoption and foster care assessment is specifically designed to identify unrealistic expectations and to create opportunities for healthy dialogue as couples prepare to bring an adopted/fostered child into their family.
Trust the results
Countless agencies throughout the country use this assessment as a core piece of information gathered during the home study. The assessment is research backed, allowing you and the couple to confidently move forward in the process.
The Facilitator Report
Assessment results are compiled into a robust Facilitator Report, which includes personal details, how satisfied each person is, and how aligned they are as a couple. It’s jam-packed with groundbreaking insights to spark conversation with your couple.
Report includes:
- Couple type classification and results summary
- Scores on overall satisfaction and idealism
- How each person answered specific questions
- Profiles on both stress and personality for each person
- Skill-building exercise recommendations
Prepare/Enrich makes it easy for you to understand and unpack the results by providing ready-to-read feedback on every page.
Know the relationship is ready for children.
“It’s the most objective form of information I have for my interviews. It saves me hours of interviewing time… I wouldn’t do an adoption without one.” – Adoption Case-Worker
“An incredible tool that facilitates valuable conversations because it is the direct response of the participants, not my subjective opinion.”
Emma CollinsCounselor
“Prepare/Enrich is the best tool that I have encountered so far in my ministry.”
James OrtegaPastor
“The assessment provides a clear picture of a couple’s relationship and the areas that need the most care and attention.”
Alesha OliverTherapist
“Prepare/Enrich is a fantastic tool that assesses a couple’s strength and growth areas in a matter of a few minutes.”
Ron & Mary JohanssonMarriage Mentors
