Research
Lighthouse Institute, the research and training division of Chestnut Health Systems, developed the GAIN family of instruments which includes the GAIN-CGP (Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Chestnut Global Partners). The GAIN instruments have been used in hundreds of studies and are psychometrically robust and scientifically valid. It is designed for self-administration with paper and pencil or by computer and can be easily converted to a scanable or web-based form as part of a larger system.
Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN)
The Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) originated in 1993 as a collaboration between clinicians, researchers, and policymakers from over a dozen behavioral healthcare agencies to create a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment tool. It is a progressive and integrated series of measures and computer applications designed to support a number of treatment practices, including initial screenings, brief interventions, referrals, standardized clinical assessments for diagnosis, placement, and treatment planning; monitoring of changes in clinical status, service utilization, and costs to society, and subgroup and program level needs assessment and evaluation.
Click here to read more about how Chestnut Global Partners (CGP) uses the GAIN-CGP.
Publications
CGP's staff are experts in the field of employee assistance programs and have written many articles that have been published in leading EAP magazines.
Visit our Publications page to see a list of articles written by our staff.
Presentations
CGP's staff are experts in the field of employee assistance programs and have prepared and delivered many presentations that cover issues relating to EAPs from evidenced-based practice in EAPs to traumatic stress debriefing and post trauma counseling.
Visit our Presentations page to see a list of presentations our staff have provided over the years.